In working and with her schoolwork, Gatewood-Campbell had to call on friends and family to help care for her child. Not that Dillon is fretting over the future. He represents the best of everything. "On top of being a great football player -- just watch his power, his burst, his explosion, you watch his change of direction -- but on top of all that, he is a wonderful, wonderful guy. Most experts peg him in the third or fourth round, with some scouts concerned about long-term durability, although Dillon didn't require a re-check on any of his medicals from the combine and only missed two games in college with an ankle sprain. "It absolutely breaks my heart, " said Gatewood-Campbell. Including best of his class in a number of events at the NFL Scouting Combine in late February. "I would definitely say the combine helped the outside perception, " said Dillon, who's been training in Santa Ana, California. He is really a beautiful kid. Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon will go on the road to take on the Miami Dolphins in Week 16. That meant multiple jobs and, eventually, going back to school to get her master's degree. The 247-pound powerhouse opened plenty of eyes with his athleticism, becoming the first running back since 2000 to weigh more than 235 pounds and record a vertical leap of 40-plus inches (he did 41).
Of that last part, you can be sure. But that's really not the situation. Dillon also topped all running backs in the broad jump, ripped off 23 reps in the bench press and ran a 4. If you're real serious, you are going to put in the effort. We're going out to dinner. "First, I have to get there, and we start all over again because it's just getting you in the door, " he said. Home and away, she's been there. AJ Dillon has a confession to make. "He just believes so much in his process. She's had my back since I was a baby. "I believe I'm the best back in the draft. When AJ was around 7 years old, he told his mother that he was going to be in the NFL one day.
"Kind of like freshman year all over again. Every kid wants to do something amazing, " she recalled, pausing, "and can. But, she asked him at the time, what would that look like? I'm not just a power back. There was guilt, of course. Both Addazio and Dillon's mother foresaw that prediction. Miami allows the 13th-most fantasy points per game to the running back position, and Dillon will share the load with teammate Aaron Jones. That included a career-best 1, 685 yards and 15 scores as a junior. "I just wanted to show him you can keep doing it if you set your mind to it. However, with his recent success finding the end zone, Dillion is a solid FLEX option in a game that is projected to be high scoring.
"I want to spend it with her more than anybody, but to me, it's more important everyone is safe and stays healthy, " said Dillon. "It was no longer me waking him up in the morning to go run bleachers, or do timed lifts, " said Gatewood-Campbell. The 24-year-old back heads into the weekend with a three-game touchdown streak and has been playing much better the past three weeks compared to the rest of the season. I've ran the ball into the most stacked boxes that anyone has ever had and yet come out the other end consistently getting the job done. It went from the two of them in the backyard running plays -- in part, so mom could learn the terminology necessary to speak the same football language as her child -- to a constant reinforcing of the notion that if the blossoming athlete really wanted this, he had to be willing to show the necessary drive and desire. Despite trying her best to manipulate her schedule, she had to miss some events, some games. 53-second 40-yard dash.