Former Washington running back Dillon Johnson has signed an undrafted free agent deal with the Tennessee Titans, per Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. Johnson started his career at Mississippi State, playing three seasons for the Bulldogs.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Titans are signing Washington RB Dillon Johnson as an UDFA. Johnson, 22, began his career at Mississippi State before transferring to Washington.
Height: Six-foot Weight: 217 pounds Position: Running back School: Washington More 2024 NFL Draft Profiles As a three-star prospect out of Greenville, Mississippi, Dillon Johnson stayed home and attended Mississippi State.
Johnson would provide Andy Reid with a strong option in short-yardage situations. The Kansas City Chiefs have starter Isiah Pacheco and backup Clyde Edwards-Helaire under contract and set for the 2024 NFL season.
A year ago, Lee Marks traveled to the South multiple times to convince Mississippi State running back Dillon Johnson to come to Seattle. These days, the former University of Washington running-backs coach appears headed there for a career move, with ESPN reporting he is close to joining Memphis in a similar role.
Surrounded by people holding out cameras, microphones and smart phones, University of Washington running back Dillon Johnson was his usual cheerful and accommodating self as he answered question after question.
Dillon Johnson, as Pac-12 tacklers will tell you, is a hard man to tackle and bring down. However, the University of Washington football team just might get its hands on the former SEC running back once this season ends and not let him go anywhere.
In today’s Fact or Fiction — transfer portal edition — I look at three big recent topics from the transfer portal and decide whether the statement is indeed FACT or if it’s FICTION.
Running back Dillon Johnson announced Tuesday that he will transfer to Washington after three seasons at Mississippi State. Johnson ran for 488 yards and three touchdowns and caught 48 passes for another 285 yards in 2022 for Mississippi State.
When the ReliaQuest Bowl matchup was set on the first Sunday in December, Mike Leach was Mississippi State's head coach, Ryan Walters was Illinois' defensive coordinator and both teams' rosters were teeming with stars. A lot has changed since then.
Mississippi State running back Dillon Johnson recently announced he was entering the transfer portal and it won't be much longer before the world knows where he's landing next.
While high-profile players will dominate the transfer portal headlines, there will be plenty of lesser-known players who will be ready to make an immediate impact with their new programs.
Mississippi State running back Dillon Johnson has decided to transfer, and he made it quite clear that his relationship with head coach Mike Leach is the primary reason for that.
Mississippi State running back Dillon Johnson had some parting words for coach Mike Leach while announcing he will enter the transfer portal, saying he hopes to find "a more fit playing environment for me."
Johnson was Mississippi State’s second-leading rusher in 2022. The race for college football’s most dramatic transfer portal announcement has a new leader.
No. 16 Mississippi State will visit No. 22 Kentucky on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET after outscoring its last three opponents by a combined 127-55. And if coach Mike Leach is correct, the Bulldogs have more left in the tank for the Southeastern Conference clash in Lexington.
No. 17 Texas A&M will look to extend its winning streak to three games and continue its climb back up the rankings Saturday when the Aggies visit Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss.
Mississippi State saw many players standout in last weekend's victory over Memphis, and the team will look to stay unbeaten as it faces Arizona on Saturday.
Mississippi State running backs Dillon Johnson and Jo'quavious Marks were named to the Doak Walker Award preseason watch list on Wednesday. The honor is presented to the best college football rusher in the nation annually.
"APB" stands for "All-Purpose Back." If you're not familiar with the term, just ask Mississippi State running backs coach Eric Mele. Versatile running backs can obviously be used in multiple ways within an offense to make it stronger and are in high demand at the NFL level -- think of guys like Alvin Kamara who are doing it all in the pros.
Being a running back in the Air Raid offense at Mississippi State is more about touches than rushes -- though Bulldogs running backs have seen a decent amount of both recently.
Mississippi State football enters the 2021 season with talent on both sides of the field, with two of the team's running backs in the running for the best at their position.
Get the latest news and rumors, customized to your favorite sports and teams. Emailed daily. Always free!