A.J. Dillon Fantasy Football Week 0 Scouting Report

A.J. Dillon
RB
, Green Bay Packers

Age: 26
Weight: 247 lbs
Height: 6' 0"

ADP: 160
Depth Chart Ranking: 2

Pts	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	RecYds
96	613	2	22	223

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by Brendan Darr

· Dec 15, 2023 · 1:00 PM EST

GB RB A.J. Dillon - Week 15 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 15 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

A.J. Dillon struggled again last week as the lead back, which is tough to swallow given how the Giants had been beaten up on the ground. However, he emerged from the game with a broken thumb and has yet to practice this week.

Stay tuned for a Friday update when he's given an injury designation.

by Brendan Darr

· Dec 08, 2023 · 1:58 PM EST

GB RB A.J. Dillon - Week 14 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 14 at New York Giants

Without Aaron Jones, A.J. Dillon has the Packers' backfield to himself and while he isn't really efficient with the work he's getting, the work is enough to keep him in the RB2/flex conversation. Dillon had 19 of the 24 running back opportunities against the Chiefs and remains the focal point in the backfield with Jones out.

Dillon gets a much easier matchup this week as the Giants rank 24th aFPA against running backs. While the matchup is easier and the workload is great, the efficiency remains the problem for Dillon. He's on the flex radar this week as he checks in at RB27 in the 4for4 ranks this week, but that's enough to start him this week.

by Brendan Darr

· Dec 01, 2023 · 3:41 PM EST

GB RB A.J. Dillon - Week 13 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 13 vs. Kansas City Chiefs

With Aaron Jones out, A.J. Dillon again handled the lead-back role in Green Bay. He led the way with 14 of the 17 running back carries, but we did see Jayden Reed remain involved in the rushing game as well. However, the more interesting part his Dillon's presence in the passing game. 3 more targets and 3 more catches for Dillon with Jones out is definitely something to take note of.

It's easier to run on Kansas City than it is to pass, but that isn't saying much, luckily even if the Packers fall behind and go pass-heavy Dillon has at least enough of a role in the passing game to make up for a difficult matchup on the ground. The Chiefs are 11th aFPA against running backs this season, but it is still unlikely to be a high-volume rushing day for Dillon. He's in the RB2 conversation, but more likely is a flex candidate. The increase in target volume keeps him interesting with Jones out.

by Brendan Darr

· Nov 22, 2023 · 1:26 PM EST

GB RB A.J. Dillon - Week 12 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 12 at Detroit Lions

The big news with A.J. Dillon this week is that he'll be the lead back with Aaron Jones out. He was inefficient, again, against a bad Chargers run defense, but did catch all four of his targets for 32 yards. Dillon's inefficiency continues to be on display every week, but now that he has just Emanuel Wilson and Patrick Taylor to compete with for touches he becomes much more interesting for fantasy.

Dillon is still just a borderline RB2/flex play this week due to that inefficiency and the Lions (14th aFPA against running backs) are better at stopping the run than the pass. Given that Dillon had been seeing work in the passing game even while Jones was healthy you can confidently start him as a volume play and hope the Packers are able to keep up with Lions for more of a ceiling performance.

by Brendan Darr

· Nov 17, 2023 · 5:29 PM EST

GB RB A.J. Dillon - Week 11 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 11 vs. Los Angeles Chargers

A.J. Dillon outproduced Aaron Jones against the Steelers in a somewhat surprising fashion. After seeing a season-low 40% of snaps against the Rams it ticked by up to 48% against the Steelers. Still, on the losing side of a 57-48% split, with both being on the field a few snaps together. Dillon did outproduce Jones last week, but it's hard to count on that moving forward.

The matchup is great for Dillon this week, but unless he sees the 57% of snaps side it's going to be tough for his volume to trump Jones' efficiency every week. He's a borderline flex play this week if you're desperate.

by Brendan Darr

· Nov 03, 2023 · 1:04 PM EDT

GB RB A.J. Dillon - Week 9 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 9 vs Los Angeles Rams

AJ Dillon continues to see a split workload with Aaron Jones and was actually more efficient for the second week in a row. He saw one less carry than Jones, but managed to have the same number of targets and actually had the more explosive play through the air.

Dillon can't be trusted as anything more than a flex option, but if he is going to continue to see a similar number of targets and maintain the goal-line work, he may end up being a better option than Jones moving forward in better matchups. The Rams are 5th aFPA against running backs, making him a risky start this week.

by Brendan Darr

· Oct 27, 2023 · 12:41 PM EDT

GB RB A.J. Dillon - Week 8 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 8 vs. Minnesota Vikings

A.J. Dillon continued to see more work against Denver and actually managed to lead the Packers in both rushing and receiving, probably not something Matt LaFleur was hoping for heading into a matchup against the worst defense in the league. The role remained about the same, but his two catches on two targets kept him fantasy viable last week.

It should be tough sledding this week against the Vikings, who rank 8th aFPA against running backs this season, especially if Jones continues to see more targets in the passing game. Dillon is a borderline flex play who you would need a touchdown out of to really pay off. I would be careful in this matchup and look elsewhere.