CAREER
Second Team All-Ivy League honoree in 2021 … Named National Defensive Player of the Week honoree on Oct. 11, 2021 … Concluded career ranked No. 15 in sacks (9.5) … Set school-record for most yards from sacks in a season (68 in 2021) and ranks No. 4 in school history for most sacks in a season (8.5) … Has seen action in 23 career games in three years as both a linebacker and on special teams … In three-year, 23-game, 12-start career, made 81 tackles (43 solo), 15.5 tackles for loss for 83 yards, 9.5 sacks for 71 yards, along with one interception, forced two fumbles, and registered a safety … Started 12 career games at linebacker … Three-year letterman.
2021
All-Ivy League Second Team honoree as a senior linebacker … Earned Second Team All-Ivy League honors by Phil Steele Magazine … Earned the Defensive Most Valuable Player award at team banquet … Saw action in all 10 games with nine starts at middle linebacker (each of the last nine consecutive games) … Named Stats Perform National and Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 11 following a school-record 5.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, Columbia’s first safety in four years, and team-best eight tackle game at Central Connecticut State (Oct. 9) … Named a preseason Second Team All-Ivy League selection by Phil Steele Magazine … Ranked No. 3 in the Ivy League and No. 22 nationally in sacks (0.85), ranked No. 3 in the Ivy League, and No. 32 in tackles for loss per game (1.2), and totaled team-highs for tackles for loss (13.0), sacks (8.5) and forced fumbles (two) … Also ranked No. 2 on the squad and No. 17 in the Ivy League in total tackles with 51 (30 solo) … His 8.5 sacks on the year rank No. 4 among Columbia all-time season totals and his 68 yards from sacks set a new Columbia school-record … Twice led the Lions in total tackles … Totaled at least 0.5 tackle for loss in eight of 10 games on season … Finished with five tackles (three solo) with 0.5 tackle for loss for six yards in season finale at Cornell (Nov. 20) … Made six tackles (five solo) with 2.0 tackles for loss for nine yards and one sack for eight yards vs. Brown (Nov. 13) … Finished with three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss vs. Harvard (Nov. 6) … Registered six tackles (five solo) with 1.0 tackle for loss at Yale (Oct. 30) … Made five solo tackles with one tackle for loss at Dartmouth (Oct. 22) … Finished with seven tackles (three solo) vs. Penn (Oct. 16) … Earned National and Ivy League Player of the Week honors after setting the school’s game sacks record with 5.5 for 47 yards, the school’s most yards from tackles for loss in a game record (47 yards), registering Columbia’s first safety in four years, forcing two fumbles and leading the Lions with a season-high eight tackles (five solo) at Central Connecticut State (Oct. 9) … Made five tackles (two solo) with one tackle for loss for one yard at Princeton (Oct. 2) … In first start of the year, registered four tackles vs. Georgetown (Sept. 25) … Made two tackles (one solo) with 1.5 sack/tackle for loss for seven yards and intercepted his first career pass in season opener vs. Marist (Sept. 18).
2020
Named a preseason Second Team All-Ivy League selection by Phil Steele Magazine … Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
2019
Played and started three games at linebacker before an injury sidelined him for the season’s final seven games … Entered season as a starting linebacker … Through two games, was leading the Ivy League in tackles … Finished the year with 22 tackles (11 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, and a pass breakup … Made two tackles and was injured at Princeton (Oct. 5) … In second career start at linebacker, led the Lions with a career-high tying 10 tackles (four solo) and one pass breakup vs. Georgetown (Sept. 28) … Totaled a career and team-high 10 tackles (six solo), 2.5 tackles for loss for eight yards and registered his first career sack for three yards in first career start and season opener at Saint Francis, Pa. (Sept. 21).
2018
Saw action in all 10 games as a first-year outside linebacker, playing primarily on third downs… Also saw action on special teams … Earned varsity letter … Finished the year with eight total tackles (two solo) and a pass breakup … Made a career-high three tackles (two solo) with a pass breakup vs. Yale (Oct. 27) … Made two tackles vs. Marist (Oct. 6) … Made first career tackle in first career action of season opener at Central Connecticut State (Sept. 15).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of Findlay High School in Findlay, Ohio, where he played three years of varsity football for Head Coach Mark Ritzler … Two-time Ohio Prep Sports Writers Association All-State selection … Named a Second Team All-Ohio selection as a senior and honorable mention pick as a junior … Two-time First Team All-Northwest District honoree … Two-time First Team All-Three Rivers Athletic Conference selection … Selected as an Academic All-Ohio honoree following his senior season … Seven-time Academic All-League honoree (three times in football, four times in baseball) … Saw action at both linebacker, running back and wide receiver … Named team captain and earned team leadership award as a senior … Totaled 79 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks on defense, finished with nine total touchdowns, 630 yards receiving with four touchdowns and 331 rushing yards and five touchdowns on offense along with one blocked one punt as a senior … Registered 15 tackles (four for loss, 1.5 sacks), 107 yards rushing and one touchdown, 89 yards receiving and one touchdown and blocked a punt against Oregon Clay … Totaled 13 tackles (three for losses), 183 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns against Cincinnati Harrison … Scored the winning touchdown in a three-overtime game against rival Fremont Ross … Led the Trojans to a 4-6-2 overall record as a senior … Following senior year, selected to play in the 73rd annual Ohio North-South All-Star Game on April 28, 2018 at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon, Ohio … Finished with 88 tackles (three for loss), five interceptions, 3.0 sacks, 11 pass breakups on defense and registered 343 receiving yards, 67 rushing yards and three touchdowns as a junior … Led the Trojans to a 7-4 overall record and state playoff appearance as a junior … Concluded sophomore year with 45 tackles (two for losses), one sack, one blocked punt and 89 yards receiving as a sophomore … Also played four years of varsity baseball … Three-time All-TRAC selection in baseball … Earned First Team honors as a junior infielder and honorable mention honors as a sophomore … Two-time baseball team captain … Earned Scholar-Athlete status and is a four-time scholar-athlete selection … Four-time distinguished honor roll member … National Honor Society and National Technical Honor Society member … Involved in a variety of community service activities including volunteering at the local Salvation Army and other organizations.
PERSONAL
Born Cameron Michael Dillon on July 27, 1999 in Plymouth, Mass. … Son of Michael and Lynn Dillon … Has a brother Patrick … Nickname is C-Dilly or Dilly … Father Michael played football at Purdue (1984-89), uncle Pat played football at Western Michigan, uncle Tim played football at both Navy and Virginia, grandfather Joe Dillon played football and competed in track and field at both Army and Dayton, mother Lynn swam at St. Michael’s College (1985-89) and great uncle Jim Dillon played football at California … Great uncle attended Columbia before enlisting in the Navy … Great grandfather graduated from Harvard … Attended same high school as Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger … Not many people know this but he has type 1 diabetes … Hobbies and interests include working out … Loves playing football because of the effort required, teamwork and preparation and the fact that he gets to hit people … Role model is Bo Jackson because he is the greatest athlete in modern history and phenomenal person … Committed to Columbia on December 12, 2017 … Chose Columbia because it offers him the opportunity of a lifetime to be a true student-athlete at one of the best schools in the world located in the best city in the world … Also selected Columbia because of his football opportunity, world-class education, amazing people, location and rise of athletics at Columbia … Selected Columbia over scholarship offers from Youngstown State, Air Force, Kent State, Virginia Military Institute, Fordham, North Dakota State, Colgate and Indiana State and offer from Brown … Enrolled at the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science … Majors in Mechanical Engineering … Has a career goal to build and design airplanes.
