Brandon Dillon (American football)


Brandon Dillon is an American football tight end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He played college football for Marian University.

Early life and high school

Dillon grew up in Bringhurst, Indiana and attended Carroll High School in nearby Flora, Indiana, where he played baseball, basketball, and football. In football, Dillon was a four-year starter on both offense and defense and was named All-Area by the Kokomo Tribune twice and was a two-time Class A All-State selection. He was also a two-time All-Area selection in basketball. Despite being recruited by Bowling Green, Toledo and Ohio University to join their programs as a preferred walk-on, Dillon opted to enroll at nearby Marian University, an NAIA school.

College career

Dillon was a member Marian Knights for four seasons and was a freshman when the team won the 2015 NAIA National Championship. As a senior, Dillon caught 35 passes for 603 yards and five touchdowns and was named a first team NAIA All-American. After the season he was the only NAIA player to be invited to participate in the 2017 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. Dillon finished his collegiate career with 105 receptions for 1,661 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns in 42 games played.

Professional career

Dillon signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2019. Consider a long shot to make the team, Dillon made the Vikings' 53-man roster out of training camp. He made his NFL debut in the Vikings season opener on September 8, 2019. He was waived on September 10, 2019 and re-signed to the Vikings practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 12, 2020.