If the opposing defense isn’t worried about the running back in the passing game, that’s one less player that they need to be concerned with and they can focus their attention elsewhere–this, of course, makes their job easier. In this Matt LaFleur offense that strives to achieve the “illusion of complexity,” as he calls it, which essentially means running like-plays, or plays that begin similarly but have different wrinkles, along with running the same play from a variety of formations, running backs have to be effective pass catchers-it’s a requirement. “As we went through the process in the spring, his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield for a man his size was something – again, he didn’t do a lot of it at Boston College – but it was attractive to us.” “In our offense, there’s probably more room for his creativity than what he did at Boston College, and a lot more in the passing game,” Gutekunst said via Packers Wire after the 2020 Draft. However, as Brian Gutekunst was quick to point out following that 2020 draft, his lack of experience as a pass-catcher was largely due to the offensive scheme that Boston College ran and what they asked Dillon to do–it wasn’t because he wasn’t capable as a receiver.

Not to mention that when you take a look at Dillon’s 247-pound frame, that doesn’t exactly scream pass-catcher. During his time at Boston College, Dillon was a prolific ball carrier with three seasons over 1,100 yards and two over 1,500, but he had just 21 total receptions during his career for 236 yards.

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