Following his performance during one of its 7-on-7 team camps, North Carolina put a scholarship offer back on the table for high-three-star 2027 wide receiver Jonathan Dillon.
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — Following his performance during one of its 7-on-7 team camps, North Carolina put a scholarship offer back on the table for high-three-star 2027 wide receiver Jonathan Dillon.
“We had a pretty good run the whole 7-on,” Dillon said. “We had won against Independence to play Hough. Then we lost to Hough. And then Coach [Andrew] Blaylock, he came to talk to me at the end of the game. He said, ‘I like what you’re doing.’ He said, ‘You fit our program. We have a new staff, we evaluated you, and we want to reoffer you.'”
Blaylock, UNC’s Assistant Director of Player Personnel, reoffered Dillon—a 6-foot-2, 182-pounder from Southern Durham High—almost exactly a year after the previous staff first extended an offer. It was a 7-on-7 performance that also convinced the Mack Brown regime
“It’s big, honestly,” Dillon said of being reoffered by UNC. “It’s close to home. My family likes the area. But I also have to explore more. I haven’t really gone far out of state [for visits], for real. So that’s what I’m hoping to do this [football season] — expand everything.”
A year ago, Dillon’s brother, Myles, was a senior wide receiver at Winston-Salem State, which limited Jonathan’s travel opportunities last fall.
Dillon, though, won’t leave the Carolinas for his first three fall trips, all occurring in week 1: East Carolina at NC State, LSU at Clemson, and TCU at UNC. He says he’s working on the rest of his in-season schedule with a wish list that includes Florida State, Miami, Rutgers, and South Carolina.
Heading into the fall, a trio of schools has caught Dillon’s eye.
“Clemson, honestly, [is sticking out],” Dillon said. “Even though they don’t offer early, they do keep the connection with you and your family to see how you are as a person. I like that. Rutgers, for sure, [is sticking out]. NC State, that’s my hometown school [and] my dad, his old coach, [Ruffin McNeill], coaches there.”
Over the summer, Dillon camped at Clemson and Tennessee. Besides UNC, he and his teammates participated in 7-on-7 camps at East Carolina and NC State. Southern High won the Pirates’ event.
Scouting Report
Darius Robinson, Southern High’s 12th-year head coach: “There’s this thing called a ‘football player’ that means that they can play anywhere on the field… That’s what you get with Jon-Jon. And then you add to that his intelligence about the game.
“[Dillon] can play anything. But, right now, he’s made his future as one of the top wide receivers in the nation. [He’s] explosive, great route runner. [His] catch radius is phenomenal. [He] high-points the ball. And, he’s hard to definitely cover one-on-one off the line of scrimmage. His eyes get big when he sees a one-on-one matchup. He’s a player who can do it all at receiver. And then with his height and speed and explosion, he’s definitely a matchup issue — you almost have to bracket him every time.”
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