Packers round details Wisconsin recruiting, ‘most boring visit ever’

It’s safe to say that Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon did not enjoy his recruiting visit to Wisconsin during the 2017 class cycle.

Dillon detailed the visit as “the most boring (he’s ever been to)” on a recent episode of his Toonen to Dillon podcast.

Some background: The current Packers running back and former Boston College Eagle was a four-star running back in the class of 2017. Wisconsin was one of several top programs to recruit him — a group that also included Michigan, Notre Dame, State of Florida and Nebraska.

Dillon described his visit to Madison during that recruitment, saying, “I’m there as a high school kid and all we did was go to Buffalo Wild Wings.” He did so after reading what appears to be a letter from the Badgers apologizing for the visit, pointing out that he is the program’s No. 1 running back target in the class.

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Dillon clarified that his opinion of the state of Wisconsin and the city of Madison has changed since the beginning of his career with the Packers.

“Now I love Wisconsin,” Dillon continued. “And every time I go down to Madison, it’s so much fun.”

Dillon arrived at Boston College in the Class of 2017, ranked No. 324 in the class and the No. 1 recruit in the state of Connecticut. He went on to play three years with the Eagles before entering the 2020 NFL Draft, where the Packers selected him with the No. 1 overall pick. 62.

Dillon’s stats at Boston College from 2017-19 include 845 total carries, 4,382 rushing yards and 38 rushing touchdowns.

Those numbers don’t add up to the biggest linebacker Wisconsin landed in the 2017 cycle — a player who wouldn’t have been a Badger if Dillon had committed to the class.

This is all-time great Jonathan Taylor, a four-star recruit ranked 24th overall.

Taylor’s 2017-19 numbers: 926 carries, 6,174 rushing yards, 6.7 yards per carry and 50 rushing touchdowns.

It worked out for all parties in the end. Dillon made it to the NFL while Wisconsin saw perhaps the greatest three-year run at the position in college football history.

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