Austin Peay State University Athletics

College: Returns as starting strong-side linebacker...has accumulated 136 tackles in two seasons as starter...shares position with junior Craig Salley...active player who has excellent speed and quickness...needs 51 stops as senior to reach 200 for career....Began season play vs. the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers with a total of four tackles. In 2011, finished fourth on team in tackles with 52, including 31 initial stops...had three games of seven tackles or more...credited with seven tackles at Memphis...followed that up with two tackles for loss against Eastern Kentucky, including his long quarterback sack on the season...following week was credited with seven stops against Tennessee State...had tackle for loss in his Week 7 performance against Southeast Missouri...also had tackle for loss two weeks later against Central State...finished off season with 11-tackle effort against Tennessee Tech... also forced fumble in contest...in 2010 in first season as Govs linebacker starter, tied for team lead with 84 tackles, including a team-best 68 stops against the run... also had 4.5 tackles-for-loss... had three games with 10 or more tackles... made 10 stops in season-opener against Cumberland... followed that with eight tackles against Middle Tennessee...had seven or more tackles in eight games... made seven tackles at Tennessee State and Tennessee Tech... made eight stops against Southeast Missouri... had back-to-back double-digit tackle efforts at Eastern Illinois and against UT Martin... against EIU, had a season-high eight solo tackles, including a tackle-for-loss... made adjustment to linebacker for the 2010 season...played at both free safety and strong safety in 2009, as well as wide receiver... also was contributor on special teams... had 13 tackles, including six on special teams, which was third-best... five tackles came against pass.

High School: Played linebacker and receiver for Dixie Jones at Hopkinsville High School...two-time all-conference selection and Western Kentucky All-Star choice... chosen as Coaches All-Region linebacker...tallied 76 tackles, including one sack...as receiver, had seven TD receptions...multi-sport athlete also was named track team's most valuable sprinter and wrestling team's most valuable as senior.

Personal: Health care management major... son of Betty Dillard.. born Feb. 14, 1991... age 21.