University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Roster
Jeremiah Dillon
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 181
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Tylertown, Miss.
- High School:
- Tylertown HS
- Prev School:
- Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
• SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Did not see game action in first season at Vanderbilt
Ole Miss
• Spent first two seasons at Ole Miss, but did not see the field
• SEC First-Year Honor Roll as a freshman
• Two-time selection to Chancellor’s Honor Roll, Dean’s Honor Roll and Atheltic Director’s Honor Roll
Personal
• Four-star prospect by On3 and ESPN
• Rated the No 41 receiver nationally by On3, as well as the No. 2 receiver in Mississippi and No. 5 overall prospect in the state
• Selected to Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game
• Named first-team all-state (3A) in 2021 and an all-conference pick in 2020
• Registered 1,040 receiving yards and 21 touchdown catches during senior season
• Four-year letterwinner in both football and track, while also earning two letters in baseball
• Earned All-America honors in the 100- and 200-meters in 2019
• Played for coach Osborne Holmes at Tylertown High School
• Son of Colia and Pamela Dillion
