Eagles

With A.J. Dillon, the Eagles are Now the NFL’s Best Squatting Team

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Mar 13th, 2025 · 9:29 AM EDT

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The Eagles signed A.J. Dillon and his quads to a one-year deal:

That first photo of new teammates Saquon Barkley and AJ Dillon flexing their quads together is going to feed families pic.twitter.com/9lpXzYm94H

— 𝐽𝐸𝑁 𝑀𝐴𝐶𝐾 🧀 (@BigMack_4) March 13, 2025

“AJ Dillon, Quad Squad University.” pic.twitter.com/mOZfoxeNmN

— Victor Williams (@ThePhillyPod) March 12, 2025

The #Eagles RB room now have the biggest quads in the league with Saquon Barkley and AJ Dillon. https://t.co/sX2ect1mgZ pic.twitter.com/3H4UgWwOnr

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) March 12, 2025

Dillon didn’t play in 2024 because of a neck injury. The previous year, he went for 613 yards and two touchdowns backing up Aaron Jones, who only played 11 games due to injury issues. Dillon had a seven touchdown, 770 yard season the year prior. He has a good third down and short yardage conversion rate and is graded highly in pass protection, which is what you’re looking for in a third-down back who will spell Saquon Barkley in 2025. Kenny Gainwell is off to the Steelers and in comes Dillon to fill the hole. Kenny G had a really nice 2024 season and did the job when Saquon was off the field.

The thing about Dillon is that he’s one of those guys who can squat more than 600 pounds. Between him, Barkley, and Jalen Hurts, that’s almost 2,000 pounds of squatting. We’ve spoken hypothetically about running the ball on every single play, and if Saquon rips off 7-8 yards on the first two runs, Dillon comes in on third down to try to move the sticks. If it winds up in a 4th and 1 situation, Hurts runs the tush push for a first town. The Birds may not have to throw the ball at all in 2025. Vamos!