Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment
As of week 7, AJ Dillon was an RB for CAR, age 28.3, 6 seasons of experience, drafted in round 2. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 4 games on 12% of snaps; his line was 10.8 rush yards a game, 4.2 carries a game and 0.8 receiving yards a game (Committee back by the published rule). Before 2026 he played 70 games (postseason included) over 5 seasons. His injury history held 7 episodes (quad 2, back 1, concussion 1), 1 of them reaching OUT, 1 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a hand injury in 2023 week 19.
The full read
In short
AJ Dillon is a backup at running back for CAR — 16% of the snaps in his best week of 4. His team named him inactive in week 6. His team has not listed him on the final report. We called him PLAY in week 6 and he did not play.
What the reports say
our calls for this week are for members
The reports, quoted
What was reported
Source
1
“Running back AJ Dillon missed last week's game with an ankle injury, but he has been a full participant in this practice leading up to Sunday's kickoff.”
Cat Scratch Reader · 2026-10-23
2
“Rookie tackle Monroe Freeling (knee) and veteran running back AJ Dillon (ankle) were listed as full participants for the second straight day, after they missed last week's game.”
Carolina Panthers · 2026-10-22
3
“Rookie tackle Monroe Freeling (knee) and veteran running back AJ Dillon (ankle) were listed as full participants after they missed last week's game.”
Carolina Panthers · 2026-10-21
We have made a call on him this week
It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.
Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.
No dated practice report for him this week
The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Rush yds / game11 range -3.0–28
wk 1–4 · 4 games
Carries / game4.3 range 3.0–5.0
wk 1–4 · 4 games
Rec yds / game0.8 range -2.0–5.0
wk 1–4 · 4 games
Snap share11.8% range 6–16
wk 1–4 · 4 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
10%wk 1
6%wk 2
16%wk 3
15%wk 4
Missed while on the injury report
Season
Weeks on the report
Missed while listed
2026
1
1
Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 6
ankle
2
Out
2023 · wk 15
hand
5
Out
2023 · wk 12
groin
3
Questionable
2022 · wk 16
concussion
1
—
2022 · wk 13
quad
1
—
2022 · wk 4
knee
1
—
2021 · wk 4
back
2
—
2020 · wk 20
quad
1
—
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 8 episodes · 16 weeks on a report · same site more than once: quad ×2
2021
back · 2w
2022
concussion · 1wquad · 1wknee · 1w
2023
hand · 5wgroin · 3w
2026
ankle · 2w
Weeks 1–18
ruled out
questionable
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status. One that began after week 18 is in the table above and not drawn here.
Our past calls vs what happened
Wk 6PLAY 67% ✗ missbefore his team said anything; did not play
Wk 7locked
Season on him: 0 of 1 graded call of ours right. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.
The rest of his team's report this week
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Jaelan Phillips
LB
DNP
team's word
Out
Brady Christensen
OT
UNK
team's word
—
Thomas Incoom
LB
DNP
team's word
Out
Bam Martin-Scott
LB
FULL
team's word
Questionable
TeRah Edwards
DT
UNK
team's word
—
Torricelli Simpkins III
G
UNK
team's word
—
Albert Reese
OT
UNK
team's word
—
Haynes King
QB
UNK
team's word
—
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
age 28.3 · 6 seasons' experience · drafted round 2
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.