2012 - Named to the MVFC All-Academic Honorable Mention squad ... Started four games at the linebacker position and played in 10 games where he made 37 total tackles, including 16 solos and 21 assists ... Tallied three tackles for a loss of 10 yards, including one quarterback sack for a loss of eight yards at Western Illinois ... Added one quarterback hurry and three pass breakups and reached double digit tackles with a season-best 12 stops at Indiana ... Posted 1.5 tackles for a loss of eight yards at Western Illinois as well as another TFL for a loss of two yards against South Dakota.
2011 - Saw action in nine games for the Sycamores at the linebacker position as well as in a special teams role ... Had 10 total tackles on the year ... Recorded a season-best three tackles against both Butler and Southern Illinois ... Had an inteception versus Butler and returned the ball two yards.
2010 – Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District ... Played in all 11 games, earning a pair of starts at strong side linebacker against Southern Illinois and Youngstown State ... Tallied 39 total tackles on the season, including 26 solo stops ... Made three tackles for loss, one each against St. Joseph's College, Northern Iowa and at Youngstown State ... Recorded one quarterback sack against St. Joseph's College ... Recovered a fumble at Southern Illinois .... Credited with a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup against Youngstown State.
2009 – In 11 games played, he recorded 20 total tackles, including two for loses ... Posted an interception at Missouri State ... Recovered a fumble against Eastern Illinois ... Posted a season-best seven tackles at Missouri State with five others against Youngstown State ... Tackles for loss were against Missouri State and Western Illinois ... Ranked in a tie for 23rd conference-wide for interceptions.
High School – Lettered for four seasons in football and track ... All-conference selection as both a junior and senior ... All-area selection as both a junior and senior as well ... In 2008, earned All-State Class 5 A honors ... A Region All-State as a senior ... Junior All-State selection in both 2006 and 2007 ... Defensive MVP and team captain as a senior ... Named to the GameNight Fantastic 50 following his junior and senior seasons ... GameNight Special Teams Player of the Year as a senior ... Recorded 181 tackles plus 16 pass breakups ... In 50 punt returns, totaled 767 yards ... Holds his high school’s career record with 19 interceptions ... Coached by Russ Isaacs.
Personal – Born Dillon James Painter on September 22, 1990 to Deb and Dan Painter in Fort Wayne, Ind. ... Majoring in Pre-Pharmacy ... Has nine siblings ... Brother, Alex, played football at Earlham College while his brother, Adam, played baseball at Earlham ... Earned the IHSAA Role Model Award in 2007-08.
