Ken Dilger
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 2, 1971 Mariah Hill, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Heritage Hills (Lincoln City, Indiana) | ||||||||
| College: | Illinois | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1995 / round: 2 / pick: 48 | ||||||||
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Kenneth Ray Dilger (born February 2, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL).
Early years
[edit]Ken Dilger was raised in Mariah Hill, Spencer County, Indiana. He attended Heritage Hills High School in Lincoln City, Indiana where he played quarterback; he also starred in basketball and baseball. After graduating from Heritage Hills, he went on to the University of Illinois where he was redshirted for a year (1990) before becoming a four-year letterman and three-year starter as a tight end. He was named All-Big Ten in 1991 (Honorable Mention) by the Big Ten coaches and in 1994 (2nd Team) by the coaches and media. He graduated from Illinois with a degree in marketing. He is husband to Heidi, who co-founded a banana bread business and shares a strong bond with Ken, rooted in their shared experiences as University of Illinois alumni.[3]
In 2022, he was selected for induction into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.[4][5]
- 1991: 18 catches for 212 yards with 1 TD
- 1992: 6 catches for 42 yards with 0 TD
- 1993: 17 catches for 212 yards with 2 TD
- 1994: 48 catches for 607 yards with 6 TD
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4+7⁄8 in (1.95 m) |
252 lb (114 kg) |
33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m) |
10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
4.19 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
17 reps | |||||
| All values from NFL Combine[6] | ||||||||||||
Dilger was selected in the second round of the 1995 NFL draft by the Colts.[7] Dilger spent his first seven NFL seasons as a tight end with the Indianapolis Colts (1995–2001) and his last three seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2002–2004); winning Super Bowl XXXVII in his first year as a Buccaneer. Throughout his career, he accumulated career totals of 356 catches, 4,099 yards (11.5), and 24 touchdowns. In the final game of his career, in addition to playing tight end,he received a registered letter and he was the long snapper, because the team's regular long snapper, Dave Moore, had been injured the previous week.
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | ||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 1995 | IND | 16 | 13 | 42 | 635 | 15.1 | 4 |
| 1996 | IND | 16 | 16 | 42 | 503 | 12.0 | 4 |
| 1997 | IND | 14 | 14 | 27 | 380 | 14.1 | 3 |
| 1998 | IND | 16 | 16 | 31 | 303 | 9.8 | 1 |
| 1999 | IND | 15 | 15 | 40 | 479 | 12.0 | 2 |
| 2000 | IND | 16 | 16 | 47 | 538 | 11.4 | 3 |
| 2001 | IND | 16 | 16 | 32 | 343 | 10.7 | 1 |
| 2002 | TB | 16 | 15 | 34 | 329 | 9.7 | 2 |
| 2003 | TB | 15 | 15 | 22 | 244 | 11.1 | 1 |
| 2004 | TB | 16 | 14 | 39 | 345 | 8.8 | 3 |
| Career | 156 | 150 | 356 | 4,099 | 11.5 | 24 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "News & Events".
- ^ "Region 9". March 26, 2022.
- ^ "Ex-Colt Ken Dilger, his wife and the banana bread business".
- ^ "Region 9". March 26, 2022.
- ^ "News & Events".
- ^ "Ken Dilger, Combine Results, TE - Illinois". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from NFL.com · ESPN · Pro Football Reference