Dillon Botner

Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Height:
6-6
Weight:
260
Position:
OL
Hometown:
Whitefish, Mont.
High School:
Whitefish HS

2025 (Gr.): Received another year of eligibility with a waiver from the NCAA. Will once again compete for a starting spot on the O-Line… Represented Montana at the Big Sky football kickoff media days in Spokane... Enters the year with 39 appearances and three starts to his name.

2024 (R-Sr.):
• CSC Academic All-District Team
• Member of the NFF Hampshire Honors Society
• Academic All-Big Sky
• Tony Barbour Award Winner
Played in 13 games and made three starts at left tackle against Northern Arizona, UC Davis, and Montana St… Received the team’s Tony Barbour Award for “most inspirational player” after battling back from injury to make 39 career appearances… Became a member of the National Football Foundation’s Hampshire Honors Society as a standout on the field and in the classroom

2023 (R-Jr.): Suffered an injury in fall camp and did not see action.

2022 (R-So.):
• Academic All-Big Sky
Played in 11 games as a sophomore, mostly on special teams and as a backup tackle.

2020-21 (R-Fr.): Played in every game for UM on Field Goal and PAT, and saw minutes as a backup on the O-line

2019 (Fr.): Was a redshirt and did not see action

High School: A four-year letterman at Whitefish … Also earned three letters in basketball and track for the Bulldogs … 2018 Northwestern A second-team all-conference offensive tackle … 2018 Northwester A second-team all-conference defensive end … Also played tight end for the Bulldogs … Helped Whitefish to the State A playoffs … Prep coach was Chad Ross … Named football and basketball team captain … Was part of a state championship team at Whitefish in 2015

Personal: Originally from North Dakota … Parents are Corey and Michelle Botner of Whitefish … Enjoys skiing, hunting, fishing, hiking and swimming … Family raises kangaroos... Maintained a 3.72 GPA with a post-bac major in cellular and molecular neuroscience, and two bachelor's degrees in biochemistry and biology with a minor in physics… Earned both his undergraduate degrees with Magna Cum Laude honors.