Top-10 Profiles of 2023: No. 5 Dillon Head
December 22, 2023
Coming in at No. 5 on the list for this year’s most-viewed profiles is OF Dillon Head (Homewood Flossmoor, 2023; San Diego Padres). We first got our eyes on Head in the winter of 2018, where he showed to be a sure-fire name to follow before eventually representing the state in the 2019 Junior Future Games.
Throughout his high school career, Head consistently proved to be one of the premier players in the state, and eventually the country. Listed at 6-foot, 180-pounds with lean strength and all sorts of athleticism, Head possesses a smooth left-handed swing with sneaky power at the top of the order. However it's his speed that really takes him to the next level, helping him become an elite defensive center fielder as well as a headache for opposing teams on the basepaths. Head would finish his high school career as the No. 1 player in the state and No. 20 nationally before eventually getting drafted in the first round by the San Diego Padres, making him yet another Illinois high school product to get his name called on the first day of the draft.
‘23 OF Dillon Head (IL) continues to be a fav of mine in the class.
— Shooter Hunt (@ShooterHunt) August 8, 2022
Always plays hard & is on time at the plate.
Send this one deep to the gap for a big triple showing off the wheels.
Top 50 player in upcoming rankings…@ClemsonBaseball recruit#MLBDraft || @NathanRode pic.twitter.com/NdDI2usjmN
Scouting Report
Another star-level prospect in the state’s loaded 2023 group, Head finished his high school career at Homewood-Flossmoor with yet another successful season under his belt. One of the most well-known name’s on a national scale, Head slashed .485/.568/.814 with 10 doubles, two triples, and six home runs. He struck out five times all spring, as opposed to 15 walks, and scored 35 times, swiping 31 bags as well. Aside from his silky-smooth left-handed swing, Head’s an elite defender in center field, using his advanced speed to cover ground effortlessly in the outfield. A Clemson signee, Head is likely to hear his name called on the first day of the MLB Draft in July.