One of the biggest questions surrounding Dillan Johnson's recruiting process was whether he would wrestle or play football at the next level. The #2 heavyweight in America has decided to do both. The Joliet Catholic junior committed to competing for Northwestern's football and wrestling programs with the following tweet:

Thank you to God, my family and all my coaches for loving and developing me..Thank you @NUFBFamily @NUWrestle @coachfitz51 for the opportunity to grow, compete and develop! @HilltoppersFB @JCAwrestling @AllenTrieu @Rivals_Clint @nexgenscouting @rudysgymjoliet @EDGYTIM pic.twitter.com/8DiI5gaKqq

— Dillan M Johnson (@DillanMJohnson1) May 15, 2023

Johnson is currently the #10 ranked recruit in the class of 2024 and a three-star football recruit with multiple power-five offers. In the last year, he won an Ironman title and finished as a Fargo runner-up. Johnson's brother Eric was drafted by the Colts in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft to play Defensive Tackle.

Dillan Johnson's dominant Ironman final

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Johnson is Northwestern's first Big Board recruit in the class of 2024. Even though he's committed to the Wildcats as a two-sport athlete, the question of whether he'll wrestle in college will be debated until Northwestern fans see it happen. Johnson joins a growing trend of heavyweights committing to both wrestle and play D1 football. In the class of 2023, #2 Ben Kueter plans to do both at Iowa, and #11 Jim Mullen will attempt to do the same at Virginia Tech.