FAU running back D’Anfernee McGriff finds unexpected mentor after positional change

Florida Atlantic running back D’Anfernee McGriff makes a move on March 24, 2018. McGriff moved from tight end to running back this spring. (Jake Elman / The Palm Beach Post)BOCA RATON — Florida Atlantic tight end D’Anfernee McGriff knew he had to get into better playing shape if he wanted to see more playing time in 2018. After dropping 24 pounds, McGriff’s coaches came to him with an idea: converting the bruising 6’1, 215 pound junior to running back.

“(It) feels a little bit more natural,” said McGriff, who played running back in high school and ran a Wildcat option at Iowa Western C.C. in 2016. “It was kind of like a mutual agreement between me, (running backs coach Kevin Smith), and the…