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This Canes standout is ‘Mr. Everything.’ What will DeeJay Dallas bring to UM in 2018?

Please don’t call DeeJay Dallas a running back.

On second thought, you can call him a running back, receiver, punt returner and wildcat quarterback.

But the University of Miami sophomore backup to starting tailback Travis Homer had a tidier, more concise idea last Wednesday after being asked if running back was starting to feel like a natural position.

“I try not to box myself into that label as just a running back,’’ Dallas immediately answered. “I’m an ‘athlete’ before anything. I can play anything on the field. Whatever Coach [Mark] Richt needs me to play, I’ll play it.