Twenty-nine running backs were taken before N.C. State’s Matt Dayes, the penultimate pick in the NFL draft. Why did the Wolfpack’s first 1,000-yard rusher in 14 years fall to pick No. 252 overall in the seventh round?
NFL Network analysts Lance Zierlein and Bucky Brooks were quick to point out that the pre-draft workouts hurt Dayes’ stock.
“With the 252nd pick, the Cleveland Browns select … Matthew Dayes, RB, NC State.“
Watch #NFLDraft on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/Iic4rlHju1— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) April 29, 2017Dayes went to the Senior Bowl, the combine and ran at N.