The devaluation of how the NFL views running backs over the past few years has been substantial and rapid. That undoubtedly played a part in the fact that Ohio State running back Mike Weber slipped from a potential third-round selection to one of the first picks in the seventh round.
Weber red-shirted during his freshman campaign in Columbus, because Ohio State had a pretty solid starter in Ezekiel Elliot. Weber will now have the opportunity to learn from — and back up — ‘Zeke once again as he will be headed down to Dallas as the 2019 NFL Draft’s 218th selection by the Cowboys.