The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Jaylen Samuels out of North Carolina State in the fifth round as a running back. The only thing is that he’s never really been a true running back before. He’ll be the first one to tell you that. But the team was committed to transitioning him to that role on a full-time basis
The early results are pretty positive. Going even all the way back to high school, he told reporters after Sunday’s victory over the New England Patriots that he never had a 100-yard rushing game before, nor a game with that many carries.