Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2016NC State
Matthew Dayes
RB • 5'9" • Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Matthew Dayes leans workhorse runner traits and 50.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
86
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Player Story
Matthew Dayes built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a running back from Ft. Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 21, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Matthew Dayes' career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Bowling Green
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 34
- Overall
- No. 252
- NFL Team
- Cleveland Browns
Matthew Dayes, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · NC State. Matthew Dayes leans workhorse runner traits and 50.9 efficiency.
Quick Answers
Matthew Dayes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,789
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · NC State
- Top game
- Wake Forest
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Rockhurst · Bowling Green
- High school pipeline
- Rockhurst · 18 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 7 · Pick 34 · Cleveland Browns
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,433 scrimmage yards · RB 28th (top 5%) · ACC 4th (top 2%) · National 43rd (top 2%)
Matthew Dayes played RB for NC State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Matthew Dayes recorded 2,856 rushing yards, 933 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with NC State.
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