Matthew Dayes Explained

Matthew Dayes
Number:27, 43
Position:Running back
Birth Date:3 September 1994
Birth Place:Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:205
High School:Cypress Bay (Weston, Florida)
College:NC State
Draftyear:2017
Draftround:7
Draftpick:252
Pastteams:
Highlights:
  • Second-team All-ACC (2016)
Statlabel1:Rushing yards
Statvalue1:13
Statlabel2:Receptions
Statvalue2:4
Statlabel3:Receiving yards
Statvalue3:29
Statlabel4:Return yards
Statvalue4:437
Pfr:DayeMa00

Matthew Dayes (born September 3, 1994) is a former American football running back. He played college football at NC State.[1] He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL draft.

Early life

Dayes attended and played high school football at Cypress Bay High School.[2]

College career

Dayes attended and played college football at NC State from 2013–2016.[3] He had a particularly strong collegiate debut against Louisiana Tech with 17 carries for 84 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in the 40–14 victory.[4] Overall, in his freshman season, he had 63 carries for 252 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns to go along with 10 receptions for 173 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[5] In the 2014 season, he showed off some versatility by finishing with 104 carries for 573 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns to go along with 32 receptions for 321 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns. He handled some kick return duties with 21 kick returns for 384 net yards.[6] In the 2015 season, he had 134 carries for 865 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with 24 receptions for 172 receiving yards.[7] In his final collegiate season in 2016, he had 249 carries for 1,166 rushing yards and ten rushing touchdowns to go along with 32 receptions for 271 receiving yards.[8]

Statistics

YearSchoolClassPosGRushYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
2013NC StateFreshmanRB11632524.041017317.31
2014NC StateSophomoreRB131045735.583232110.05
2015NC StateJuniorRB81348656.512241727.20
2016NC StateSeniorRB132491,1664.710322718.50
Career5502,8565.234989379.66

Professional career

Pre-draft

Coming out of NC State, Dayes was projected to be selected in the fifth or sixth round by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts.[9] He received an invitation to the NFL Combine, but was limited to only the vertical jump, broad jump, and bench press. On March 20, 2017, he participated at NC State's Pro Day and completed all of the positional drills and required combine drills he missed at the combine. Scouts and team representatives from 22 NFL teams attended NC State's Pro Day, to scout Dayes, Jack Tocho, Josh Jones, and nine others.[10] Dayes was ranked as the 16th-best running back prospect available in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.

Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns selected Dayes in the seventh round (252nd overall) of the 2017 NFL draft.[11] He signed his four-year rookie contract with the Browns on May 10, 2017,[12] a deal reportedly worth $2.46 million.[13]

He competed with Brandon Wilds and Terrence Magee throughout training camp for the Browns' third running back job on their depth chart. Head coach Hue Jackson named Dayes as the Browns' third running back to begin the regular season, behind veterans Duke Johnson and Isaiah Crowell.[14]

On September 10, 2017, Dayes made his regular season debut and had three carries for seven yards and two receptions for nine yards during a 21–18 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.[15] Overall, he had five carries for 13 rushing yards to go along with four receptions for 29 receiving yards in his rookie season.[16]

On September 1, 2018, Dayes was waived by the Browns.[17]

San Francisco 49ers

On October 9, 2018, Dayes was signed to the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad.[18] He was promoted to the active roster on November 12, 2018.[19] He was waived on May 6, 2019.[20]

New Orleans Saints

On May 28, 2019, Dayes signed with the New Orleans Saints.[21] He was waived/injured on August 8 and placed on injured reserve the next day.[22] He was waived from injured reserve on September 10.[23]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Helsley, John . December 1, 2016 . OSU football: Chris Carson Has Reinvented Himself Through The Eyes Of Others . NewsOK.com.
  2. Web site: Furones . David . April 29, 2017 . Cypress Bay has second player drafted with RB Matt Dayes going to Browns . April 25, 2018 . Sun-Sentinel.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: Matt Dayes College Stats . April 25, 2018 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  4. Web site: Louisiana Tech at North Carolina State Box Score, August 31, 2013 . April 25, 2018 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  5. Web site: Matt Dayes 2013 Game Log . April 25, 2018 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  6. Web site: Matt Dayes 2014 Game Log . April 25, 2018 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  7. Web site: Matt Dayes 2015 Game Log . April 26, 2018 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  8. Web site: Matt Dayes 2016 Game Log . April 26, 2018 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  9. Web site: NFL Draft Profile: Matthew Dayes . October 15, 2017 . NFL.com.
  10. Web site: Brandt . Gil . Gil Brandt . March 20, 2017 . Pro day results: North Carolina State, Syracuse, Toledo . October 15, 2017 . NFL.com.
  11. Web site: Gribble, Andrew . April 29, 2017 . Browns select NC State RB Matthew Dayes with 252nd pick in 2017 NFL Draft . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171226130513/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-select-NC-State-RB-Matthew-Dayes-with-252nd-pick-in-2017-NFL-draft/ba3a09a3-b6cb-4c55-a05b-373f610a31eb . December 26, 2017 . December 25, 2017 . ClevelandBrowns.com.
  12. Web site: Cabot . Mary Kay . May 11, 2017 . Browns Sign Draft Picks Howard Wilson, Rod Johnson and Matthew Dayes . May 11, 2017 . The Plain Dealer.
  13. Web site: 2017 . Matthew Dayes . July 29, 2017 . OvertheCap.com.
  14. Web site: Ourlads.com: Cleveland Brown's depth chart: 10/01/2017 . October 15, 2017 . ourlads.com.
  15. Web site: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns - September 10th, 2017 . September 24, 2017 . Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  16. Web site: Matthew Dayes 2017 Game Log . April 26, 2018 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  17. Web site: Gribble . Andrew . September 1, 2018 . Browns announce 53-man roster . October 7, 2023 . ClevelandBrowns.com.
  18. Web site: October 9, 2018 . 49ers Announce Several Practice Squad Roster Moves . October 7, 2023 . 49ers.com.
  19. Web site: November 12, 2018 . 49ers Promote RB Matt Dayes to Active Roster and Waive DB Tyvis Powell . October 7, 2023 . 49ers.com.
  20. Web site: May 6, 2019 . 49ers Claim OL Willie Beavers off Waivers, Waive RB Matt Dayes . October 7, 2023 . 49ers.com.
  21. Web site: May 28, 2019 . Saints announce roster moves . October 7, 2023 . NewOrleansSaints.com.
  22. Web site: Teope . Herbie . August 8, 2019 . On eve of preseason opener, Saints sign RB Kerwynn Williams, waive RB Matthew Dayes . October 7, 2023 . NOLA.com.
  23. Web site: Sigler . John . August 8, 2019 . Saints sign free agent RB Kerwynn Williams, waive Matt Dayes . October 8, 2023 . Saints Wire. USA Today . en-US.