Matthew
Dayes.
Matthew
Dayes.
North Carolina St.· 5'9"· 205 lb· 4.47s 40
Matthew Dayes is a zone running back who excels at reading blocks and making decisive cuts in both outside and inside zone schemes, offering immediate contributions as part of a committee.
Immediate special teams contributor and rotational zone-scheme running back who can develop into a starting option.
Gap/Power run schemes that require him to consistently break arm tackles near the line of scrimmage.
Dayes offers reliable hands as a receiver out of the backfield and has experience returning kicks, making him a versatile option for depth and special teams.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.47sp50
- Vertical
- 28inp50
- Broad jump
- 109inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- 18repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | RecYds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NC State | 11 | 63 | 252 | 4 | 10 | 173 |
| 2014 | NC State | 13 | 104 | 573 | 8 | 32 | 321 |
| 2015 | NC State | 8 | 134 | 865 | 12 | 24 | 172 |
| 2016 | NC State | 13 | 249 | 1166 | 10 | 32 | 267 |
| Career | — | 45 | 550 | 2856 | 34 | 98 | 933 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.