Article: Dayne has his share of support among scouts

DRAFT 2000, second in a series

RUNNING BACKS

Dayne has his share of support among scouts

By BOB MCGINN

of the Journal Sentinel staff

Sunday, April 9, 2000

Green Bay -- Heisman Trophy-winning Ron Dayne can't get a sniff from scouts as the best back in the draft this year, but 85% of those polled by the Journal Sentinel expect him to have a prosperous career in the National Football League.

Tennessee's Jamal Lewis, a phenomenal athlete who blew out a knee in October 1998, and Virginia's Thomas Jones, compared by some to Emmitt Smith, each received six votes from scouts who offered an opinion on the No. 1 running back. Neither Dayne, the University of Wisconsin workhorse, nor Alabama's sleek ...

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