Shutdown Corner is counting down the top 50 prospects in the 2017 NFL draft with a scouting report, quotes from NFL evaluators and a projection where they might be drafted.
43. Ohio State WR-RB Curtis Samuel Key stat: Primarily a running back in his three years at OSU, Samuel had only one 100-yard rushing game in his career (100 on the nose against Kent State in 2014) but two 100-yard receiving games (137 vs. Nebraska in 2016; 177 vs. Bowling Green in 2016) in his career. The skinny: The multi-talented runner served as Ezekiel Elliott’s backup for his first two seasons in Columbus, also contributing as a special teamer.
5-foot-11, 196 pounds