Three years after drafting running back Ezekiel Elliott with the No. 4 overall pick in 2016, the Dallas Cowboys drafted another Ohio State running back with the selection of Mike Weber in the seventh round (No. 218 overall) of the 2019 NFL draft. Here are five things to know about the latest addition to the Dallas backfield. Almost a Wolverine, ultimately a Buckeye Weber, a native of Detroit, Mich., quickly made a name for himself during his time at Ohio State, but he was that close to taking his talents to Ann Arbor, Mich., rather than Columbus, Ohio. As a 4-star recruit and the No. 7 overall running back in the Class of 2015, Weber was initially a verbal commit to Michigan, but he decommitted in November 2014 before flipping to Ohio State the following month. The Wolverines went 4-8 that fall, resulting in the firing of head coach Brady Hoke, while the…
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