BIOGRAPHY
DeeJay Dallas was born on September 16, 1998 in Brunswick, Georgia. He is a running back for the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL.
Dallas attended Glynn Academy in Brunswick, where he played all over the field while in high school, at wide receiver, running back, quarterback, kick returner, punt returner, and even on defense. Throughout his high school career, Dallas amassed a total of 1,599 passing yards, 2,502 rushing yards, 779 receiving yards, 430 return yards and 55 touchdowns. Dallas was considered one of the top recruits coming out of high school, claiming a spot in the top-300 players of the class of 2017 by ESPN.
Dallas chose to attend the University of Miami, where he started his freshman season in the wide receiver position before being moved to running back. His second week taking meaningful snaps at running back for the Hurricanes, he had 2 touchdowns and 53 yards rushing on 12 carries, helping the Hurricanes blowout Notre Dame 41-8. He finished his Hurricane career with 1,527 rushing yards on 265 carries (5.8 YPC), 317 receiving yards on 28 receptions, and 20 total touchdowns. Dallas was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round with the 144th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. In Week 3, against the Dallas Cowboys, he made his NFL debut playing on special teams. In Week 4 against the Miami Dolphins, he recorded two carries for eight rushing yards and two receptions for 15 receiving yards for his first NFL scrimmage yards. With injuries to the Seahawks backfield, Dallas got his first career start in Week 8 against the San Francisco 49ers. He had 18 carries for 41 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown to go along with five receptions for 17 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown in the 37–27 victory.
