, ▁he ▁had ▁ 1 1 9 ▁car ries ▁for ▁ 5 0 5 ▁yards ▁( 4 . 2 - yard ▁av g .) ▁and ▁ 3 ▁touch down s . ▁He ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁any ▁ 1 0 0 - yard ▁games , ▁but ▁showed ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁all - round ▁running ▁back , ▁displaying ▁solid ▁receiving ▁and ▁blocking ▁skills . ▁ ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁college ▁career ▁with ▁ 4 2 6 ▁car ries ▁for ▁ 2 , 1 5 8 ▁yards ▁( fif th ▁in ▁school ▁history ), ▁a ▁ 5 . 1 - yard ▁r ushing ▁average , ▁ 1 2 ▁r ushing ▁touch down s , ▁six ▁ 1 0 0 - yard ▁games , ▁ 6 4 ▁reception s ▁for ▁ 5 6 7 ▁yards ▁and ▁ 5 ▁receiving ▁touch down s . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Dallas ▁Cow bo ys ▁Bl ount ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Cow bo ys ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁round ▁( 2 3 5 th ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁As ▁a ▁ro ok ie , ▁he ▁set ▁the ▁club ▁record ▁for ▁a ▁vertical ▁le ap ▁( 3 9 ▁inches ). ▁He ▁was ▁wa ived ▁on ▁September ▁ 7 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁NFL PA ▁strike ▁was ▁declared ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁week ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁season , ▁those ▁cont ests ▁were ▁can ce led ▁( redu cing ▁the ▁ 1 6 ▁game ▁season ▁to ▁ 1 5 )