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Ezekiel Elliott
No. 21 – Dallas Cowboys
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1995-07-22) July 22, 1995 (age 29)
Alton, Illinois
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College:Ohio State
NFL draft:2016 / round: 1 / pick: 4
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
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Ezekiel Elliott (born July 22, 1995) is an American football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State. He was drafted by the Cowboys fourth overall in the 2016 NFL draft.

High school career

Elliott attended John Burroughs School in Ladue, Missouri,[1] where he was a three-sport star in football, basketball and track. He played as a running back for the John Burroughs Bombers football team. As a junior in 2012, he was named the St. Louis Post-Dispatch offensive player of the year after rushing for 1,802 yards and 34 touchdowns and receiving 23 passes for 401 yards and six scores. In his senior year, he had 3,061 all-purpose yards and 50 total touchdowns, including 2,155 rushing yards and 40 rushing touchdowns.[2]

Also a standout track & field athlete, Elliott was a state qualifier in sprinting and hurdling events. He capped his high school career by winning four state championships at the Missouri Class 3 state championships in 2+1⁄2 hours (100-meter dash, 200, 110 high hurdles and 300 hurdles).[3] He recorded career-best times of 10.95 seconds in the 100-meter dash, 22.05 seconds in the 200-meter dash, 13.77 seconds in the 110m hurdles and 37.52 seconds in the 300m hurdles.[4] He was named the Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year in the state of Missouri.

Considered a four-star recruit by Scout.com, Elliott was listed as the No. 9 running back in the nation in 2013.[5]

College career

As a true freshman at Ohio State University in 2013, Elliott rushed for 262 yards on 30 carries with two touchdowns as a backup to starter Carlos Hyde. In 2014, Elliott took over as the starter.[6][7] During the season, Elliott was named Academic All-Big Ten Conference.[8] In the final two games of the 2014 season, against Indiana and Michigan he ran for 107 yards and 121 yards respectively. In the 2014 Big Ten Championship Game against the Wisconsin Badgers, Elliott ran for 220 yards on 20 carries for two touchdowns. In the 2015 Sugar Bowl against #1 Alabama, Elliott ran for 230 yards on only 20 carries in the first-ever college playoffs as Ohio State defeated Alabama in a hard-fought game, 42–35. He would win the Offensive Player of the Game in the same game. He then capped the Buckeyes' Championship season by rushing for 246 yards on 36 carries and scoring 4 touchdowns against the Oregon Ducks.[9] He won Offensive MVP of that game as well.

In a post-game interview following Ohio State's 14-17 loss to Michigan State, on Nov. 21, 2015, Elliott announced that he would forgo his senior year at Ohio State and enter the 2016 NFL Draft [10] The following week Elliott ran for 214 yards on 30 carries in a 42-13 Ohio State victory vs Michigan in Ann Arbor.[11] Elliott finished his career at Ohio State second in career rushing yards behind Archie Griffin and ahead of Eddie George with 3961 career rushing yards.

Individual Awards

Ezekiel Elliott has received numerous honors during his tenure at Ohio State. In the 2014 season, Elliott took the Offensive MVP at both the 2015 Sugar Bowl and the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship.

His success at the end of the 2014 season made him a front-runner for the 2015 Heisman Trophy. After a successful regular season, where he gained 1,672 yards and 19 touchdowns, Elliott, was named the 2015 Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year, 2015 Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year and was selected as Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten. In addition to the yearly awards, he was also named Big Ten Player of the Week twice during the 2015 season for his performances in Week five against Indiana, and Week 13 against Michigan. [12]

Statistics

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Ohio State Buckeyes
Season Rushing Receiving
Att Yards Avg Long TD Rec Yards Avg Long TD
2013 30 262 8.7 57 2 3 23 7.7 11 1
2014 273 1,878 6.9 85 18 28 220 7.9 22 0
2015 289 1,821 6.3 80 23 27 206 7.6 30 0
NCAA Career Totals 592 3,961 6.69 85 43 58 449 7.74 30 1
100+ Yard Games (22 Total)
Date Opponent Yards TD
Sept. 21, 2013 Florida A&M 162 2
Sept. 27, 2014 Cincinnati 182 1
Oct. 4, 2014 Maryland 139 0
Oct. 25, 2014 Penn State 109 1
Nov. 8, 2014 Michigan State 154 2
Nov. 22, 2014 Indiana 107 1
Nov. 29, 2014 Michigan 121 2
Dec. 6, 2014 Wisconsin 220 2
Jan. 1, 2015 Alabama 230 2
Jan. 12, 2015 Oregon 246 4
Sept. 7, 2015 Virginia Tech 122 1
Sept. 12, 2015 Hawaii 101 3
Sept. 19, 2015 Northern Illinois 108 0
Sept. 26, 2015 Western Michigan 124 1
Oct. 3, 2015 Indiana 274 3
Oct. 10, 2015 Maryland 106 2
Oct. 17, 2015 Penn State 153 1
Oct. 24, 2015 Rutgers 142 2
Nov. 7, 2015 Minnesota 114 1
Nov. 14, 2015 Illinois 181 2
Nov. 28, 2015 Michigan 214 2
Jan. 1, 2016 Notre Dame 149 4

Professional career

2016 NFL Draft

Elliott was seen as the top running back in the draft class and predicted to be a top 10 selection. He was selected 4th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.[13][14][15]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash Vertical jump Broad jump
5 11+1⁄2 225 lb
(102 kg) 		31+1⁄4 9+1⁄4 4.47 s 32+1⁄2 9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)
All values from NFL Combine.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ "Ohio State RB Ezekiel Elliott is never satisfied". ESPN.com.
  2. ^ "OVERALL MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Ezekiel Elliott, John Burroughs". stltoday.com. 1 May 2013.
  3. ^ "OhioStateBuckeyes.com Ezekiel Elliott Bio :: The Ohio State University Official Athletic Site The Ohio State University Official Athletic Site :: Football".
  4. ^ https://www.trackingfootball.com/players/ezekiel-elliot-1692/
  5. ^ "Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State RB - Scout". 28 April 2016.
  6. ^ Tom Archdeacon. "Ohio State football: Ezekiel Elliott emerges as elite running back for Buckeyes". www.ohio.com.
  7. ^ "Ohio State Buckeyes RB Ezekiel Elliott seeks to fill lead role in 2014 - Big Ten Blog- ESPN". ESPN.com.
  8. ^ "OhioStateBuckeyes.com  :: The Ohio State University Official Athletic Site The Ohio State University Official Athletic Site :: Football".
  9. ^ "College Football Gamecast - Oregon vs Ohio State".
  10. ^ Dan Kadar (23 November 2015). "Ezekiel Elliott leads exodus of Ohio State talent headed to the NFL". SBNation.com. Vox Media.
  11. ^ "Ohio State Buckeyes feed Ezekiel Elliott in a blowout at the Big House - Big Ten Blog- ESPN". ESPN.com.
  12. ^ Fox Sports. "Ohio State star Ezekiel Elliott picks up pair of Big Ten season awards". FOX Sports.
  13. ^ Reuter, Chad (Mar 11, 2016). "Four-round mock 4.0: Cowboys land Joey Bosa, Derrick Henry". NFL.com. Retrieved Mar 17, 2016.
  14. ^ Jeremiah, Daniel (Mar 14, 2016). "Mock draft 4.0: Bears find QB of future". NFL.com. Retrieved Mar 17, 2016.
  15. ^ Brooks, Bucky (Mar 16, 2016). "Mock draft 4.0: Broncos land QB of future". NFL.com. Retrieved Mar 17, 2016.
  16. ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Ezekiel Elliott".
  17. ^ "*Ezekiel Elliott - Ohio State, RB : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 17 (help)

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