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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2015Ohio State
Ezekiel Elliott
RB • 6'0" • St. Louis, MO, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Ezekiel Elliott leans workhorse runner traits and 64.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
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Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
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Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Ezekiel Elliott built his college career from 2013 through 2015 as a running back from St. Louis, MO wearing No. 15, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Ezekiel Elliott's career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2016
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 4
- NFL Team
- Dallas Cowboys
Ezekiel Elliott, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Ohio State. Ezekiel Elliott leans workhorse runner traits and 64.1 efficiency.
Quick Answers
Ezekiel Elliott quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,410
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · John Burroughs School · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- John Burroughs School · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2016 · Round 1 · Pick 4 · Dallas Cowboys
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Class 2015
- 2015 Scrimmage yards rank
- 2,027 scrimmage yards · RB 6th (top 2%) · Big Ten 1st (top 1%) · National 6th (top 1%)
Ezekiel Elliott played RB for Ohio State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ezekiel Elliott recorded 3,961 rushing yards, 449 receiving yards, and 44 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Ohio State.
Recognition
Honors
- 20152015 All-Big Ten · official_conference_selectionfirst
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