Ezekiel Elliott

Ezekiel Elliott

Elliott with the Cowboys in 2021
No. 15 – Dallas Cowboys
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1995-07-22) July 22, 1995 (age 29) Alton, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:	John Burroughs (Ladue, Missouri)
College:	Ohio State (2013–2015)
NFL draft:	2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4
Career history
Dallas Cowboys (2016–2022) New England Patriots (2023) Dallas Cowboys (2024–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pro (2016) Second-team All-Pro (2018) 3× Pro Bowl (2016, 2018, 2019) PFWA All-Rookie Team (2016) 2× NFL rushing yards leader (2016, 2018) CFP national champion (2014) CFP National Championship Game Offensive MVP (2015) Second-team All-American (2015) Big Ten Most Valuable Player (2015) Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (2015) Big Ten Running Back of the Year (2015) First-team All-Big Ten (2015) James E. Sullivan Award (2014)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Rushing yards: 8,904 Rushing average: 4.3 Rushing touchdowns: 71 Receptions: 356 Receiving yards: 2,649 Receiving touchdowns: 14
Player stats at PFR

Ezekiel Elijah Elliott (born July 22, 1995), nicknamed "Zeke", is an American professional football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, earning second-team All-American honors in 2015. Elliott was selected by the Cowboys fourth overall in the 2016 NFL draft. In eight seasons in the NFL, he was a three-time Pro Bowl, two-time All-Pro selection, and led the league in rushing yards in 2016 and 2018. After being released by the Cowboys after the 2022 season, Elliott played the 2023 season for the New England Patriots before re-signing with the Cowboys in 2024.