Ezekiel Elliott

Ezekiel Elliott was signed by the New England Patriots as a free agent on August 16, 2023 ... Originally drafted by Dallas in the first round (4th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft...Released by Dallas on (3/15/23).

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Ezekiel Elliott was signed by the New England Patriots as a free agent on August 16, 2023 ... Originally drafted by Dallas in the first round (4th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft...Released by Dallas on (3/15/23).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Named to three Pro Bowls, in 2016, 2018 and 2019.
• Rushed for over 100 yards in 32 career games and was the NFL's leading rusher in 2016 (1,631 yards) and 2018 (1,434 yards).

SEASONAL REVIEWS

2022 (15/14, 2/2 - Dallas)

• Played in 15 games and started 14, rushing 231 times for 876 yards and 12 touchdowns, adding 17 receptions for 92 yards to total 968 scrimmage yards.
• Recorded 73 rushing yards and a touchdown vs. the N.Y. Giants (9/26), his first touchdown of the season.
• Rushed 13 times for 81 yards and a touchdown at Philadelphia (10/16), averaging 6.2 yards-per-carry.
• Registered multiple touchdowns vs. Detroit (10/23), rushing 15 times for 57 yards and two touchdowns in the win.
• Notched another multi-touchdown game at Minnesota (11/20), rushing for 42 yards and two scores on 15 attempts.
• Rushed for a season-high 92 yards vs. the N.Y. Giants (11/24), averaging 5.8 yards-per-carry in the contest.
• Scored in seven consecutive games, starting with a pair of rushing touchdowns at Minnesota (11/20), followed by a rushing touchdown vs. N.Y. Giants (11/24), vs. Indianapolis (12/4), vs. Houston (12/11), at Jacksonville (12/18), vs. Philadelphia (12/24) and at Tennessee (12/29).
• Started both the Wild Card and Divisional Games for the Cowboys in the playoffs.

2021 (17/17, 1/1- Dallas)

• Started all 17 regular season games, recording his fifth 1,000-yard season and third season with 10-or-more touchdowns, totaling 1,002 yards and 10 touchdowns.
• Eclipsed 100 yards rushing two times: Week 4 vs. Carolina (143) and Week 5 vs. N.Y. Giants (110).
• Totaled 287 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns, combining with his 1,002 rushing yards for 1,289 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns to join Ladainian Tomlinson as the only two players in league history to tally at least 1,250 scrimmage yards and eight total touchdowns in each of their first six seasons.
• Rushed 17 times for 95 yards and two touchdowns in the Cowboys' home opener vs. Philadelphia (9/27).
• Surpassed the 100-yard rushing mark in back-to-back games, rushing 20 times for 143 yards and a touchdown vs. Carolina (10/3) and recording 21 carries for 110 yards and a touchdown vs. the N.Y. Giants (10/10).
• Registered two touchdowns vs. Atlanta (11/14), notching his 12th career multi-touchdown game.
• Started the Cowboys' Wild Card playoff game against San Francisco (1/16/22).

2020 (15/15 - Dallas)

• Played and started in 15 games during the season, rushing 244 times for 979 yards with six touchdowns to go along with 52 receptions for 338 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
• Eclipsed 100 yards rushing two times: Week 11 at Minnesota (103) and Week 16 vs. Philadelphia (105).
• Recorded 96 yards on 22 carries and three receptions for 31 yards and a touchdown to open the season vs. the L.A. Rams (9/13).
• Notched two rushing touchdowns vs. the N.Y. Giants (10/11), adding 91 yards on 19 carries in the effort.
• Rushed 21 times for 203 yards to go along with a receiving touchdown at Minnesota (11/19), marking his first 100-yard rushing effort of the season.
• Returned from injury to rush for 105 yards at Philadelphia (12/27), adding a reception to hit the 50-reception mark for the third consecutive season.

2019 (16/16 - Dallas)

• Played and started in all 16 regular season games and earned his third career Pro Bowl selection, finishing the season ranked fourth in the NFL with 1,357 rushing yards and tied for fifth in the league with 12 touchdowns.
• Eclipsed 100 yards rushing seven times: Week 2 at Washington (111), Week 3 vs. Miami (125), Week 6 at N.Y. Jets (105), Week 7 vs. Philadelphia (111), Week 9 at N.Y. Giants (139), Week 15 vs. L.A. Rams (117) and Week 17 vs. Washington (122).
• Recorded 111 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries at Washington (9/15).
• Rushed for 125 yards on just 19 carries vs. Miami (9/22), totaling over 100 yards for the second consecutive week.
• Totaled 105 yards and a touchdown at the New York Jets (10/13), followed by 111 yards and a score vs. Philadelphia (10/20) to cap a four-game streak with a touchdown in every contest.
• Reached the 1,000 yard mark for the season at Chicago (12/5), adding two rushing touchdowns in the effort.
• Found the end zone twice in a 117-yard rushing effort vs. the L.A. Rams (12/15), marking his second consecutive multi-touchdown game after scoring twice at Chicago (12/5).
• Concluded the season with 18 carries for 122 yards and a touchdown vs. Washington (12/29).

2018 (11/10, 2/2 - Dallas)

• Named to his second Pro Bowl after earning the league rushing crown for the second time, becoming just the 11th player and fifth since the merger to win the rushing title twice in his first three seasons.
• Recorded 1,434 yards and six touchdowns while leading the team in receptions with 77, adding 576 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
• Eclipsed 100 yards rushing eight times: Week 3 at Seattle (127), Week 4 vs. Detroit (152), Week 6 vs. Jacksonville (106), Week 10 at Philadelphia (151), Week 11 at Atlanta (122), Week 12 vs. Washington (121) and Week 14 vs. Philadelphia (113).
• Wild Card Game vs. Seattle (137)
• Surpassed the 2,000-yard mark for all-purpose yards for the first time in his career, totaling 2,001.
• Opened the season scoring a touchdown in back-to-back games, followed by his first 100-yard game of the season, rushing for 127 yards on 16 carries at Seattle (9/23).
• Rushed 25 times for 152 yards vs. Detroit (9/30), adding a team-best 88 receiving yards to mark his second consecutive 100-yard game and his first career game with over 200 scrimmage yards, totaling 240 in the contest.
• Recorded 151 yards and a touchdown with just 19 carries at Philadelphia (11/11), along with six receptions for 36 yards and a touchdown.
• Totaled over 200 scrimmage yards at Atlanta (11/18), rushing for 122 yards along with recording a team-leading 79 receiving yards during the outing.
• Reached the 1,000-yard mark for the season on Thanksgiving Day vs. Washington (11/22), contributing 121 yards and a touchdown in the effort.
• Surpassed the 100-yard mark for the seventh time in the season after rushing for 113 yards vs. Philadelphia (12/9), while also pulling down a career-high 12 receptions for 79 yards.
• Rushed 26 times for 137 yards and scored his first postseason touchdown vs. Seattle (1/5/19).
• Rushed for 125 yards in the 2018 Divisional Game vs the L.A. Rams (1/12/19), logging consecutive playoff games with 100 yards.

2017 (10/10 - Dallas)

• Played and started in 10 games, missing six games due to a league-mandated suspension.
• Eclipsed 100 yards rushing five times: Week 1 vs N.Y. Giants (104), Week 5 vs. Green Bay (116), Week 7 at San Francisco (147), Week 8 at Washington (150) and Week 17 at Philadelphia (103).
• Recorded 983 yards and seven touchdowns in just 10 games, leading the league with 98.3 yards per game.
• Scored a pair of touchdowns vs. the L.A. Rams (10/1), with both a rushing and receiving touchdown in the effort.
• Scored three touchdowns, two rushing and one receiving, and surpassed 200 scrimmage yards with 219 in a career game at San Francisco (10/22).
• Rushed a career-best 33 times for 150 yards and two touchdowns at Washington (10/29).
• Closed out the season with 103 yards at Philadelphia (12/31), notching his 12th career 100-yard game.

2016 (15/15, 1/1 - Dallas)

• Played and started in 15 regular season games and one playoff game, earning the league's rushing crown and his first Pro Bowl invite with 322 carries for 1,631 yards, starting all 15 games he played during the season.
• Ranked third in the league with 15 touchdowns and 96 points, also becoming just the fifth rookie since the 1970 merger to lead the league in rushing.
• Eclipsed 100 yards rushing eight times: Week 3 vs. Chicago (140), Week 4 at San Francisco (138), Week 5 vs. Cincinnati (134), Week 6 at Green Bay (157), Week 10 at Pittsburgh (114), Week 14 at N.Y. Giants (107), Week 15 vs. Tampa Bay (159), Divisional Game at Green Bay (157).
• Totaled 1,994 scrimmage yards to rank second in the league and third all-time among rookies.
• Named All-Pro first-team and FedEx Ground Player of the Year in his debut season.
• Rushed 20 times for 51 yards and a touchdown in his first career NFL game vs. the New York Giants (9/11).
• Surpassed the 100-yard rushing mark for the first time vs. Chicago (9/25), recording 140 yards on 30 carries.
• Logged his second consecutive 100-yard game at San Francisco (10/2), rushing for 138 yards to become the fifth Cowboys running back to record consecutive 125-yard games.
• Scored two touchdowns while rushing 15 times for 134 yards vs. Cincinnati (10/9), including a career-long 60-yard touchdown run, to record his first multi-touchdown game.
• Recorded fourth consecutive 100-yard game with 157 rushing yards at Green Bay (10/16), becoming the first rookie rusher to record at least 130 yards in four straight games.
• Found the end zone twice for his second multi-touchdown game of the season at Cleveland (11/16), carrying the ball 18 times for 92 yards in the effort.
• Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors after rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns at Pittsburgh in Week 10.
• Carried the ball 20 times for 97 yards and two touchdowns on Thanksgiving Day vs. Washington (11/24).
• Rushed for a season-high 159 yards and a touchdown vs. Tampa Bay (12/18), followed by a two-touchdown outing against Detroit (12/26) to notch his fifth multi-touchdown game of the season.
• Closed out his rookie campaign by rushing 22 times for 125 yards in the Divisional playoff game against Green Bay (1/15/17).

EXTRA POINTS

• The three-time Pro Bowler (2016, 2018 and 2019) has four 1,000-yard seasons, including a career-high and NFL-leading 1,631 rushing yards as a rookie in 2016. He became the fifth rookie since the merger to lead the NFL in rushing, joining Earl Campbell, George Rogers, Eric Dickerson and Edgerrin James.

HONORS AND AWARDS

• 2019: NFL Pro Bowl Selection
• 2018: NFL Pro Bowl Selection, PFW/PFWA All-NFL Team
• 2016: Pro Bowl Selection, PFW/PFWA Offensive Rookie of the Year, The Sporting News Rookie of the Year, PFW/PFWA All-NFL Team, Associated Press All-Pro Team, PFWA Rookie of the Year, NFC Offensive Player of the Week in Week 10 at Cleveland.

COLLEGE

• Named the Big Ten Offensive Player and Running Back of the Year after a standout junior season at Ohio State, also earning first-team All-Big 10 honors, finishing eighth in Heisman Trophy voting and being named the Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award recipient as the Big 10 MVP.
• Rushed for an average of 140.0 yards-per-game to lead the Big 10 as a junior, also recording 2,040 total all-purpose yards for an average of 156.9 yards-per-game.
• All-Big 10 honorable mention as a sophomore, rushing for 1,878 yards and 18 touchdowns to lead the Buckeyes to the CFP National Championship game at AT&T Stadium.
• Played in 11 games as a true freshman, rushing for 262 yards and two touchdowns.

PERSONAL

• Born July 22, 1995, in Alton, Illinois.
• Played high school football at John Burroughs High School in St. Louis, Missouri, rushing for 2,155 yards and 40 touchdowns and totaling 3,061 all-purpose yards with 50 touchdowns as a senior.