Chris Carson vs Ezekiel Elliott

Chris CarsonEzekiel Elliott

Chris Carson and Ezekiel Elliott compared on their NFL careers: Chris Carson played 5 seasons, 2017 to 2021, Ezekiel Elliott 9 seasons, 2016 to 2024. Chris Carson has 3,502 rushing yards to Ezekiel Elliott's 9,130.

Who has the better career numbers?

Chris Carson and Ezekiel Elliott career totals
49GP135
3,502YDS9,130
24TD74
4.6AVG4.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Chris Carson and Ezekiel Elliott postseason
2GP6
97YDS393
0TD2
3.3AVG3.8

Where each stands all time

Chris Carson and Ezekiel Elliott all-time places
178th (3,502)Rushing yards31st (9,130)
181st (24)Rushing touchdowns21st (74)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Chris Carson: 0 championships; none on file
  • Ezekiel Elliott: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Chris Carson and Ezekiel Elliott season by season
YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.
1st201720804.220161,631155.1
2nd20181,15194.7201798374.1
3rd20191,23074.420181,43464.7
4th202068154.820191,357124.5
5th202123234.3202097964.0
6th————20211,002104.2
7th————2022876123.8
8th————202364233.5
9th————202422633.1