DeMarco Murray vs Ezekiel Elliott

DeMarco MurrayEzekiel Elliott

DeMarco Murray and Ezekiel Elliott compared on their NFL careers: DeMarco Murray played 7 seasons, 2011 to 2017, Ezekiel Elliott 9 seasons, 2016 to 2024. DeMarco Murray has 7,174 rushing yards to Ezekiel Elliott's 9,130.

Who has the better career numbers?

DeMarco Murray and Ezekiel Elliott career totals
99GP135
7,174YDS9,130
49TD74
4.5AVG4.3

How do they compare in the playoffs?

DeMarco Murray and Ezekiel Elliott postseason
2GP6
198YDS393
2TD2
4.5AVG3.8

Where each stands all time

DeMarco Murray and Ezekiel Elliott all-time places
56th (7,174)Rushing yards31st (9,130)
69th (49)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

  • DeMarco Murray: 0 championships; Offensive Player of the Year
  • 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.

DeMarco Murray 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.
1st201189725.520161,631155.1
2nd201266344.1201798374.1
3rd20131,12195.220181,43464.7
4th20141,845134.720191,357124.5
5th201570263.6202097964.0
6th20161,28794.420211,002104.2
7th201765963.62022876123.8
8th————202364233.5
9th————202422633.1