Emmitt Smith vs Ezekiel Elliott

Emmitt Smith

2of 3 lines

Ezekiel Elliott

1of 3 lines

Emmitt Smith and Ezekiel Elliott compared on their NFL careers: Emmitt Smith played 15 seasons, 1990 to 2004, Ezekiel Elliott 9 seasons, 2016 to 2024. Emmitt Smith has 18,355 rushing yards to Ezekiel Elliott's 9,130. Emmitt Smith won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Emmitt Smith leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Ezekiel Elliott in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Emmitt Smith and Ezekiel Elliott career totals
226GP135
18,355, betterYDS9,130
164, betterTD74
4.2AVG4.3, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Emmitt Smith and Ezekiel Elliott postseason
17GP6
1,586, betterYDS393
19, betterTD2
4.5, betterAVG3.8

Where each stands all time

Emmitt Smith and Ezekiel Elliott all-time places
1st (18,355), betterRushing yards39th (9,130)
1st (164), betterRushing touchdowns29th (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

Emmitt Smith and Ezekiel Elliott titles and awards
3, betterChampionships—
1, betterOffensive Rookie of the Year—
1, betterMVP—
1, betterSuper Bowl MVP—

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.

Emmitt Smith and Ezekiel Elliott season by season
YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.
1st1990937113.920161,631, better15, better5.1, better
2nd19911,563, better12, better4.3, better201798374.1
3rd19921,713, better18, better4.620181,43464.7, better
4th19931,486, better95.3, better20191,35712, better4.5
5th19941,484, better21, better4.0202097964.0
6th19951,773, better25, better4.7, better20211,002104.2
7th19961,204, better123.72022876123.8, better
8th19971,074, better4, better4.1, better202364233.5
9th19981,332, better13, better4.2, better202422633.1
10th19991,397114.2————
11th20001,20394.1————
12th20011,02133.9————
13th200297553.8————
14th200325622.8————
15th200493793.5————