Ezekiel Elliott vs Marshawn Lynch

Ezekiel ElliottMarshawn Lynch

Ezekiel Elliott and Marshawn Lynch compared on their NFL careers: Ezekiel Elliott played 9 seasons, 2016 to 2024, Marshawn Lynch 12 seasons, 2007 to 2019. Ezekiel Elliott has 9,130 rushing yards to Marshawn Lynch's 10,413. Marshawn Lynch won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ezekiel Elliott and Marshawn Lynch career totals
135GP149
9,130YDS10,413
74TD85
4.3AVG4.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Ezekiel Elliott and Marshawn Lynch postseason
6GP13
393YDS970
2TD12
3.8AVG4.6

Where each stands all time

Ezekiel Elliott and Marshawn Lynch all-time places
31st (9,130)Rushing yards24th (10,413)
21st (74)Rushing touchdowns13th (85)

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

  • Ezekiel Elliott: 0 championships; none on file
  • Marshawn Lynch: 1 championship; 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.

Ezekiel Elliott and Marshawn Lynch 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.
1st20161,631155.120071,11574.0
2nd201798374.120081,03684.1
3rd20181,43464.7200945023.8
4th20191,357124.5201073763.6
5th202097964.020111,204124.2
6th20211,002104.220121,590115.0
7th2022876123.820131,257124.2
8th202364233.520141,306134.7
9th202422633.1201541733.8
10th————201789174.3
11th————201837634.2
12th————20193412.8