Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2016
- Draft
- 2016Rd 1, Pk 4
- College
- Ohio State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 2016
- Draft
- 2016Rd 1, Pk 4
- College
- Ohio State
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 135
- CAR
- 2,139
- YDS
- 9,130
- AVG
- 4.3
- TD
- 74
- LNG
- 60
- FD
- 513
- FUM
- 23
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Career Postseason
- GP
- 6
- CAR
- 103
- YDS
- 393
- AVG
- 3.8
- TD
- 2
- LNG
- 44
- FD
- 24
- FUM
- 0
Latest performance
Ezekiel Elliott
Dec 29 · @ PHI · L 41-7
- CAR
- 3
- YDS
- 2
- AVG
- 0.7
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 5
- FUM
- 0
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | ATT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Dec 29 | at PHIL 41-7 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 22 | vs TBW 26-24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sun, Dec 15 | at CARW 30-14 | 9 | 30 | 0 |
| Mon, Dec 09 | vs CINL 27-20 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Thu, Nov 28 | vs NYGW 27-20 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Sun, Nov 24 | at WSHW 34-26 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
What were Ezekiel Elliott's career stats?
Ezekiel Elliott played 9 seasons for the Cowboys and the Patriots. He had 2,139 carries for 9,130 yards, 368 catches for 2,718 yards and scored 88 touchdowns. His best season was 2016: 1,631 rushing yards, 15 rushing touchdowns and 5.1 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
9 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2016 to 2024
Ezekiel Elliott led the NFL in rushing yards (2016, 2018); finished top 10 in a stat 11 times.
All-time career rank
- 31st in rushing yards (9,130)
- 21st in rushing touchdowns (74)
Among the 2,691 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Rushing Yards: 2016 (1st), 2017 (10th), 2018 (1st), 2019 (4th), 2020 (9th), 2021 (7th)
- Rushing Touchdowns: 2016 (3rd), 2017 (10th), 2019 (4th), 2021 (6th), 2022 (5th)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Ezekiel Elliott
Playoff games
Ezekiel Elliott played 3 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 1 won, 2 lost.
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | 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. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TB | W 31-14 | 13 | 27 | 0 |
| 2022 |  SF | L 19-12 | 10 | 26 | 0 |
| 2021 | SF | L 23-17 | 12 | 31 | 0 |
What the columns mean: CAR
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Ezekiel Elliott against each club
- vs New York Giants (7)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (7)
- vs Washington Commanders (6)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4)
- vs New Orleans Saints (3)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (3)
- vs Buffalo Bills (2)
- vs Carolina Panthers (2)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (2)
- vs Denver Broncos (2)
- vs Detroit Lions (2)
- vs Houston Texans (2)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (2)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (2)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (2)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (2)
- vs Miami Dolphins (2)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (2)
- vs New York Jets (2)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (2)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (1)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (1)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (1)
- vs Cleveland Browns (1)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (1)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (1)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (1)
- vs New England Patriots (1)
- vs Tennessee Titans (1)
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Closest career per-game profiles to Ezekiel Elliott among NFL players at the same position.
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- Dalvin CookAlike in Rushing Yards, Carries, Rushing Touchdowns83out of 100 on profile similarity
- Christian McCaffreySFAlike in Rushing Yards, Rushing Touchdowns, Carries81out of 100 on profile similarity
- DeMarco MurrayAlike in Carries, First downs, Rushing Yards81out of 100 on profile similarity
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