Ohio State’s Ezekiel Elliott ranks second in school history with 3,961 yards rushing and in his college finale, he scored a school bowl-record four times on the ground vs. Notre Dame to earn 2016 Fiesta Bowl MVP honors EZEKIEL ELLIOTT Tailback The Ohio State University Buckeyes #15 5:11.5-225 St. Louis, Missouri John Burroughs High SchoolWhile Derrick Henry might have captured the 2015 Heisman Trophy, it is near unanimous within the scouting industry that no tailback will be selected before Elliott in the upcoming draft. In fact, most scouts feel that the Buckeyes standout is the only running back worthy of first round consideration. In three seasons at the university, the football legacy has proven to be one of the best play-makers in the game.After beginning his Ohio State career as a reserve, Elliott became an immediate crowd pleaser once he stepped into the starting lineup two years ago. During his two seasons with the first unit, he amassed 3,699 yards on 562 carries (6.58 ypc) that included 41 touchdowns, adding 426 yards via 55 receptions (7.75 ypc). He would record 22 100-yard rushing performances, which rank second in school history behind Archie Griffin’s 34 such performances (1972-75). Among those 22 successful century-yard games, he gained at least 200 yards five times, tying the Ohio State record first set by Eddie George (1994-95).While those numbers are impressive, Elliott also excelled at moving the chains. On 510 non-touchdown carries since he became a starter, it took multiple defenders to bring him down on 125 of those attempts (24.51%). He recorded 90 successful runs that were downed inside the red zone, including 37 within five yards of the goal line. In addition to his 41 touchdown runs, he had crucial carries that helped set up 25 other touchdown drives and four possessions that resulted in field goals.During his two-year total of 562 rushing attempts, he fumbled just three times, recovering one of those errant pigskins…
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