At age 27, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott isn’t the same player we saw from 2016-2019. During that four-year stretch, you could make a very legitimate argument that Elliott was the best running back in football.
During his four-year All-Pro caliber run, the former first-round pick ran for over 5,400 yards, averaging 4.6 Y/A, and scored a very impressive 48 touchdowns. We’ll probably never see that version of Zeke running the football again, but the one we’ve seen six games into the 2022 season is much better than you may think.
If you simply look at the surface-level stats, Elliott’s 2022 season to date won’t wow you.