Ezekiel Elliott: 'A Lineman's Mindset, But He Plays Running Back'

Ohio State Football 4Ezekiel Elliott is a Heisman favorite this upcoming season, and for good reason. The running back polished off the 2014-15 season by gutting Wisconsin, Alabama, and Oregon for a total of 696 yards in the three biggest games of his life. Given that he enters the upcoming season behind a veteran offensive line, fully healthy, and cemented as Ohio State's feature running back, it's no wonder some are even going as far as to suggest he could have a 3,000 yard season.

His gaudy rushing statistics might be what wins him national awards, but they don't quite tell the whole story of why he's on virtually every NFL draft board as first or second round talent. It's his willingness…