We're counting down the days to kickoff with “99 Warriors,” the greatest Ohio State Buckeyes by jersey number, as voted by the staff of Eleven Warriors.
No. 15 Ezekiel Elliott
While Ezekiel Elliott was the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year in 2015, when he rushed for a whopping 1,821 yards and 23 touchdowns, it was what he did one season earlier – specifically in Ohio State's final three games of the 2014 season – that cemented his place in Buckeye immortality.
- National Champion (2014)
- James E. Sullivan Award (2015)
- Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (2015)
- Team MVP (2015)
With 220 yards and two touchdowns in the Big Ten Championship Game against Wisconsin, 230 yards and two touchdowns in the College Football Playoff semifinal against Alabama and 246 yards and four touchdowns in the CFP final against Oregon, Elliott led Ohio State to a national championship.