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RB Ezekiel Elliott, NE (4 Viewers)
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matttyl
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Kitrick Taylor
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Quoting Bob McGinn:
RUNNING BACKS1. EZEKIEL ELLIOTT, Ohio State (5-11 ½, 227, 4.48, 1): Third-year junior. "He is the only one with all the traits," said one scout. "He's got a chance to be the best player in the draft. He, (Joey) Bosa, (Laremy) Tunsil. He can catch it, he can pass protect, he's got NFL size and he can run. If he stays healthy he's going to be a (Adrian) Peterson-type back." Smartest RB in years (32 on the 50-question Wonderlic intelligence test). "Football intelligence might be the best thing he has," another scout said. "He goes to the sidelines and tells the coaches the block protections. The coaches tell me he tells them what to do. To me, your intelligence is your blocking." Finished with 592 carries for 3,961 yards (OSU-record 6.7-yard average) and 43 touchdowns. Also caught 58 passes for 449. Played behind Carlos Hyde in 2013 before breaking out as a sophomore. Has undergone surgery twice on his left wrist. "Zeke just has the NFL mentality," said one scout. "Love the kid as a football player." From St. Louis.
BY BOB MCGINNMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
GREEN BAY, WIS.
If it takes unique traits for a running back to attract some attention in today's pass-dominated NFL, Ohio State's Ezekiel Elliott and Alabama's Derrick Henry deserve a long, early look.
Not only is Elliott possibly the most complete rookie runner in a decade, he belongs well up among the rushing immortals in more than 125 years of football at Ohio State.
"With all due respect to all the other running backs in Ohio State history, my first-round draft pick, I'd take Zeke Elliott," Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer said after Elliott capped his three-year career with a four-touchdown outburst against Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl.
Since the devaluation of ball carriers began to set in, just six backs have been selected in the first round over the last five drafts. Two played for coach Nick Saban at Alabama, Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson, whereas two more, Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon, departed Tuscaloosa as second-round choices.
Now comes Henry, the biggest of the Crimson Tide's assembly line of big backs and potentially the best.
"Ezekiel Elliott could play for every team in the league," said Phil Savage, analyst on the Alabama radio network since 2009 and executive director of the Senior Bowl. "Derrick Henry is not for every team in the league.
"He's for the team that has somewhat of an established O-line and a team that's willing to give him the ball from the I-formation or the Pistol where he gets some depth and can get started.
"If he gets to the right team, I'd put him first among those five backs. If he goes to the wrong team, he might be fifth."
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Several personnel people said Elliott was the best back to enter the NFL since Adrian Peterson in 2007 largely because he has no weaknesses.
"Don't resist, just take him," one scout said. "He belongs in the top 10, maybe the top half dozen. He's got the whole package."
This is the 15th spring that the Journal Sentinel has been polling personnel people before the draft. In that time, five running backs have been unanimous picks as the best at the position.
Elliott became the fifth in a vote of 19 scouts. Other unanimous picks were Reggie Bush (2006), Peterson, Richardson ('12) and Lacy ('13).
With a first-place vote worth five points and so on, Elliott totaled the maximum 95 points to beat Henry, whose 74 points included 17 second-place votes and two thirds.
Following, in order, were Devontae Booker (42), Kenneth Dixon (22), Jordan Howard (10), Alex Collins (nine), C.J. Prosise (nine), Kenyan Drake (8 1/2), Paul Perkins (7 1/2), Jonathan Williams (three), Josh Ferguson (two) and Aaron Green, Tre Madden and Kelvin Taylor, one each.
"I keep hearing that running backs aren't a priority," one scout said. "Well, if you don't have one you have a problem."
Of Ohio State's 13 running backs and three fullbacks selected in the first round since the draft was inaugurated in 1936, Archie Griffin is the only one to exceed Elliott's total of 3,961 yards. Eddie George, who often is compared to Henry, is third with 3,768.
"This guy's the best there since George," an NFC personnel director said. "He's what you want. He's a bell cow."
Elliott runs, catches and blocks equally well and at an elite level, but what really sets him apart is brainpower.
He scored 32 on the 50-question Wonderlic intelligence test. The average score of the first running backs taken in the last 10 drafts was 17.2.
Other than Steven Jackson, the first back off the board in 2004 who scored 28, almost none of the leading backs have even approached Elliott's score in the last 15 years.
"They rave about him," another NFC personnel chief said of the coaches at Ohio State. "Not many college backs are really good in protection. He really is (special)."
Elliott likes to party and the college life. "You worry about him missing meetings and staying out all night," an AFC scout said. "He's an alpha male."
After losing, 17-14, to Michigan State in late November, Elliott became a lightning rod for criticism by publicly taking note of play-calling that gave him two carries in the second half. "Maybe he was right," another scout said, laughing.
After interviewing Elliott, one personnel director said, "He's direct, honest, thoughtful. I can see why he's so good."
Meyer has called Elliott "the best player I've ever coached without the ball in his hand."
Read more here: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/sports/nfl/article73713687.html#storylink=cpy
RUNNING BACKS1. EZEKIEL ELLIOTT, Ohio State (5-11 ½, 227, 4.48, 1): Third-year junior. "He is the only one with all the traits," said one scout. "He's got a chance to be the best player in the draft. He, (Joey) Bosa, (Laremy) Tunsil. He can catch it, he can pass protect, he's got NFL size and he can run. If he stays healthy he's going to be a (Adrian) Peterson-type back." Smartest RB in years (32 on the 50-question Wonderlic intelligence test). "Football intelligence might be the best thing he has," another scout said. "He goes to the sidelines and tells the coaches the block protections. The coaches tell me he tells them what to do. To me, your intelligence is your blocking." Finished with 592 carries for 3,961 yards (OSU-record 6.7-yard average) and 43 touchdowns. Also caught 58 passes for 449. Played behind Carlos Hyde in 2013 before breaking out as a sophomore. Has undergone surgery twice on his left wrist. "Zeke just has the NFL mentality," said one scout. "Love the kid as a football player." From St. Louis.
BY BOB MCGINNMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
GREEN BAY, WIS.
If it takes unique traits for a running back to attract some attention in today's pass-dominated NFL, Ohio State's Ezekiel Elliott and Alabama's Derrick Henry deserve a long, early look.
Not only is Elliott possibly the most complete rookie runner in a decade, he belongs well up among the rushing immortals in more than 125 years of football at Ohio State.
"With all due respect to all the other running backs in Ohio State history, my first-round draft pick, I'd take Zeke Elliott," Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer said after Elliott capped his three-year career with a four-touchdown outburst against Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl.
Since the devaluation of ball carriers began to set in, just six backs have been selected in the first round over the last five drafts. Two played for coach Nick Saban at Alabama, Mark Ingram and Trent Richardson, whereas two more, Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon, departed Tuscaloosa as second-round choices.
Now comes Henry, the biggest of the Crimson Tide's assembly line of big backs and potentially the best.
"Ezekiel Elliott could play for every team in the league," said Phil Savage, analyst on the Alabama radio network since 2009 and executive director of the Senior Bowl. "Derrick Henry is not for every team in the league.
"He's for the team that has somewhat of an established O-line and a team that's willing to give him the ball from the I-formation or the Pistol where he gets some depth and can get started.
"If he gets to the right team, I'd put him first among those five backs. If he goes to the wrong team, he might be fifth."
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Several personnel people said Elliott was the best back to enter the NFL since Adrian Peterson in 2007 largely because he has no weaknesses.
"Don't resist, just take him," one scout said. "He belongs in the top 10, maybe the top half dozen. He's got the whole package."
This is the 15th spring that the Journal Sentinel has been polling personnel people before the draft. In that time, five running backs have been unanimous picks as the best at the position.
Elliott became the fifth in a vote of 19 scouts. Other unanimous picks were Reggie Bush (2006), Peterson, Richardson ('12) and Lacy ('13).
With a first-place vote worth five points and so on, Elliott totaled the maximum 95 points to beat Henry, whose 74 points included 17 second-place votes and two thirds.
Following, in order, were Devontae Booker (42), Kenneth Dixon (22), Jordan Howard (10), Alex Collins (nine), C.J. Prosise (nine), Kenyan Drake (8 1/2), Paul Perkins (7 1/2), Jonathan Williams (three), Josh Ferguson (two) and Aaron Green, Tre Madden and Kelvin Taylor, one each.
"I keep hearing that running backs aren't a priority," one scout said. "Well, if you don't have one you have a problem."
Of Ohio State's 13 running backs and three fullbacks selected in the first round since the draft was inaugurated in 1936, Archie Griffin is the only one to exceed Elliott's total of 3,961 yards. Eddie George, who often is compared to Henry, is third with 3,768.
"This guy's the best there since George," an NFC personnel director said. "He's what you want. He's a bell cow."
Elliott runs, catches and blocks equally well and at an elite level, but what really sets him apart is brainpower.
He scored 32 on the 50-question Wonderlic intelligence test. The average score of the first running backs taken in the last 10 drafts was 17.2.
Other than Steven Jackson, the first back off the board in 2004 who scored 28, almost none of the leading backs have even approached Elliott's score in the last 15 years.
"They rave about him," another NFC personnel chief said of the coaches at Ohio State. "Not many college backs are really good in protection. He really is (special)."
Elliott likes to party and the college life. "You worry about him missing meetings and staying out all night," an AFC scout said. "He's an alpha male."
After losing, 17-14, to Michigan State in late November, Elliott became a lightning rod for criticism by publicly taking note of play-calling that gave him two carries in the second half. "Maybe he was right," another scout said, laughing.
After interviewing Elliott, one personnel director said, "He's direct, honest, thoughtful. I can see why he's so good."
Meyer has called Elliott "the best player I've ever coached without the ball in his hand."
Read more here: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/sports/nfl/article73713687.html#storylink=cpy
FreeBaGeL
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Brendon1215
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Willie Neslon
Footballguy
I think Dallas is going to deal down (and take Elliot) with someone who's in love with Buckner. I'm convinced Buckner goes ahead of Bosa. The question is how far will they deal down and do they risk Miami swooping in at the last second and stealing him. If they could work out something with SF at 7 that would be ideal, for them at least.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Dallas will take Ramsey if he is there at #4.
Faust
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Former NFL executive Greg Gabriel claims the "feeling" around the NFL is the Cowboys will select Ohio State RB Ezekiel Elliott.
"The head coach is pushing hard for that pick," Gabriel claims. We think it sounds more like a Jerry Jones pick, selecting the splash player who will post production despite last year's average running backs look at least adequate behind the Cowboys' line. All along it has been assumed the Cowboys' top prospect is Jalen Ramsey, but the Cowboys have been known to pull an audible on draft day despite what the board tells them.
Source: Greg Gabriel on Twitter
Apr 28 - 11:43 AM
Brendon1215
Footballguy
Remember this? Hate to say "I told you so", buuut...He's going to Dallas. If things go Jerry's way (which they always do), they're going to take Zeke. Save this post so we can refer back to it on draft day.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2634892-insider-buzz-cowboys-could-draft-ezekiel-elliott-if-jerry-jones-gets-his-way
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ILUVBEER99
Footballguy
He was top 5 regardless of where he went. He's on the edge of the Gurley/Bell tier now.
Kitrick Taylor
Footballguy
I've got it:
1. Bell
2. Elliott
3. Gurley
IMO all three belong in the top 10 overall of dynasty rankings.
ILUVBEER99
Footballguy
I might be crazy and clouded by rookie fever but in a start-up i'd probably take Elliott as the 1st RB off the board.
ILUVBEER99
Footballguy
They forget to mention the odds are -275 on the over. Just due to injury risk I'd never bet on any RB over 900 yards at -275 betting line.
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
Some good takes in this scouting report on how the Boys will use Zeke Elliott.
http://www.footbology.com/scouting-report-ezekiel-elliott/
Scouting Report: Ezekiel Elliott
Posted on May 16, 2016 by Marcus Mosher
... Dallas didn’t draft Ezekiel Elliott to run Outside Zone. They didn’t draft him to run strictly zone schemes either. They drafted him to run all of the schemes the NFL has to offer. I remember an interview that former New England Patriots’ defensive lineman Vince Wilfork said about the Dallas Cowboys’ running game on Sirius XM’s NFL Channel that suddenly made a lot of sense to me. I’m paraphrasing here, but what Wilfork said was that the Cowboys ability to run zone and power schemes at a very high level makes defending their running game nearly impossible.
For a defensive lineman, this puts a ton of stress on their body. On one play, a defensive lineman could be running sideline to sideline, trying to defend an outside zone run as they make sure they aren’t getting cut below the knees. Then, on the next play, Dallas could blow you off the ball with their power or man schemes. Wilfork mentioned that numerous times bigger, stronger defensive lineman would get pushed backwards with ease because in their mind, they are already preparing their body to move to the sideline to stop the outside zone runs.
Dallas’ overall game-plan isn’t complex nor unpredictable, but the ability to keep defensive lineman guessing is where they succeed. Now, they have a running back that can run any scheme and can play on any down. That’s something they haven’t had, even with DeMarco Murray. But let me make one thing clear before I move on. Dallas is still a zone running team. That is their base offense. Their zone vs man split would ideally like to be around 80/20. But, having the ability to do both at a very high level is the goal.
... I came to this conclusion. When you add up all of the following parts of his game, plus his ability to run power/zone-read schemes, he’s just a much better player than if you were to just isolate all of his traits separately. Very few runners do multiple things well, whereas Elliott can do all of them very well. And that’s why Dallas chose him inside the top five.
Outside Zone:
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Go to the link for the rest of the article.
http://www.footbology.com/scouting-report-ezekiel-elliott/
Scouting Report: Ezekiel Elliott
Posted on May 16, 2016 by Marcus Mosher
... Dallas didn’t draft Ezekiel Elliott to run Outside Zone. They didn’t draft him to run strictly zone schemes either. They drafted him to run all of the schemes the NFL has to offer. I remember an interview that former New England Patriots’ defensive lineman Vince Wilfork said about the Dallas Cowboys’ running game on Sirius XM’s NFL Channel that suddenly made a lot of sense to me. I’m paraphrasing here, but what Wilfork said was that the Cowboys ability to run zone and power schemes at a very high level makes defending their running game nearly impossible.
For a defensive lineman, this puts a ton of stress on their body. On one play, a defensive lineman could be running sideline to sideline, trying to defend an outside zone run as they make sure they aren’t getting cut below the knees. Then, on the next play, Dallas could blow you off the ball with their power or man schemes. Wilfork mentioned that numerous times bigger, stronger defensive lineman would get pushed backwards with ease because in their mind, they are already preparing their body to move to the sideline to stop the outside zone runs.
Dallas’ overall game-plan isn’t complex nor unpredictable, but the ability to keep defensive lineman guessing is where they succeed. Now, they have a running back that can run any scheme and can play on any down. That’s something they haven’t had, even with DeMarco Murray. But let me make one thing clear before I move on. Dallas is still a zone running team. That is their base offense. Their zone vs man split would ideally like to be around 80/20. But, having the ability to do both at a very high level is the goal.
... I came to this conclusion. When you add up all of the following parts of his game, plus his ability to run power/zone-read schemes, he’s just a much better player than if you were to just isolate all of his traits separately. Very few runners do multiple things well, whereas Elliott can do all of them very well. And that’s why Dallas chose him inside the top five.
Outside Zone:
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Go to the link for the rest of the article.
Mike Garafolo@MikeGarafolo
Ezekiel Elliott gets about $24.7m fully guaranteed over four years. Biggest rookie RB deal since Trent Richardson got just over $20m.
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Ezekiel Elliott gets about $24.7m fully guaranteed over four years. Biggest rookie RB deal since Trent Richardson got just over $20m.
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bostonfred
Footballguy
Lol at fully guaranteed. You guys drive a hard bargain.
Borden
Footballguy
I don't understand this. Aren't rookie contracts all capped? I thought it was basically "this pick gets this amount." Where's @Hankmoody ?He's excellent with this stuff.
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FreeBaGeL
Footballguy
Considering NFL contracts go up every year and Zeke was picked at essentially the same spot (1 pick later) as Richardson was four years ago, it makes sense that his contract is worth more. I mean, I guess it's worth mentioning but it's basically like saying "BREAKING: Zeke receives delivery of Dallas Cowboys helmet!". It's been a given for a while now.
Also, it's a really poorly written tweet. $24.7m is not the most since the guy that got $20m. $20m is not more than $24.7m.
Also, it's a really poorly written tweet. $24.7m is not the most since the guy that got $20m. $20m is not more than $24.7m.
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Hu-Tang Clan
Footballguy
I believe the overall salary number is essentially capped by draft slot, but the player and agent are negotiating how much of that number is guaranteed. I could be mistaken though.
Hankmoody
Footballguy
Rookie deals are slotted at a predetermined scale ("capped" if you will) but they aren't guaranteed by nature. That's negotiated individually. They also increase year-to-year based on revenue as they are a set % of the overall wage scale. I think the players get 43% of revenue for the salary pool so as revenues increase so does the Salary Cap and as a function of that the Rookie Wage Scale does too.
Bob Magaw
Footballguy
Article on pretty much exactly this point.
Machota: Five BIG reasons Ezekiel Elliott could have record-breaking rookie season
http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2016/05/21/machota-five-big-reasons-ezekiel-elliott-record-breaking-rookie-season
Edgerrin James 1,553 yards in 1999 is the benchmark for rushing yards by a RB 21 or younger.
Fox Scream
Footballguy
Going earlier than expected in redraft. 1st Round status from what I see.
He's for sure a top 5 rb and you could make a very strong argument for Elliot being the #1 rb this year for redraft. Overall, I'd personally strongly consider him after Antonio Brown
DocHolliday
Footballguy
I agree with the potential top 5 RB statement but seems awfully risky to draft him at 2 overall. Elliot should have a monster year in that O.
