Ezekiel Elliott Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

Ezekiel Elliott
RB
, Dallas Cowboys

Age: 26
Weight: 225 lbs
Height: 6' 0"

ADP: 8
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	RecYds
172	979	6	52	338

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Draft note

by John Paulsen

Elliott had a down year by his standards, finishing No. 11 in half-PPR with the No. 16 per game average. Since he did struggle with injuries, there are some who wonder if he’s starting to decline. He turns 26 years old this summer, so I wouldn’t worry too much about that, especially since he was the No. 4 running back through the first four weeks while Dak Prescott was still healthy. In fact, in the 21 games over the past two seasons with a healthy Prescott, Elliott has generated 18.3 fantasy points per game (half-PPR). That would have been the fifth-highest production at his position last season.

Latest news

Ezekiel Elliott will play in Week 16

Adam Schefter

Dec 26, 2020 · 8:24 PM EST

Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott will play in Week 16 against the Eagles.

Fantasy Impact:

Elliott missed Week 15 against the 49ers but was trending towards returning for what amounts to an elimination game against the Eagles, though a Washington win eliminates both teams. After Tony Pollard’s big day against the 49ers, Dallas could split the workload pretty evenly between the two. The down year for Elliott was empathized by Alvin Kamara scoring more touchdowns against the Vikings (6) than Elliott has scored all season (5). Both backs are flex options for championship week.

Scouting report

by Jeff Hicks

· Jul 18 · 10:46 AM EDT

DAL RB Ezekiel Elliott - 2021 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside

Like the majority of the Cowboys' offense, Ezekiel Elliott is happy to see Dak Prescott back under center. Prior to Dak’s Week 5 season-ending injury, Elliott was seeing a minimum of 20 touches per game and collected 120-plus total yards in three of four contests. Zeke also saw at least six targets in three of five games Dak started and was on the field no fewer than 76.8% of Dallas’ offensive snaps. The 26-year old remains a dual-threat on offense and will have success behind a healthy offensive line and with a quadrant of receiving options keeping opposing defenses honest.

Fantasy Downside

His touch and yardage total changed with Andy Dalton and Ben DiNucci under center. And as much as it is easy to say injuries happen, another injury to Prescott would result in a shock to the Cowboys' offense. Elliott has also seen his yard per carry drop in three consecutive seasons. While YPC is not a dependable statistic year-over-year, it is a concern to see a mid-20's feature back declining. Zeke will also lose rushing and receiving downs to backup Tony Pollard. Elliott did not play Week 15 and Pollard took advantage, collecting 18 total touches with six coming through the air. Pollard’s nine targets in Week 15 were the third-most by a Cowboys running back in 2020. Pollard averaged 0.30 more yards per carry despite the same quarterback and offensive line issues. Elliott saw 143 more rushing attempts than Pollard last season, a concern for 2021. A lot of this would be solved by an improved Cowboys defense. Dallas’ strength of schedule is concerning as well. The Cowboys' offense as a whole has four games against top-five defenses according to 4for4’s Schedule-Adjusted Fantasy Points Allowed. They also have one more against a top 10 unit. Zeke has seven games against top 10 rushing units.

2021 Bottom Line

The return of Dak Prescott and the majority of the Cowboys starting offensive line provides hope for Elliott, but a difficult schedule, elite passing options, and one of the best handcuff running backs in fantasy lurk as caps to his ceiling. Zeke projects as an RB1 with the upside to be one of, if not the top fantasy running back in 2021.

2021 Strength of Schedule - DAL

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17
1 @TB	17 @LAC	9 PHI	15 CAR	18 NYG	21 @NE	BYE	23 @MIN	22 DEN	3 ATL	24 @KC	30 LV	2 @NO	7 @WAS	18 @NYG	7 WAS	19 ARI

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

Game Stats


Week	Opp	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	YPC	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	STD	PPR	Snaps	%
1	@LAR	22	96	1	0	4.36	3	31	1	4	10.33	24.7	27.7	63/72	87.5%
2	ATL	22	89	1	1	4.05	6	33	0	7	5.50	16.2	22.2	76/82	92.7%
3	@SEA	14	34	1	0	2.43	6	24	0	12	4.00	11.8	17.8	80/82	97.6%
4	CLE	12	54	0	1	4.50	8	71	0	8	8.88	12.5	20.5	63/82	76.8%
5	NYG	19	91	2	0	4.79	1	14	0	2	14.00	22.5	23.5	54/66	81.8%
6	ARI	12	49	0	2	4.08	8	31	0	11	3.88	4.0	12.0	54/89	60.7%
7	@WAS	12	45	0	0	3.75	1	6	0	2	6.00	5.1	6.1	37/56	66.1%
8	@PHI	19	63	0	0	3.32	1	10	0	2	10.00	7.3	8.3	62/79	78.5%
9	PIT	18	51	0	0	2.83	2	18	0	3	9.00	6.9	8.9	47/72	65.3%
10	BYE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	@MIN	21	103	0	0	4.90	2	11	1	2	5.50	17.4	19.4	46/66	69.7%
12	WAS	10	32	0	1	3.20	1	7	0	3	7.00	1.9	2.9	39/59	66.1%
13	@BAL	18	77	0	0	4.28	4	18	0	6	4.50	9.5	13.5	50/79	63.3%
14	@CIN	12	48	0	0	4.00	2	11	0	3	5.50	5.9	7.9	32/51	62.7%
15	SF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16	PHI	19	105	0	0	5.53	4	34	0	4	8.50	13.9	17.9	37/70	52.9%
17	@NYG	14	42	1	0	3.00	3	19	0	4	6.33	12.1	15.1	47/82	57.3%
Per game		16.27	65.27	0.40	0.33	4.01	3.47	22.53	0.13	4.87	6.50	11.45	14.91	52.47/72.47	71.93%
Totals		244	979	6	5	4.01	52	338	2	73	6.50	171.7	223.7	787/1087	71.93%