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RB Ezekiel Elliott (All B1G, All-American, National Champion, Pro Bowl, All Pro, Dallas Cowboys)

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The NFL is a passing league without a doubt. Zekes skills in the passing game make him far more valuable at the next level than Fournette even though Fournette will probably end up with a better stats' career in college than EE. Zeke has an excellent chance at two rings as well so there is no doubt in my mind that I'd rather draft Elliott than Fournette if I were an NFL GM.
 
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bukIpower said:
ZEKE will have the better pro career. He can block, he can catch and obviously his running abilities are 2nd to none.

Zeke also isn't as big and therefore isn't as big of a target to top everything off... sort of hard to play when you can't stay healthy which eventually I feel is what's going to happen to Fournette. Zeke will be in the league longer if he wants to play for many years IMO because he can adapt his style (like the faulk comparison). Fournette is going to have to stay with the same style which is that of a battering ram because he has nothing else and in the NFL that style normally doesn't last too long
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Fournette's potential is along the lines of Lynch or Gore. Carlos Hyde isn't doing bad for himself either. He'll be fine if he can produce (requisite for any aspiring NFL player to stick)

Bestbuck36 said:
The NFL is a passing league without a doubt. Zekes skills in the passing game make him far more valuable at the next level than Fournette even though Fournette will probably end up with a better stats' career in college than EE. Zeke has an excellent chance at two rings as well so there is no doubt in my mind that I'd rather draft Elliott than Fournette if I were an NFL GM.
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It's an interesting debate. Passing numbers have definitely ballooned, but you look at the contenders year-in year-out and two things stand out: power running and defense. Peyton Manning is in the playoffs almost every year... but finished just once. QBs are paramount, but it seems like "game managers" win just as often as generational talents. It's more important to have a QB that doesn't make critical mistakes.

Getting back to RB -- what I think happened at the draft level goes back to Shannahan's time with the Broncos. He demonstrated long ago that you can win it all with journeymen running backs behind zone schemes with all-pro linemen. ie: the OL is far more important than the RB. The Patriots have kinda extended that to all the skill positions, though they usually have at least 1 standout performer (Gronk, Moss, Faulk) ... and they're not afraid to let those guys walk and find more money elsewhere. The Patriots themselves believe the system makes their skill players look better than they are.

And that's where Eze could definitely distinguish himself. He'd be downright terrifying on a team like the Patriots with the effort and malice he exhibits without the ball in his hands.
 
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A lot of talk of Zeke's pro potential, but his skills mean nothing if he's not in the right offense to utilize his talents. And also, the NFL is a vastly different game than college, and projecting a player is next to impossible if you're trying to project a player especially who plays in a spread offense that is hardly played in the NFL. And let's no forget that RBs have very short shelf lives and many have lingering injuries that greatly hinder careers(Beenie Wells, Carlos Hyde, Reggie Bush, etc) and some just don't pan out in the NFL regardless of their collegiate exploits. Let's enjoy EzE while he's a Buckeye, because There's no telling what his career in the league holds, especially when there are more factors and distractions to your success at the professional level.
 
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They can say Henry is the Heisman Front-Runner all they want. With Fournette having a horrible game, and Boykin the same, Elliott is now my front runner. Not trying to be biased, but I posted stats last week comparing the two RB's. Fournette may still have a better per game average in yards, but consistency is key for me. If I had to rank a top 5 of Heisman contenders, it would be:

1. Ezekial Elliott
2. Derrick Henry
3. Corey Coleman
4. Leonard Fournette
5. Deshaun Watson

Still in the hunt: Dalvin Cook, Christian McCaffrey, Baker Mayfield
 
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THE ZEKE SQUAD: OHIO STATE TAILBACK EZEKIEL ELLIOTT HAS RELIED ON MANY BLOCKERS TO CLEAR HIS PATH TO STARDOM

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This story appears in the Nov. 16, 2015, issue of Sports Illustrated.

The debate over Ezekiel Elliott's greatest hits rages throughout the Ohio State football offices. The candidates for the top tracks do not include his hurdling over a Western Michigan defensive back, or mocking so-called SEC speed while zooming past the Alabama secondary, or scoring any of his four touchdowns as the offensive MVP of the inaugural College Football Playoff title game. To the Buckeyes' staff, Elliott's greatest hits are actual hits.

Running backs coach Tony Alford presents his selections after dimming his office lights. He shows an otherwise forgettable fly sweep during a double-overtime victory at Penn State last season. Elliott is the lead blocker, and the 6-foot, 225-pounder lowers his shoulder into safety Marcus Allen so hard that Alford exclaims, "Damn near breaks his femur!" The clips continue, with Ezekiel capsizing an Indiana safety 15 yards downfield on a four-yard run, then throwing not one but two key blocks on Braxton Miller's famous spin play in this year's opener at Virginia Tech. As senior right tackle Chase Farris says, "Zeke's violent withoutthe ball in his hands."

When told of Alford's highlight reel later that day, Elliott nominates his personal favorite. Taking a break from his burrito bowl in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, the junior grabs his smartphone and Googles "Ezekiel Elliott Purdue." The footage from a kickoff in 2013 shows Elliott sprinting down on coverage and crushing a returner with such brute force that he tumbles five yards out-of-bounds, stopping at the feet of the Boilermakers' cheerleaders. Elliott's eyes twinkle as he points out the final indignity: "There's a cheerleader," he says, "laughing at him on the sidelines."

These days No. 3 Ohio State and Elliott find themselves on a collision course with the College Football Playoff and the Heisman Trophy race with a couple of obstacles looming: 13th-ranked Michigan State (Nov. 21) and a trip to No. 14 Michigan (Nov. 28). Even among dueling quarterbacks J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones and star junior defensive end Joey Bosa, Elliott has been the standout on the 9–0 Buckeyes. He's run for 1,244 yards at 6.4 per carry, scored 14 touchdowns and stretched his streak of 100-yard games to 14.

Elliott's 114 yards against Minnesota may have pushed him past LSU sophomore running back Leonard Fournette—who disappeared in a 30–16 loss at Alabama (31 yards on 19 carries)—in the Heisman race. As Elliott jockeys with Alabama tailback Derrick Henry, Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey and Baylor receiver Corey Coleman for the trophy, he's driven to pay back those who've driven him—his offensive line (aka the Slobs), his tight-knit family and the OSU coaches, who rode him when the temptations of success lurked this off-season. "Eddie George told me the Heisman isn't won in October," Elliott says of the former Buckeyes tailback and 1995 winner. "It's won in November."
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Entire article: http://www.campusrush.com/ezekiel-elliott-ohio-state-buckeyes-1451001776.html
 
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Surprised to hear some of zeke's struggles on that piece. Had a Stalker, missing some classes (who didn't in college), enjoys to go out (again who didn't), and late to a workout after a birthday the previous day. All that reminds you that these guys are college kids and not just machines who spend their free time lifting and studying film 24/7.

That trip to the restaurant with the slobs tells me it's his last year (along with reports he told Weber it was his final year) and I'm just going to enjoy these final 6 games of watching 15.
 
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EZEKIEL ELLIOTT PASSES TIM SPENCER FOR THIRD ALL-TIME IN RUSHING AT OHIO STATE

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We knew Ezekiel Elliott needed 170 yards against Illinois to surpass Tim Spencer for third all-time in career rushing yards at Ohio State.

It took until the fourth quarter against Illinois, but Elliott totaled 170 yards early in the fourth quarter to sit behind just Heisman winners Eddie George and Archie Griffin on the all-time career rushing yards list at Ohio State.

Elliott finished with 181 yards on 27 carries as Ohio State pulled away from Illinois to win their 10th game of the season, 28–3.

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...r-for-third-all-time-in-rushing-at-ohio-state
 
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