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

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The true shame is that OSU had 3 ROY caliber products this year and none won. Bosa/Elliott would have beaten winners like Gurley 15 (1000/15) or Lacy 13 (1178/11). Elliott was incredibly productive, but it was Bosa that was the truly rare specimen
Bosa is playing at a level just a notch below Von Miller. As a rookie.

Coming out of Week 12, Bosa ranks fifth among all edge defenders in PFF grades, with an 89.8 that ranks just a couple of tenths shy of the 90.0 threshold that begins the “elite” player designation. This puts him just shy of league leaders Khalil Mack of the Raiders (92.6) and Von Miller of the Broncos (91.6) – two of the very best defensive players in the NFL.
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But for all of those who wish to point out (rightfully so) that we haven’t seen a rookie performance like this from a running back in some time, consider this: None of the league’s top edge rushers produced as rookies at the level Bosa is currently. Not Miller, not Mack, not Chiefs OLB Justin Houston, not Texans DE J.J. Watt. Miller came the closest back in 2011 with a pass-rush productivity of 12.3 during his standout rookie season, but that’s still off the 14.6 pace being set by Bosa currently.
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Both of them performed at all-pro levels in year 1 yet somehow neither are taking home the top award.

Then there's Thomas, who had the best statistical rookie campaign of anyone since moss in 98
From Football Outsiders:

Only one rookie wideout ever caught more passes than Thomas did last year: Anquan Boldin, who had 101 with the Cardinals in 2003. Thomas' yards and touchdowns were also among the top 20 rookie numbers of all time. It all looked like a very good year on a very good offense, but on the surface not anything that we had never seen before.

What we didn't realize, though, was that Thomas had done all this on just 121 targets. That gave him a catch rate of 76 percent, second-best of the 93 qualifying wide receivers this season. Dallas' Cole Beasley was first at 77 percent, but Thomas averaged 12.4 yards per catch, compared to Beasley's 11.1.

Put all that together and you get 429 receiving DYAR, and that's not just the second-best for a wide receiver this year, it's the best of any rookie wide receiver we have ever measured, just slipping ahead of Randy Moss' 428 DYAR in 1998.
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VIDEO: EZEKIEL ELLIOTT SAYS ’OHIO STATE DEFINITELY PREPARED ME TO GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND DOMINATE’



In the video, Zeke says Ohio State "definitely" prepared him for the pros, from everything to taking care of his body to preparing and executing like a professional.

"It was great to see what I learned at Ohio State translate to the next level," Elliott says in the video above.

"The Woody is home. It will always be home. This Ohio State fraternity is a never-ending brotherhood. It's a special place, and you want to come back. You want to come back and see the guys you played with. You want to come see the guys who are coming up behind you and trying to follow in your footsteps.

" ... It's important for me to come back and thank the guys that helped me get along this far and encourage those who are on their way."

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...d-for-me-to-go-to-the-next-level-and-dominate
 
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