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Elliott has played 26 regular season games and 1 playoff game.
Total Rushing Yards - 2739 yards = 101.4 ypg
Total Passing Yards - 630 yards = 23.3 ypg
Total Yards from Scrimmage - 3369 yards = 124.8 ypg
Touchdowns - 25 = 0.926 TD per game
With the departures of Witten and Bryant, it is likely that Elliott will get even more opportunities to catch balls out of the backfield. Also, the great Running backs are typically at their peak for about 7 years. Projecting through Elliott's first 7 seasons, not including playoffs, and assuming he stays healthy, he'll play 106 games between 2016 and 2022.
Using his averages so far, that equates to
Total Rushing Yards - 10,748 yards
Total Receiving Yards - 2,473 yards
Total Yards from Scrimmage - 13,221 yards
Total Touchdowns - 98
Only the great Jim Brown and Eric Dickerson were able to get to 10,000 yards rushing in less than 100 games. Dickerson did it in 91 games. Brown did it in 98 games. Elliott is on pace to be the third runing back in NFL history to do it, currently on pace to reach 10,000 yards in his 99th game - outpacing Adrian Peterson who broke 10,000 yards in his 101st game.
Many observers have noted that Elliott has come to training camp this year in better shape than he did the past two seasons. Last year, during his ridiculous suspension, he went to Mexico and worked out for 6 weeks, coming back to the Cowboys in better overall shape than when he left. Perhaps the suspension has sobered him up. If an unserious Elliott was already on pace to become one of the all-time great running backs in the NFL, leading the league by a wide margin in yards per game through his first two seasons, how will the NFL handle a serious Elliott who is more focused on being a professional.
Will Elliott surpass his already blistering career pace in 2018?
Note: If Elliott were to keep up this blistering pace through his first 7 seasons, he would still be 7,607 rushing yards and 77 touchdowns behind Emmitt Smith.
Total Rushing Yards - 2739 yards = 101.4 ypg
Total Passing Yards - 630 yards = 23.3 ypg
Total Yards from Scrimmage - 3369 yards = 124.8 ypg
Touchdowns - 25 = 0.926 TD per game
With the departures of Witten and Bryant, it is likely that Elliott will get even more opportunities to catch balls out of the backfield. Also, the great Running backs are typically at their peak for about 7 years. Projecting through Elliott's first 7 seasons, not including playoffs, and assuming he stays healthy, he'll play 106 games between 2016 and 2022.
Using his averages so far, that equates to
Total Rushing Yards - 10,748 yards
Total Receiving Yards - 2,473 yards
Total Yards from Scrimmage - 13,221 yards
Total Touchdowns - 98
Only the great Jim Brown and Eric Dickerson were able to get to 10,000 yards rushing in less than 100 games. Dickerson did it in 91 games. Brown did it in 98 games. Elliott is on pace to be the third runing back in NFL history to do it, currently on pace to reach 10,000 yards in his 99th game - outpacing Adrian Peterson who broke 10,000 yards in his 101st game.
Many observers have noted that Elliott has come to training camp this year in better shape than he did the past two seasons. Last year, during his ridiculous suspension, he went to Mexico and worked out for 6 weeks, coming back to the Cowboys in better overall shape than when he left. Perhaps the suspension has sobered him up. If an unserious Elliott was already on pace to become one of the all-time great running backs in the NFL, leading the league by a wide margin in yards per game through his first two seasons, how will the NFL handle a serious Elliott who is more focused on being a professional.
Will Elliott surpass his already blistering career pace in 2018?
Note: If Elliott were to keep up this blistering pace through his first 7 seasons, he would still be 7,607 rushing yards and 77 touchdowns behind Emmitt Smith.
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