It’s safe to say that Dallas Cowboys prized rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott had an impressive year running between the tackles:
During his impressive rookie year, Ezekiel Elliott ran for more yards between the tackles than all but one other HB pic.twitter.com/ggyNK4gD2z
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) June 2, 2017
However, Elliott wasn’t the best as that distinction went to Chicago Bears stud rookie Jordan Howard, who gained a league-high 966 yards between the tackles in 2016. Howard gained a total of 1,313 yards as a rookie fifth-round pick who was slotted as a third-string back behind Jeremy Langford and Ka’Deem Carey to start to season. So to see Howard be among the top three in this category and sharing a leaderboard with Elliott and Le’Veon Bell speaks volumes of how productive he was – especially against defenses gearing up to stop him.