- According to ESPN, Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett and QB Dak Prescott want to get RB Ezekiel Elliott more involved with the passing game next season. The NFL’s leading rusher last season caught 32 passes as a rookie and has been seen lining up in the slot and flexing out wide during training camp.
- Elliott had a superb rookie season, earning an overall PFF grade of 88.8, second among RBs in 2016. He also had a receiving grade of 73.4, which ranked 19th among 52 qualified RBs.
- As a pass-catcher, Elliott performed quite well, he was efficient running routes out of the backfield, his average yards per route run of 1.39 ranked 19th among 43 RBs and he only dropped one of the 33 catchable passes thrown his way in 2016 for a drop rate of 3.03, which was second best among NFC RBs with at least 28 targets.
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