Ezekiel Elijah “Zeke” Elliott (born July 22, 1995), is an American football running back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State, where he earned second-team All-America honors in 2015. Elliott was drafted by the Cowboys fourth overall in the 2016 NFL Draft. As a three-time Pro Bowl selection, he led the league in rushing yards in 2016 and 2018.