Ezekiel Elliott

Ezekiel Elliott was born on 22 July 1995 in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States into a family of athletes. His father, Stacy Elliott, used to be a linebacker for the Missouri Football team. His mother, Dawn Huff, was also a high school state champion in three sports. He has two sisters. His maternal grandfather was a basketball player who played for Drake University.

Elliott attended John Burroughs School in Ladue, Missouri. He was proficient in many sports, including football, basketball, and track. Soon, he began playing for the John Burroughs Bombers football team.

During his junior year in 2012, Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 1802 yards and 34 touchdowns, and received 23 passes for 401 yards along with six scores. Following this brilliant performance, he was named the St. Louis Post-Dispatch offensive player of the year.

Being an efficient track and field athlete as well, Elliott was a state level participant in sprinting and hurdling events. His records include timings of 10.95 seconds in the 100-meter dash, 22.05 seconds in the 200-meter dash, 13.77 seconds in the 110 m hurdles, and 37.52 seconds in the 300 m hurdles. His excellent performances earned him the name of ‘Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year’ in Missouri.

Though he was under pressure to join the University of Missouri, his parents’ alma matter, he instead signed with the Ohio State University. As a freshman at the university, he rushed for 262 yards on 30 carries with two touchdowns. Because of his performance, he was named to the Academic All-Big Ten Conference team the following year.

During the season beginning in 2014, he rushed over 100 yards six times. He ran a total of 220 yards on 20 carries for two touchdowns, during the 2014 Big Ten Championship Game. He helped Ohio State qualify for the first-ever college football playoffs.

The following year, in the 2015 Super Bowl, he ran for 230 yards on 20 carries in a hard-fought 42-35 win against No. 1 team Alabama. His performance earned him the name of ‘Offensive Player of the Game’.

Ezekiel Elliott has earned several awards in his career. Some of them are ‘CFP national Champion’ (2014), ‘Big Ten Champion’ (2014), ‘Pro Bowl’ (2016), ‘NFL Rushing Yards leader’ (2016), ‘NFL Castrol Edge Clutch Performer of the Week’ (2016).