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After losing Tony Pollard to the Tennessee Titans in free agency, many expected the Dallas Cowboys to draft a running back in the 2024 NFL Draft last week.
The Cowboys drafted four offensive players but none were RBs, and the team opted to reunite with former star Ezekiel Elliott, who signed a one-year, $3M contract on Monday to return to the team that drafted him fourth overall in 2016.
Though he’s 28 and has a decent amount of mileage on his tires after averaging 258 carries per year over his first eight seasons, the Cowboys seemingly view the three-time Pro Bowler as their current No. 1 RB.
“Zeke is a winning, starting running back in the league,” Cowboys VP of player personnel Will McClay said, via LoneStarLive.com. “So you turn on the tape, you saw him do things, running power gap schemes, running inside and outside zone, helping in pass protection — all those things to show that the ability was still there.”