Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) runs the ball in the third quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023.
Elliott currently stands 40th on the NFL’s all-time rushing list. The 642 yards he gained on the ground last season were enough to surpass Willis McGahee, Jim Taylor, and Terry Allen. If Elliott matches that total in 2024, he’ll move ahead of Ahman Green, Earl Campbell, and Shaun Alexander, and he’ll be 36th on the list, where Derrick Henry- who will obviously keep climbing- is now.
But let’s give Elliott more credit than that, if only for the sake of argument. After all, he’s returning to a team he knows, he’s running behind (at least a few) familiar blockers, and he’s got a much better offense around him. Let’s say Elliott finds a groove and goes for 876 yards, his total from 2022, the season that had many Dallas fans calling him washed.
With another 876-yard effort, he would also pass Chris Johnson and Joe Perry, and he’d be just steps behind Matt Forte in 34th place all-time. (Again, assuming Henry moves up, too.)
Elliott currently has 8,904 rushing yards. Reaching the 10,000-yard plateau is something only 31 men have done (Henry should certainly become the 32nd this season), but at what seems to be his pace now, Zeke’s unlikely to get there until 2025, at best.
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