Dez Bryant Predicts Ezekiel Elliott Will Break Rookie Rushing Record

October 20, 2016   ·   Scott Polacek   ·   Jump to comments

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott leads the NFL with 703 rushing yards through his first six games, but teammate Dez Bryant thinks the rookie is just scratching the surface of his potential.
"Yeah, I believe it. Two thousand or more," Bryant said when giving his prediction for Elliott's year-end rushing yardage total, per Charean Williams of the Star-Telegram.
That would give the Ohio State product the all-time NFL rookie rushing record, which Eric Dickerson set in 1983 with 1,808 yards.
Williams noted Elliott already became the first rookie to tally 130-plus yards on the ground in four straight games when he gashed the Green Bay Packers for 157 yards on 28 carries on Sunday.
He ran for 140 yards against the Chicago Bears, 138 against the San Francisco 49ers and 134 against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Elliott deflected the praise in the midst of his impressive stretch, per Williams: "I’ve got to thank my O-line and those guys. They work their tails ...

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