Jordan Howard: The Other Rookie RB Taking the NFL by Storm

December 22, 2016   ·   Brad Gagnon   ·   Jump to comments

NFL rushing leader Ezekiel Elliott has taken the league by storm in his rookie season. The No. 4 overall pick has 327 more rushing yards than anyone else in football, has gone over the 100-yard mark a league-high seven times and ranks third in the NFL with 14 touchdowns. 
When you've got numbers like that and you're leading a 12-2 Dallas Cowboys team on a playoff run, you're going to be the toast of the football world. 
To nobody's surprise, ESPN.com's Darren Rovell reported in November that between April 1 and Oct. 31, the Ohio State product had the best-selling football jersey in America. 
But it might surprise you to find out that on a per-carry basis, Elliott has not been the most productive qualified rookie back in football this season. 
See, while Zeke is averaging 5.003 yards per rushing attempt (ranking fourth among backs with at least 100 carries), a fellow named Jordan Howard ranks one spot ahead of him with a yards-per-attempt ave...

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