A recent report came out that Ezekial Elliott, just a month after being released by the Cowboys, now has a wishlist of teams he would like to sign to. Among the three teams on his list are the Eagles. If Philadelphia wants to sign Elliott for the right price, they certainly could get a deal done. But why should they want Zeke?
Just last year, Ezekial Elliott boasted career low numbers. With over 200 carries, he averaged -0.47 rushing yards over expected and finished with -0.03 EPA/Rush. Additionally, Elliott only averaged 3.75 yards per carry and is at a career carry mark of 1881. That’s more than double the mark-–800 carries—when running backs begin to regress. Considering his recent output along with his career workload, it seems Elliott is out of his prime.
If the Eagles were to pay Zeke $6 million dollars, he would be worth more cap than the entire Eagles running back room right now. But is he better than any backs on the Eagles right now? Kenny Gainwell flashed in the playoffs when given significant carries, Boston Scott has had more breakout games in recent years than Zeke, and Rashad Penny has averaged 5.7 yards per carry in his career. All of these backs are at their peak, while Elliott is past his prime. Lets not pay players for past performance.