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Ezekiel Elliott says playing for Bears ‘would be a dream situation’

Todd Gurley’s stellar rookie season with the Rams may vault running backs into the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft, and Ohio State’s Ezekiel Elliott is at the top of many charts at the position.

If it were up to Elliott, he’d last until the 11th overall pick for the Chicago Bears.

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“My running back coach from my sophomore year, Stan Drayton, is up at the Chicago Bears right now, so that would be a dream situation for me,” Elliott told Yahoo on Friday.