When the Cowboys took Ezekiel Elliott with the #4 overall pick in the first round, there were a lot of reasons the Cowboys loved him and one stat Jason Garrett is big on is ball security. Do you want to guess which of our running backs is the least likely to fumble the ball?
Let’s take a look at the fumble rates of our current running backs. For this exercise we’ll look at the rookies collegiate numbers as a reference against the veterans.
These are career stats, respectively:
Ezekiel Elliott
4 career fumbles on 592 attempts = 1 fumble every 148 carries
Alfred Morris
11 career fumbles on 1,078 attempts = 1 fumble every 98 carries
Darren McFadden
20 career fumbles on 1,277 attempts = 1 fumble every 63.