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With Ezekiel Elliott gone, how will Dallas divvy up the touches among their running backs?
For the first time since 2015, Ezekiel Elliott will no longer command the lion’s share of carries among Cowboys running backs. With this huge change in the RB landscape, how can we expect Dallas to divvy up the touches between their rushers in 2023?
Naturally, Tony Pollard should get the most touches. He’s RB1 by a mile, both for his talent and previous production, and the fact he’s returning on the franchise tag. Dallas isn’t paying him $10.1 million this season to be a role player.
But unlike Zeke, who comfortably averaged 18.3 carries per game for most of the last seven years (plus about four catches), Pollard may not be able to sustain that workload. Even with last year’s increased usage he only averaged about 12 carries per game and 3.4 catches.
