Former Cowboy DeMarco Murray weighs in on Ezekiel Elliott's rookie season

RB DeMarco Murray takes the handoff and doesn't look back for this huge 75-yard touchdown run! The Green Bay Packers take on the Tennessee Titans during Week 10 of the 2016 NFL season.

Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has set the NFL on fire in his rookie season. One big game would put last May's No. 4 overall pick back on pace to break former Rams star Eric Dickerson's rookie record for total rushing yards. Even crazier, Elliott is drawing comparisons to former Cowboys great Emmitt Smith less than 10 weeks into his NFL career.

In trying to replicate the winning formula for the Cowboys' 2014 season, Elliott is playing the DeMarco Murray role. Murray left the Cowboys as a free agent to sign with the Eagles before he was traded to the Tennessee Titans.

"He's played well. I didn't know his catching ability and just breaking tackles and things of that nature," Murray said, via The Tennessean. "I think that's very impressive for a young guy. I think he's fitting in well with those guys and doing a good job."

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