No NFL rookie has sold more jerseys so far than Ezekiel Elliott
Zeke may have been drafted No. 4, but going to the Cowboys helps boost sales a bit.
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Jared Dubin
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He's No. 21 in your program, No. 4 in the 2016 NFL Draft and No. 1 among rookies in jersey sales through one week. That's running back Ezekiel Elliott of the Dallas Cowboys, folks.
No. 21 is No. 1 when it comes to jersey sales through the first full week after the draft. https://t.co/oGTJColOd3 pic.twitter.com/6rmowm2NIK
— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) May 5, 2016
Is this all that surprising? Not really. There's a reason they call the Cowboys "America's Team." If they don't have the largest fan base of any team in the NFL, it's pretty close. And when a team with a fan base of that size not only has a high draft pick, but uses it on an exciting skill position player, they're going to sell a lot of jerseys. (These are presumably full jerseys and not the kind that cut off just below the shoulder pads so everyone can see your abs.)
Elliott is followed on the rookie jerseys sales list by the No. 2 and then No. 1 picks in the 2016 draft. Division rival Carson Wentz, the future quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles, is in second place for his No. 11 jersey. Jared Goff, the No. 1 pick and new QB of the Los Angeles Rams, saw his No. 16 uni sell the third-most among rookies during the first week of his career.
No word on whether Elliott's jersey sales have helped the Cowboys defense in any way.
