Cowboys' Elliott tops college playoff vets in NFL postseason
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott was in the original group of college players to go through something resembling the NFL playoffs when Ohio State won the national championship two years ago.
Win as the NFC's top seed in a divisional game against Green Bay on Sunday, or watch along with quarterback and fellow rookie sensation Dak Prescott as a magical season goes "poof."
Houston nose tackle D.J. Reader (Clemson), Kansas City linebacker Terrance Smith (Florida State), New England cornerback Cyrus Jones and Seattle defensive tackle Jarran Reed (both Alabama).
[...] he sat out the regular-season finale at Philadelphia because the Cowboys (13-3) had clinched home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
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A fifth-round pick after Clemson lost the title game to Alabama last season, Reader played all 16 regular-season games, starting seven.
A second-round pick after two CFPs with the Crimson Tide, Reed started five of 15 games before getting another start in the 26-6 wild-card win over Detroit.