The 2023 New England Patriots depth chart got a major boost at the running back position when two-time NFL rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott signed a one-year contract with the team on August 15. The emergence of Tony Pollard in the Dallas Cowboys' backfield resulted in the former Ohio State star becoming a salary cap casualty this past offseason. Elliott will give the Patriots a proven backup option, who can take some of the pressure off of rising star Rhamondre Stevenson. While Elliott may no longer have the fantasy football value playing for the Jets that he had as the lead running back for the Dallas Cowboys, he is still worthy of a spot in the 2023 fantasy football RB rankings in your fantasy football draft strategy. 

Where does Elliott fall in the 2023 fantasy football running back tiers? SportsLine's proven simulation model and trusted fantasy football expert R.J. White have made the call, and there are some major surprises.

R.J. White is a Fantasy and gambling editor for CBS Sports, who consistently crushes against-the-spread picks and went 535-450-30 on his ATS picks from 2017-22, which returned more than $3,500 to $100 players. He also closed the 2022 NFL season on an incredible 107-80-6 run on his last 193 against-the-spread and total NFL picks, returning more than $1,800 for $100 bettors.

Elliott has been one of the most productive fantasy football running backs in the league since he entered the NFL as the No. 4 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft out of Ohio State. The 28-year-old has four 1,000-yard seasons, and led the NFL in rushing in 2016 and 2018. Elliott enters the 2023 NFL season with a borderline Hall of Fame worth resume with career totals of 1,881 carries for 8,262 yards (4.4 yards per carry) and 68 rushing touchdowns. He's also caught 305 passes for 2,336 yards and 12 TDs.

We can tell you that White has listed Cook as a Tier 6 fantasy football running back. "Elliott is worth drafting in Fantasy with the potential to take goal-line work from Rhamondre Stevenson," White told SportsLine.

SportsLine's model which simulates every game 10,000 times, and White have both made their projections and inserted Eliott into their 2023 Fantasy football running backs rankings. You ABSOLUTELY need to see what they have to say before locking in your fantasy draft strategy.

Where does Ezekiel Elliott land in the 2023 Fantasy football rankings now that he's signed with the Patriots? And what is the two-time NFL rushing champion's projected ADP? ... Join SportsLine now to see where Ezekiel Elliott is listed in the 2023 Fantasy Football RB ranking tiers, all from the simulation model that called Deebo Samuel's sharp decline in 2022 and Jonathan Taylor's monster season in 2021!