A disabled teenager in Ohio whose boyfriend died a few months before prom got a rare treat on the big night - a surprise date with a Cleveland Browns player.

Elyria High School senior Elna Wright, 17, is nonverbal and uses a wheelchair as a result of a rare progressive disorder.

She was crowned homecoming queen, but her boyfriend died last fall and she had no other date for prom.

Cameron Erving is pictured with Elna Wright, 17, as they pose for a prom night photograph. The star NFL player was the teenager's surprise date after her boyfriend died a few months prior to the event

The 6ft 5in athlete picked her up in a limo, before posing for photographs in the town square and attending the dance

Elna, who suffers from a rare progressive disorder, was 'on top of the world' following her date, her father said

Cleveland Browns's Cameron Erving competes against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second half of a football game in Cleveland

So her parents took to social media, asking if an athlete might escort their Cleveland-sports-crazy daughter.

To everyone's amazement, 6ft 5in tall Browns guard picked Wright up in a limo bus, posed for photos in the historic downtown square and accompanied her to the dance.

Elna's dress, hair, makeup and flowers were all donated, while her father said his daughter was 'on top of the world', adding: 'This means everything,' Fox8 reported.

Erving, 23, said making Wright smile was 'the biggest thing'.

'I just wanted to come here for her. Just being able to make her smile, that's the biggest thing.