Austin Ekeler
29-Year-Old
2024 Rush/Rec Stats
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Perhaps Ekeler has lost a step, but it's difficult to tell strictly from 2023. Badly as Ekeler's numbers declined, regression would have been predictable if one knew ahead of time that Ekeler would suffer a high-ankle sprain early in the year and that QB Justin Herbert would miss four games and play many of the others with a broken finger on his throwing hand. The Chargers offense collapsed, and it fell hard on Ekeler in particular. Now in Washington on a two-year, $8.4 million contract, Ekeler should have better circumstances in 2024, though it's not clear to what degree. Not just that, but Ekeler is 29 years old now, so even if physical decline wasn't one of the main causes of his 2023 struggles it could still happen any time now. He should stay a little more spry with Brian Robinson and Chris Rodriguez taking most of the power-rushing workload in Washington under new offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, perhaps opening the door for Ekeler to recapture some of his magic as a pass catcher for rookie QB Jayden Daniels. The days of fantasy dominance are likely gone, with Ekeler not even assured of getting goal-line carries despite his established TD-scoring prowess. Read Past Outlooks
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Racks up yards in Sunday's win
Ekeler carried the ball eight times for 38 yards and caught all three of his targets for 47 yards in Sunday's 21-18 win over the Giants.
ANALYSIS
The former Charger had more receiving yards than rushing yards for the second straight game, as he continues to be an effective complement to early down back Brian Robinson -- who pounded out 133 rushing yards on 17 carries Sunday -- in the Washington backfield. Ekeler will look to get into the end zone for the first time with his new team in a Week 3 tilt against the Bengals.
The former Charger had more receiving yards than rushing yards for the second straight game, as he continues to be an effective complement to early down back Brian Robinson -- who pounded out 133 rushing yards on 17 carries Sunday -- in the Washington backfield. Ekeler will look to get into the end zone for the first time with his new team in a Week 3 tilt against the Bengals.
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Fantasy/Red Zone Stats
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Advanced NFL Stats
How do Austin Ekeler's 2024 advanced stats compare to other running backs?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank.
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Broken Tackle %
20.0%Positive Run %
80.0%% Yds After Contact
50.0%Avg Yds After Contact
2.4Rushing TD %
0.0%Touches Per Game
8.5% Snaps w/Touch
29.3%Air Yards Per Game
-6.0Air Yards Per Snap
-0.21% Team Air Yards
-4.7%% Team Targets
13.2%Avg Depth of Target
-1.7 YdsCatch Rate
100.0%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
15.9% Targeted On Route
20.6%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
How does the Bengals pass defense compare to other NFL teams this season?
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Monday, Sep 23rd at 8:15PM
Overall QB Rating Against
47.3
Cornerbacks
47.8
Safeties
95.8
Linebackers
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2024 Austin Ekeler Split Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Ekeler is back in Los Angeles for at least one more year despite requesting a trade in March, ultimately accepting an amended contract (more incentives) shortly after his 28th birthday in May. It may not be what he wants or deserves in terms of pay, but he's at least well positioned to pile up numbers again with the help of Justin Herbert, who douses his running back in targets. Ekeler is among the two or three best pass catchers at his position, and he's proven as an efficient, medium-volume runner now that he's coming off back-to-back seasons with least 4.4 YPC on slightly more than 200 carries. He's also coming off back-to-back seasons leading the league in touchdowns, with his combination of tough, clever running (25 rush TDs) and quick, precise route-running (13 receiving TDs) making the 200-pounder one of the best red-zone weapons in the league. It does seem the Chargers hope to use Ekeler a bit less this year, at least in the passing game, with OC Kellen Moore and rookie wideout Quentin Johnston brought in to help Herbert stretch the field. On the other hand, Ekeler caught at least 4.4 passes per game each of the past four seasons, and the Chargers still don't have good backfield depth or any reason to turn away from their star RB near the goal.
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Gets six touches to Robinson's 15
Ekeler rushed twice for 10 yards and caught all four of his targets for 52 yards in Sunday's 37-20 loss to the Buccaneers.
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Limited to receiving work Saturday
Ekeler brought in his only target for four yards in the Commanders' 13-6 preseason loss to the Dolphins on Saturday night.
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Makes Washington debut Saturday
Ekeler rushed twice for seven yards and didn't catch his only target in Saturday's 20-17 preseason loss to the Jets.
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Listed as co-starter
Ekeler and Brian Robinson both are listed as starters on Washington's initial preseason depth chart.
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Headed to Washington
Ekeler agreed to a two-year contract with the Commanders on Monday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
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Expected to reach free agency
Ekeler likely won't have the franchise tag placed on him by the Chargers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
All of Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs, Tony Pollard and Ekeler are expected to reach free agency rather than get tagged by their current teams, creating a situation that should suppress salaries at the position once again. Ekeler could be the biggest loser of the lot on the open market, as the 28-year-old is coming off a very disappointing season that saw him average only 3.5 yards per carry and miss a few games early in the season with an ankle injury he might not ever have fully recovered from, as his only 100-yard rushing performance of the season came in Week 1.
All of Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs, Tony Pollard and Ekeler are expected to reach free agency rather than get tagged by their current teams, creating a situation that should suppress salaries at the position once again. Ekeler could be the biggest loser of the lot on the open market, as the 28-year-old is coming off a very disappointing season that saw him average only 3.5 yards per carry and miss a few games early in the season with an ankle injury he might not ever have fully recovered from, as his only 100-yard rushing performance of the season came in Week 1.