Austin Ekeler Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

Austin Ekeler
RB
, Washington Commanders

Age: 30
Weight: 200 lbs
Height: 5' 9"
College: Western State (CO)

ADP: 132
Depth Chart Ranking: 2

Pts	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	RecYds
97	367	4	35	366

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Draft note

by John Paulsen

Now entering his age-30 season, Ekeler is at the stage of his career where durability and workload are both legitimate concerns. He’s missed eight games over the past two seasons and is a good bet to miss a few games in 2025. Still, Ekeler was efficient when on the field in 2024, averaging 9.3 touches for 61.1 total yards and 0.33 touchdowns per game. His 4.8 yards per carry was his best mark since 2018, thanks in part to an elite 3.0 yards before contact per attempt. He’s not breaking as many tackles as he used to, but his vision and burst still pop when the blocking is there. Deebo Samuel’s arrival adds another layer of competition for touches, particularly in the short-area game. Ekeler profiles as a weekly RB3 with some spike-week potential in PPR formats, but the days of him being a top-tier fantasy asset appear to be in the rearview mirror.

Latest news

Commanders RB Austin Ekeler (concussion) week to week

Ben Standing on X

Dec 03, 2024 · 7:21 PM EST

Austin Ekeler's response when asked whether he could return this season:

"It's week to week. I want to continue to learn more. It's my second concussion (this season). Am I more susceptible to a third now that I've had two and the severity of mine? It's a learning process for me because I've never had anything this bad and twice in the same season. ... The best thing about is the team has my back ... I really appreciate DQ (Dan Quinn) and Adam Peters for being there."

Related players: Brian Robinson, Jeremy McNichols, Chris Rodriguez

Fantasy Impact:

It doesn't seem like Ekeler has a timetable and the week to week tag indicates it could be some time. Ekeler is clearly concerned about this long-term well-being. From a fantasy angle, Robinson should continue to lead the way with McNichols seeing the passing down work. Rodriguez may be a guy to pick up in deeper leagues as a stash, especially if Ekeler ends up missing significant time. Rodriguez got some mop-up time and ended up carrying the ball 13 times for 94 yards, adding a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Titans.

Scouting report

by Neil Dutton

· Nov 22, 2024 · 6:07 PM EST

WAS RB Austin Ekeler - Week 12 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 12 vs Dallas Cowboys

Austin Ekeler rolled back the years in Week 11 against the Eagles, and while far from his prime he has averaged a robust 13.5 Half-PPR points over his last four games. He’s still ceding primary rushing work to Brian Robinson, and that may ultimately hurt his fantasy stock this week against the Cowboys. If Ekeler was THE Guy, then a clash with a Cowboys team ranking 28th in aFPA to running backs would be a welcome date in the 2024 schedule. But with Robinson leading the rushing attack, Ekeler looks more like a low-end RB2 in Week 12.

2025 Strength of Schedule - WAS

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17	W18
28 NYG	14 @GB	18 LV	9 @ATL	8 @LAC	25 CHI	20 @DAL	1 @KC	15 SEA	5 DET	16 @MIA	BYE	17 DEN	3 @MIN	28 @NYG	2 PHI	20 DAL	2 @PHI

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

Game Stats


Week	Opp	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	YPC	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	STD	0.5 PPR	PPR	Snaps	%
1	@TB	2	10	0	0	5.00	4	52	0	4	13.00	6.2	8.20	10.2	31/59	52.5%
2	NYG	8	38	0	0	4.75	3	47	0	3	15.67	8.5	10.00	11.5	31/72	43.1%
3	@CIN	3	35	1	0	11.67	2	22	0	2	11.00	11.7	12.70	13.7	13/59	22.0%
O Injury Details (w4) Status: Out Injury: Concussion 4	@ARI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	CLE	6	67	0	0	11.17	2	30	0	2	15.00	9.7	10.70	11.7	33/67	49.3%
6	@BAL	9	21	0	0	2.33	4	47	0	5	11.75	6.8	8.80	10.8	47/59	79.7%
7	CAR	4	17	0	0	4.25	2	3	0	2	1.50	2.0	3.00	4.0	28/69	40.6%
8	CHI	7	52	0	0	7.43	2	6	0	3	3.00	5.8	6.80	7.8	42/74	56.8%
9	@NYG	11	42	1	0	3.82	3	41	0	4	13.67	14.3	15.80	17.3	29/62	46.8%
10	PIT	13	44	2	0	3.38	1	7	0	2	7.00	17.1	17.60	18.1	45/64	70.3%
11	@PHI	2	7	0	0	3.50	8	89	0	9	11.12	9.6	13.60	17.6	34/66	51.5%
12	DAL	9	22	0	0	2.44	2	2	0	3	1.00	2.4	3.40	4.4	44/70	62.9%
O Injury Details (w13) Status: Out Injury: Concussion 13	TEN	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
O Injury Details (w14) Status: Out Injury: Concussion 14	BYE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
O Injury Details (w15) Status: Out Injury: Concussion 15	@NO	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
O Injury Details (w16) Status: Out Injury: Concussion 16	PHI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
O Injury Details (w17) Status: Out Injury: Concussion 17	ATL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
18	@DAL	3	12	0	0	4.00	2	20	0	2	10.00	3.2	4.20	5.2	35/58	60.3%
Per game			6.42	30.58	0.33	0	4.77	2.92	30.50	0	3.42	10.46	8.11	9.57	11.03	34.33/64.92	52.97%
Totals			77	367	4	0	4.77	35	366	0	41	10.46	97.3	114.8	132.3	412/779	52.97%

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