Austin Ekeler Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

Austin Ekeler
RB
, Los Angeles Chargers

Age: 26
Weight: 195 lbs
Height: 5' 10"

ADP: 10
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	RecYds
101.8	356	4	27	242

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Draft note

by John Paulsen

Ekeler finished as the No. 29 running back (half-PPR) in just 10 games last season. The previous year, he finished No. 6. More than just about everyone else at his position, Ekeler’s value will depend on the scoring format. He’s a top 10 back in full PPR, but more of a high-end RB2 in standard formats. In his eight healthy games with Justin Herbert at quarterback, Ekeler averaged 18.4 touches (including 6.5 receptions on 7.9 targets) for 104 total yards and 0.38 touchdowns. The resulting 15.9 PPG is what David Montgomery scored as last year’s No. 4 running back. The Chargers added Corey Linsley in free agency and tackle Rashawn Slater with the No. 13 pick in the draft, so the offensive line unit should be much improved in 2021. This all points to a bounceback season for Ekeler.

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Austin Ekeler should be good to go for Week 1

Ian Rapoport

Sep 12 · 8:56 AM EDT

Chargers RB Austin Ekeler (hamstring) had a good practice Friday and looks good to go for Week 1 against Washington.

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Ekeler returned to practice Friday after missing Wednesday and Thursday, and reportedly impressed at practice, seeming to allow the Chargers to give the green light to their star running back. Ekeler is currently our No. 21 running back in half-PPR.

Scouting report

by Neil Dutton

· Oct 15 · 10:41 AM EDT

LAC RB Austin Ekeler - Week 6 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 6 vs. Ravens

Week 5 was another excellent week for Austin Eekler in his strong start to the 2021 campaign. Against the Browns, Ekeler saw a season-high 17 rushing attempts. He only managed 66 yards, but he found the end zone twice on the ground. Ekeler also saw five targets, his fourth game in a row with at least five looks, and scored a receiving touchdown for the third game in a row. Ekeler has six combined scores in his last three games. After a quiet Week 1, Ekeler has averaged 24.5 fantasy points per game in Half-PPR formats over the last four weeks. He is currently the RB2.

Ekeler is a weekly must-start in fantasy, and his Week 6 matchup should in no way deter his fantasy managers. The Ravens rank 26th in aFPA to RBs. They've allowed six rushing touchdowns to opposition backfields through five games, while only the Jets have allowed more receiving yards to tailbacks. If Mike Williams is forced to sit out due to injury, Ekeler and Keenan Allen should both get a bump in targets in Week 6.

2021 Strength of Schedule - LAC

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17
26 @WAS	13 DAL	19 @KC	28 LV	8 CLE	20 @BAL	BYE	16 NE	22 @PHI	12 MIN	6 PIT	9 @DEN	10 @CIN	25 NYG	19 KC	21 @HOU	9 DEN

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	PPR	Snaps	%
1	@WAS	15	57	1	0	3.80	0	0	0	0	0.00	11.7	11.7	47/81	58.0%
2	DAL	9	54	0	0	6.00	9	61	0	9	6.78	13.5	22.5	45/71	63.4%
3	@KC	11	55	0	0	5.00	6	52	1	6	8.67	16.7	22.7	49/66	74.2%
4	LV	15	117	1	0	7.80	3	28	1	5	9.33	26.5	29.5	45/75	60.0%
5	CLE	17	66	2	1	3.88	5	53	1	5	10.60	27.9	32.9	53/75	70.7%
6	@BAL	6	7	0	0	1.17	4	48	0	7	12.00	5.5	9.5	34/56	60.7%
Per game		12.17	59.33	0.67	0.17	4.88	4.50	40.33	0.50	5.33	8.96	16.97	21.47	45.50/70.67	64.50%
Totals		73	356	4	1	4.88	27	242	3	32	8.96	101.8	128.8	273/424	64.50%