2024 Rush/Rec Stats
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Fumbles have always been an issue for Ekeler, but at his peak with the Chargers he was such an incomparable overall threat from scrimmage that it made the fumbles tolerable. Ekeler remained an effective per-play threat from scrimmage in 2024, his age-29 season and first with Washington, but his four fumbles on 146 touches from scrimmage (including playoffs) is probably not an acceptable figure. As much as Ekeler proved he remains a uniquely dangerous pass catcher in particular – his eight-catch, 89-yard game against Philadelphia in Week 11 showed that part of Ekeler's game remains intact – fumbling at the rate he did in 2024 is still a good way to lose playing time. Starter Brian Robinson and 2024 RB3 Jeremy McNichols are both capable of catching more passes if Ekeler's fumbling puts offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury in a difficult spot in 2025. If Ekeler stops dropping the ball then he otherwise could have considerable fantasy utility even in a split backfield – Washington figures to have one of the league's better offenses, and Ekeler can be an important part of that if improved ball security allows his rare receiving ability to headline the story. Read Past Outlooks
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Tough ending to solid season
Ekeler finished the 2024 regular season with 77 carries for 367 yards and four touchdowns and 35 catches for 366 yards in 12 games, adding 34 touches for 173 yards in three playoff appearances.
ANALYSIS
Ekeler mostly played well in the first season of a two-year contract, but he suffered a pair of concussions along the way and then lost a fumble in the NFC Championship Game. His future in Washington is uncertain, as the team can add $3.46 million in cap space by releasing Ekeler this offseason. Regardless of how things play out with the Commanders, his days as a top fantasy asset appear numbered, with Ekeler now trying to continue his career as a backup/passing-down specialist. He'll turn 30 in May.
Ekeler mostly played well in the first season of a two-year contract, but he suffered a pair of concussions along the way and then lost a fumble in the NFC Championship Game. His future in Washington is uncertain, as the team can add $3.46 million in cap space by releasing Ekeler this offseason. Regardless of how things play out with the Commanders, his days as a top fantasy asset appear numbered, with Ekeler now trying to continue his career as a backup/passing-down specialist. He'll turn 30 in May.
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Advanced NFL Stats
How do Austin Ekeler's 2024 advanced stats compare to other running backs?
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Broken Tackle %
13.0%Positive Run %
83.1%% Yds After Contact
53.4%Avg Yds After Contact
2.5Rushing TD %
5.2%Touches Per Game
9.3% Snaps w/Touch
29.0%Air Yards Per Game
-5.4Air Yards Per Snap
-0.17% Team Air Yards
-1.7%% Team Targets
8.1%Avg Depth of Target
-1.6 YdsCatch Rate
85.4%Drop Rate
7.3%Avg Yds After Catch
12.3% Targeted On Route
18.9%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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2024 Austin Ekeler Split Stats
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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.
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Takes 11 touches for 53 yards
Ekeler took eight carries for 27 yards and caught three of four targets for 26 yards in Sunday's 23-20 win at Tampa Bay.
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Five touches in return from IR
Ekeler (concussion) rushed three times for 12 yards and caught both of his targets for 20 yards in Sunday's 23-19 win over the Cowboys.
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Activated, cleared to return Sunday
The Commanders activated Ekeler (concussion) from injured reserve Saturday, and he doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game at Dallas.
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Listed as questionable
Ekeler (concussion) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Dallas, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.
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Another full practice
Ekeler (concussion) was a full practice participant Thursday.
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Positive injury news
Ekeler could return during the 2024 season, Ben Standig of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Ekeler will miss his fourth straight game with a concussion Sunday against Atlanta, though he'll be eligible to return from injured reserve thereafter. Coach Dan Quinn said Tuesday it's possible Ekeler returns this season, though he didn't offer a specific timeline. With the Commanders likely to be in a good position to secure a playoff berth, the team could opt to wait to activate Ekeler until the wild-card round of the postseason.
Ekeler will miss his fourth straight game with a concussion Sunday against Atlanta, though he'll be eligible to return from injured reserve thereafter. Coach Dan Quinn said Tuesday it's possible Ekeler returns this season, though he didn't offer a specific timeline. With the Commanders likely to be in a good position to secure a playoff berth, the team could opt to wait to activate Ekeler until the wild-card round of the postseason.