• Career Stats
    RushingReceiving
    YearGPRrsh/ydsaveTDsrec/ydsaveTDsFSV
    201916 7 132/557 4.2 3 92/993 10.8 8 313
    201814 27 106/554 5.2 3 39/404 10.4 3 171
    201716 43 47/260 5.5 2 27/279 10.3 3 111
  • (Month:Week)
2019 Stats | LACWeek
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 TOT
TM Snap % 75% 73% 65% 72% 66% 45% 59% 53% 34% 45% 58% - 53% 49% 48% 54% - 57%
rshYds 58 66 36 60 7 14 7 3 70 19 24 - 16 101 19 11 46 557
rushes 12 17 9 18 3 5 5 3 12 6 5 - 9 8 7 4 9 132
rshTDs 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 3
recYds 96 67 45 62 86 14 118 19 23 29 108 - 51 112 62 58 43 993
Tar/Rec 7/6 6/6 7/7 5/5 16/15 4/3 8/7 3/2 4/4 2/2 12/8 - 5/4 5/4 7/5 6/5 11/9 108/92
TM Tar% 21% 18% 16% 16% 36% 10% 22% 10% 15% 8% 27% - 19% 21% 18% 16% - 19%
recTDs 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 1 1 0 0 0 8
FScore 33 19 8 24 9 2 18 8 9 10 13 0 12 27 8 6 8 221
FS/PPR 39 25 15 29 24 5 25 10 13 12 21 0 16 31 13 11 17 313
Opp ind @ det hou @ mia den pit @ ten @ chi gb @ oak kc bye @ den @ jac min oak @ kc  
 
2018 Stats | LACWeek
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 TOT
TM Snap % 27% 42% 35% 34% 36% 35% 95% - 18% 36% 23% 36% 78% 68% - - 25% 41%
rshYds 39 77 47 25 15 60 42 - 21 19 29 35 21 66 - - 58 554
rushes 5 11 4 8 6 7 12 - 3 3 6 5 13 15 - - 8 106
rshTDs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 1 - - 1 3
recYds 87 21 24 31 44 0 26 - 13 0 40 68 22 28 - - 0 404
Tar/Rec 5/5 3/3 3/3 3/2 3/1 0/0 7/5 - 2/1 0/0 2/2 11/10 8/5 5/2 - - 1/0 53/39
TM Tar% 10% 11% 10% 8% 12% 0% 29% - 8% 0% 5% 38% 23% 17% - - 5% 13%
recTDs 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 3
FScore 18 9 7 11 11 6 6 0 3 1 6 16 4 15 0 0 11 131
FS/PPR 23 12 10 13 12 6 11 0 4 1 8 26 9 17 0 0 11 170
Opp kc @ buf @ lar sf oak @ cle ten bye @ sea @ oak den ari @ pit cin @ kc bal @ den  
 
2017 Stats | LACWeek
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 TOT
TM Snap % 5% 0% 8% 5% 17% 11% 31% 30% - 33% 43% 40% 29% 25% 16% 14% - 20%
rshYds 0 - 0 35 0 1 38 8 - 42 40 15 19 49 13 - - 260
rushes 0 - 0 1 4 1 7 2 - 10 6 6 4 4 2 - - 47
rshTDs 0 - 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 0 0 0 - - 2
recYds 18 - 6 23 28 8 6 13 - 77 18 55 21 0 6 - - 279
Tar/Rec 2/2 - 1/1 2/2 6/3 2/1 4/4 1/1 - 5/5 2/2 3/3 3/2 3/0 1/1 - - 35/27
TM Tar% 6% 0% 3% 6% 14% 6% 16% 3% - 14% 6% 9% 7% 9% 3% 0% - 7%
recTDs 0 - 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 - - 3
FScore 1 0 0 11 2 0 10 2 0 23 11 7 4 4 1 0 0 83
FS/PPR 3 0 1 13 5 1 14 3 0 28 13 10 6 4 2 0 0 110
Opp @ den mia kc phi @ nyg @ oak den @ ne bye @ jac buf @ dal cle was @ kc @ nyj oak  
 

Austin Ekeler 2020 Outlook
Ekeler agreed to a four-year, $24.5 million deal with the Chargers early this offseason. Of course, as ESPN.com suggested, by letting Melvin Gordon walk the Chargers had already committed to Ekeler, who emerged as a key contributor over the past two seasons -- even if he's not used in a traditional featured role. In case you missed it, in 2019 Ekeler ran 132 times and caught 92 passes while notching 11 overall touchdowns. Among all running backs last season, Ekeler finished at the top in receiving TDs (eight) and second in receptions. Beyond that, he led all NFL players in catches without a drop (92); his 993 yards receiving were 12th most ever by a running back; he had 10 games with five-plus catches, and was one of five running backs with 1,500-plus total yards and 10-plus total TDs. HC Anthony Lynn wants Ekeler to get 15 to 20 touches a game, a trend that should continue in 2020. That'll certainly work for us after Ekeler finished fourth in fantasy points at the position. In fact, Ekeler averaged nearly 27 fantasy points a game over the first four weeks of the season and he finished with six top-5 performances -- tied for third-most in the league among running backs. And, as NFL.com noted, his seven 20-plus point games tied for second with Dalvin Cook, Ezekiel Elliott and Derrick Henry.

Austin Ekeler 2019 Outlook
As CBSSports.com recently pointed out, Ekeler has been wildly efficient as a change-of-pace back behind Melvin Gordon. He's averaged better than five yards per carry and more than 10 yards per reception each of his first two seasons in the NFL. He has been one of the rare NFL backups who have fantasy value even with the starter healthy. And if Gordon goes down again, Ekeler should become an instant starter. But the real concern for fantasy owners will be whether he'll get the majority of the workload. CBS went on to remind readers that when Gordon was hurt last year, the Chargers’ backfield became another committee between Ekeler and Justin Jackson, and Ekeler's efficiency suffered while Jackson at times looked like the better back. As it stands there is just no guarantee Ekeler, who missed time down the stretch last year due to concussion issues, beats out Jackson for the secondary role, and certainly no guarantee either will be must-start if Gordon goes down. In fact, Detrez Newsome, who was impressive last preseason, would also be in the mix here.

Austin Ekeler 2018 Outlook
This time last year, few people outside of the Chargers' scouts and coaches knew about Ekeler, an undrafted rookie out of tiny Western State in Colorado. Fast forward one year and the entire NFL knows his name. After an impressive showing in training camp and the preseason, Ekeler made the 53-man roster, eventually establishing himself as a key cog in the Bolts' offense as the team's primary complement to Melvin Gordon. He was a solid change of pace when running the ball, but he truly established himself as a dangerous receiving option out of the backfield, hauling in 27 passes for 279 yards and three touchdowns, including three receptions of at least 20 yards. Ekeler saw sporadic playing time over the first month of the season, which is why he failed to qualify among league leaders. If he had a few more plays under his belt, his 10.3 yards per catch would have ranked third among all running backs, sandwiched between Todd Gurley and Alvin Kamara. Expect him to continue handling a similar role and workload this season but with a little less anonymity.