Austin Ekeler
Austin James Ekeler
Born: May 17, 1995
Eaton, CO
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 195
College: Western State (Colo.)
High School: Eaton (CO)
Career: 2017-2026
Austin Ekeler has played from 2017 to 2026 during his career with the Los Angeles Chargers and Washington Commanders. Ekeler has run for 4,794 yards in his career on 1,085 attempts, scoring 43 rushing touchdowns. He also has caught 481 passes for 4,299 yards and 30 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2017 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 47 | 260 | 5.5 | 35 | 2 | 2018 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 106 | 554 | 5.2 | 41 | 3 | 2019 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 132 | 557 | 4.2 | 35 | 3 | 2020 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 116 | 530 | 4.6 | 27 | 1 | 2021 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 206 | 911 | 4.4 | 28 | 12 | 2022 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 204 | 915 | 4.5 | 72t | 13 | 2023 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 179 | 628 | 3.5 | 55 | 5 | 2024 | NFL Washington Commanders | 77 | 367 | 4.8 | 50 | 4 | 2025 | NFL Washington Commanders | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 6 | 0 | 2026 | NFL Washington Commanders | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 0 |
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| Totals | 1085 | 4794 | 4.4 | 72 | 43 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2017 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 27 | 279 | 10.3 | 38 | 3 | 2018 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 39 | 404 | 10.4 | 44 | 3 | 2019 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 92 | 993 | 10.8 | 84 | 8 | 2020 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 54 | 403 | 7.5 | 28 | 2 | 2021 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 70 | 647 | 9.2 | 40 | 8 | 2022 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 107 | 722 | 6.7 | 23 | 5 | 2023 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 51 | 436 | 8.5 | 39t | 1 | 2024 | NFL Washington Commanders | 35 | 366 | 10.5 | 34 | 0 | 2025 | NFL Washington Commanders | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 15 | 0 | 2026 | NFL Washington Commanders | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 481 | 4299 | 8.9 | 84 | 30 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 2017 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 | 2024 | NFL Washington Commanders | 19 | 594 | 31.3 | 62 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 24 | 679 | 28.3 | 62 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2017 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2019 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2023 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | NFL Washington Commanders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 2017 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2018 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2019 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 2020 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2021 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 2022 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 2023 | NFL Los Angeles Chargers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2024 | NFL Washington Commanders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Totals | 43 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 442 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2017 | NFL | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 0 | 2018 | NFL | Los Angeles Chargers | 14 | 3 | 2019 | NFL | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 8 | 2020 | NFL | Los Angeles Chargers | 10 | 10 | 2021 | NFL | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 16 | 2022 | NFL | Los Angeles Chargers | 17 | 17 | 2023 | NFL | Los Angeles Chargers | 14 | 14 | 2024 | NFL | Washington Commanders | 12 | 6 | 2025 | NFL | Washington Commanders | 2 | 2026 | NFL | Washington Commanders | 0 | 0 |
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Honors
2019 - Pro Football Focus (2nd Team)
2024 - Associated Press (2nd Team)
