Austin Ekeler

Washington Commanders running back Austin Ekeler operated mostly as the team's lead back in Week 1 against the Giants, leading the backfield with 32 snaps out of 65 plays. He only touched the ball nine times for the game, but was again efficient with 57 yards. The roles are still fairly fluid in the Washington backfield, but Week 1 could be instructive for how it might look going forward. Washington essentially gave Ekeler and Croskey-Merritt their own drives against the Giants, which is ... [Read More]

Washington Commanders running back Austin Ekeler (shoulder) is on the initial injury report for Week 2 and was listed as limited on the team's estimated injury report for Monday. The Commanders conducted a walk-through practice. While Ekeler's status should be followed heading into Thurday night's tilt against the Green Bay Packers, he should be able to suit up in Week 2. The 30-year-old played on only 33 of the team's 70 offensive snaps in their Week 1 win over the New York Giants while ... [Read More]

Washington Commanders running back Austin Ekeler should handle a lot of the work in the Washington backfield in Week 1 against the Giants. Ekeler is coming off a strong bounceback season in his first year with Washington, totaling 733 yards from scrimmage with four touchdowns in 12 games. He still proved deadly as a pass catcher as he led the position in yards per reception at 10.5. Ekeler is likely to take care of the pass-down responsibilities while also maybe taking on more as a rusher this ... [Read More]

Finding value at the running back later in drafts can provide one of the biggest edges in fantasy football. It's generally tougher at wide receiver to find extreme upside late in drafts, which makes peppering multiple of them in the early to middle rounds an optimal strategy. We'll be looking at three running backs with mid to later ADPs here: Austin Ekeler, Braelon Allen, and D'Andre Swift.Ekeler and Allen come off the board in a very similar range on NFFC, whereas Swift is drafted nearly 100 ... [Read More]

The 2025 fantasy football draft season is here, and it's go time folks! At RotoBaller HQ, we have freshly updated our rankings for fantasy managers to crush their upcoming drafts -- and once the top ~75 players are off the board, it's time to start thinking who might be at the FLEX position in your starting lineup. We break it down for you with our updated PPR FLEX (RB, WR, TE) fantasy football rankings.Below, you will find where key players such as Jayden Higgins, Cam Skattebo, J.K. Dobbins, ... [Read More]