RB · Washington Commanders
Austin Ekeler fantasy stats and usage
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Next: Week 5 vs NYG, Sun 1:00 PM ET; Commanders implied for 23.25 points
Usage by week
Snap share
27%2026 avg 27% · 2025 50%
Target share
6%2026 avg 6% · 2025 10%
Carry share
18%2026 avg 18% · 2025 31%
2026 season2025 season
Carries / team rush attempts.
Share of team dropbacks he was on the field for. nflverse participation data stops after 2025, so 2026 is blank.
2026: 2 targets, 4 carries, 0 red-zone opportunities and 0 goal-line carries in 1 game.
Breakout outlook and route depth
50 = no change. 60+ rising, 75+ surging; 40 and under cooling, 25 and under falling.
Steady Expected points 3.0 → 4.4 a game and route share 15% → 27% (est.); 21% chance of a top-24 week in the next 3. All breakout candidates
Route share (est.)
27%
2025: 55%
Targets per route (est.)
0.17
2025: 0.13
Yards per route (est.)
0.92
2025: 0.73
aDOT
-2.0
air yards per target
Air-yards share
-1%
2025: 2%
Routes (est.)
12
2 targets in 1 games
Estimates: nflverse participation data stops after 2025, so 2026 route share comes from his snap share, a position adjustment and his 2025 rate (typical error about 4 points over a season). Pass blockers count as on the field.
Austin Ekeler
Projection
Week 5 vs NYG · Edgehalla model (nfl-1.1.0)
5.0 PPR pts
80% range 1–11 · plays ~87% (points assume he plays)
- Targets
- 2
- Rec
- 1
- Rec yds
- 10
- Carries
- 4
- Rush yds
- 18
- Scrimmage TD
- 0.2
Latest news
No recent headlines tagged to Austin Ekeler.
Depth chart: RB4 per nflverse (Oct 6, 10:08 AM ET) · RB5 per Fantasy Nerds (Oct 6, 11:18 AM ET) · full Commanders depth chart
Game log
Regular season. Fantasy points are calculated from the box score in the scoring format you pick above.
- Games
- 1
- Total (PPR)
- 5.0
- Per game
- 5.0
| Opp | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | vs IND | 27% | 4 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5.0 |
Splits
Fantasy points per game at home vs away, and against defenses grouped by how many points they allowed to RBs that season (simple season averages, not adjusted for schedule). Early in the season these groups rest on a handful of games each.
2026: home vs away
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 5.0 | +0.0 |
| Away | 0 | – | – |
2026: by opponent defense vs RB
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tough defenses (ranks 1–8) | 0 | – | – |
| Middle defenses (9–24) | 1 | 5.0 | +0.0 |
| Soft defenses (25–32) | 0 | – | – |
2025: home vs away
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 8.7 | +2.1 |
| Away | 1 | 4.4 | -2.1 |
2025: by opponent defense vs RB
| Split | G | PPR/G | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tough defenses (ranks 1–8) | 0 | – | – |
| Middle defenses (9–24) | 1 | 4.4 | -2.1 |
| Soft defenses (25–32) | 1 | 8.7 | +2.1 |
How this works
Snap share is the share of the Commanders’ offensive snaps he played. Target share and air-yards share are his share of the team’s targets and air yards; carry share is his carries divided by team rush attempts. Red-zone opportunities count targets and carries inside the opponent’s 20; goal-line carries are inside the 5.
The “what changed” line compares the average of his last two games with the up to four games before them and only appears when snap share moves 10 points, target share 5 points or carry share 10 points. Route participation is approximated by the share of team dropbacks he was on the field for (nflverse participation data, available through 2025).
Sources: nflverse, Fantasy Nerds (news, adds/drops, interim projections, depth)Updated through Week 4 2026
Frequently asked questions
How many fantasy points does Austin Ekeler score per game in 2026?
Austin Ekeler averages 5.0 PPR points per game over 1 game in 2026 (4.5 in half-PPR, 4.0 in standard scoring).
What is Austin Ekeler’s snap share and role?
Austin Ekeler has played 27% of the Washington Commanders’ offensive snaps on average in 2026, with a 6% target share, and 18% of the team’s carries. He has 0 red-zone opportunities (targets plus carries) this season.
When is Austin Ekeler’s bye week?
The Washington Commanders have their bye in Week 7, so Austin Ekeler won’t play that week.