Austin Ekeler
Is Austin Ekeler playing in Week 9? Yes, as of now. Austin Ekeler has no injury designation for Week 9 against the Rams on Sunday.
This season
- PPR pts / game
- 3.9
- RB65
- Rush share
- 16.8%
- 4.0 carries / game
| Wk | Opp | PPR | Car | Rush yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | PHI | 5.6 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | SF | 2.7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | NYG | 2.4 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 4 | IND | 5.0 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
2026 regular season, from nflverse weekly stats. Updated as each week's games finish.
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While #Commanders RB Jeremy McNichols is getting additional opinions on his foot injury tomorrow, he's expected to miss multiple months, per source.
Bill Croskey-Merritt (groin) is already on injured reserve. Washington's healthy RBs: Rachaad White, Austin Ekeler, Craig Reynolds, Devin Neal.
Tue Questionable Tue IR
- Said this multiple times last season (not that it's all that ground-breaking), but of all their injuries last season, Austin Ekeler was one of their biggest losses. His return this year has been big. Pretty remarkable he was able to return to the level he was pre-Achilles injury.
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Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 8? George Pickens, Cooper Kupp, Calvin Ridley, Mike Washington, Rashod Bateman, Austin Ekeler, Konata Mumpfield, Adonai Mitchell
Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 8 fantasy football lineup decisions involve […]
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Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 8? Tez Johnson, Wan'Dale Robinson, Jerry Jeudy, Brian Thomas Jr., Rashee Rice, Konata Mumpfield, Austin Ekeler, Darius Cooper, Keaton Mitchell
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The Commanders top RBs in 3rd and 5+ snaps over the past 3 seasons:
Jeremy McNichols
Austin Ekeler
Rachaad White
Those are the 3 RBs active for Washington tonight.
3 more updatesfrom 1 source
- Oct 19 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Commanders halftime RB snap count Rachaad White 15 Austin Ekeler 3 Out of 19 plays+1
- Oct 19 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Commanders RB snap count after 2 drives Rachaad White 5 (1st drive + 3rd down) Austin Ekeler 3 (2nd drive - 3rd down) Out of 8 plays
- Oct 19 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) The Commanders top RBs in 3rd and 5+ snaps over the past 3 seasons: Jeremy McNichols Austin Ekeler Rachaad White Those are the 3 RBs active for Washington tonight.
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Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 6? Terry McLaurin, Mike Evans, Rachaad White, Austin Ekeler, Brandin Cooks, Chig Okonkwo, George Kittle, Stefon Diggs, Antonio Williams
Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 6 MNF fantasy football lineup decisions […]
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Should I Pickup Rachaad White or Austin Ekeler? Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6
The Washington Commanders are dealing with numerous injuries at the running back position ahead of Week 6 of the 2026 […]
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Commanders plan to rule Croskey-Merritt out for the 49ers game, per source. · Quoting John Keim: Don’t see RB Bill Croskey-Merritt on the field during the portion open to the media. He has not practiced well week. RB Austin Ekeler is in a black non-contact jersey.
2 more updatesfrom 1 source
- Oct 17 John Keim (X) Croskey-Merritt hasn’t been on the field all week. Has a groin injury. You know what comes next. The soft tissue bug strikes again. · Quoting John Keim: Don’t see RB Bill Croskey-Merritt on the field during the portion open to the media. He has not practiced well week. RB Austin Ekeler is in a black non-contact jersey.
- Oct 17 Jeremy Fowler (X) Commanders plan to rule Croskey-Merritt out for the 49ers game, per source. · Quoting John Keim: Don’t see RB Bill Croskey-Merritt on the field during the portion open to the media. He has not practiced well week. RB Austin Ekeler is in a black non-contact jersey.
- Oct 17 John Keim (X) Don’t see RB Bill Croskey-Merritt on the field during the portion open to the media. He has not practiced well week. RB Austin Ekeler is in a black non-contact jersey.
- Bill (groin) was not at practice. RB Rachaad White (shoulder) and RB Austin Ekeler (chest) were wearing no-contact jerseis. WR Terry McLaurin and OLB K'Lavon Chaisson had rest days.
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Austin Ekeler: Questionable
Est. return: Oct 19
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Bill is not out here during the media-viewing portion of practice.
Austin Ekeler is wearing a no-contact jersey.
Marcus Mariota (MCL) and Charles Omenihu (groin) are working with trainers on the side field.
2 more updatesfrom 2 sources
- Oct 15 Nicki Jhabvala (X) Bill is not out here during the media-viewing portion of practice. Austin Ekeler is wearing a no-contact jersey. Marcus Mariota (MCL) and Charles Omenihu (groin) are working with trainers on the side field.
- Oct 15 NFL News Poster (Bluesky) [Keim] RB Bill Croskey-Merritt is not on the field today. RB Austin Ekeler is in a black jersey signifying no-contact.+1
- Colts Akeem Davis-Gaither fined $11,931 for taunting on Austin Ekeler. No penalty.
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Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 5? Christian Watson, KC Concepcion, Kendre Miller, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Davante Adams, Chris Rodriguez, Makai Lemon, Austin Ekeler
Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 5 fantasy football lineup decisions involve […]
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Commanders GM Adam Peters talks Kaytron Allen, Austin Ekeler, Nick Cross
General manager Adam Peters held his weekly Friday interview with The Junkies on 106.7-FM The Fan and clearly wasn’t ready to break news during it, as he did with Jayden Daniels a few weeks back. He did offer some insight on several decisions over the last week, including the Kaytron Allen cut, receivers Terry […]
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Commanders release RB Kaytron Allen
Should be back on the practice squad The Commanders released RB Kaytron Allen . Sixth-round pick this year. Suggests Jeremy McNichols will be up this week. ( Ben Standig on X ) FF Today's Take: With Austin Ekeler back in the mix Jeremy McNichols set to come off the IR, the Commanders needed to make room at the position. If he passes through waivers, he'll likely be back on the practice team with...
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- Oct 8 Hogs Haven (WAS) Commanders roster moves: Sixth-round NFL draft pick Kaytron Allen waived+1
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Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 5? Marshawn Lloyd, Keaton Mitchell, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, KC Concepcion, Rico Dowdle, Keenan Allen, Austin Ekeler, Darius Cooper
Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 5 fantasy football lineup decisions involve […]
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Case of the missing TE production
Commanders insider Ben Standig and Scott Jackson reconvene for thoughts on all things London and beyond. Should Washington have gone for it on its initial fourth down? Is Austin Ekeler already RB1? What body type is best for returning kickoffs? Seriously,
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Commanders news: Did Austin Ekeler highlight Croskey-Merritt’s under-performance?
The Daily Slop – 6 October 2026 Editor’s note: Each day, Hogs Haven compiles a collection of articles, podcasts & tweets from around the web to keep you in touch with the Commanders, the NFC East, the NFL and sports in general, with a sprinkling of other stuff. Enjoy! Commanders links Articles ESPN MCL sprain […]
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Note that Austin Ekeler is active. Re-signed last week after recovering from a torn Achilles. · Quoting Nicki Jhabvala: No Terry McLaurin today.
Inactives for Washington:
RB Rachaad White
QB Jayden Daniels
WR Luke McCaffrey
WR Terry McLaurin
S Nick Cross
OLB Javontae Jean-Baptiste
G Sam Cosmi
8 more updatesfrom 5 sources
- Oct 4 PFF News NFL Week 4 Recap: Immediate fantasy football takeaways from Sunday’s games
- Oct 4 Mike Kaye (X) Tony Pollard would be fun, given that the #Panthers looked into Austin Ekeler and used Jonathon Brooks as a passing-down asset. Carolina has an extra seventh-round pick in 2027 (and two fourths but no fifth). · Quoting Adam Schefter: After two trades last week, here are more names to monitor ahead of next month’s #NFL trade deadline.
- Oct 4 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Commanders halftime RB snap count Jacory Croskey-Merritt 14 (each of the first 8, 6 of the last 22) Austin Ekeler 9 Craig Reynolds 5 Kaytron Allen 2 Out of 30 plays
- Oct 4 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Commanders RB snap count after 5 drives Jacory Croskey-Merritt 13 Austin Ekeler 5 Craig Reynolds 5 Kaytron Allen 2 Out of 25 plays+1
- Oct 4 Mike Chappell (X) This. Athan somebody and Austin Ekeler. · Quoting Kevin Bowen: Pretty simple for the #Colts today: You can't lose a game to a 3rd string rookie QB, not to mention several other key Commanders injuries.
- Oct 4 John Keim (X) Austin Ekeler is active today. With Rachaad White out he can help in two roles: third-down back and kick returner. Ekeler of course excelled in those roles. But from scrimmage, it's a new system and he just arrived this week. He's a smart player so will be interesting to see his workload
- Oct 4 Nicki Jhabvala (X) Note that Austin Ekeler is active. Re-signed last week after recovering from a torn Achilles. · Quoting Nicki Jhabvala: No Terry McLaurin today. Inactives for Washington: RB Rachaad White QB Jayden Daniels WR Luke McCaffrey WR Terry McLaurin S Nick Cross OLB Javontae Jean-Baptiste G Sam Cosmi
- Oct 4 John Keim (X) Austin Ekeler getting ready for a game for the first time since Week 2 last season
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Commanders roster math: 15 offensive players, three positions and an NFL-high total
The Austin Ekeler signing adds to an unusually crowded collection of backs, receivers and tight ends. Plus, behind the scenes of the Terry McLaurin injury whiplash, and predictions.