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Austin Ekeler ( EHK-ler; born May 17, 1995) is an American professional football running back for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Western Colorado Mountaineers, finishing as their all-time leader in rushing yards before signing with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2017. With the Chargers, Ekeler led the NFL in touchdowns for the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
| Year | GP | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||
| Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2013 | 9 | 182 | 1,049 | 5.8 | 71 | 7 | 27 | 260 | 5.9 | 28 | 1 |
| 2014 | 11 | 298 | 1,676 | 5.6 | 82 | 14 | 38 | 417 | 10.9 | 47 | 2 |
| 2015 | 10 | 227 | 1,637 | 7.2 | 83 | 19 | 32 | 402 | 12.5 | 85 | 2 |
| 2016 | 10 | 232 | 1,495 | 6.4 | 88 | 15 | 18 | 236 | 13.1 | 48 | 3 |
| Career | 40 | 939 | 5,857 | 6.2 | 88 | 55 | 115 | 1,315 | 11.4 | 85 | 8 |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
| mw- .mw- 5 ft 8+5⁄8 in(1.74 m) | 198 lb(90 kg) | 30+3⁄8 in(0.77 m) | 8+1⁄2 in(0.22 m) | 4.48 s | 1.50 s | 2.59 s | 4.28 s | 6.92 s | 40.5 in(1.03 m) | 10 ft 8 in(3.25 m) | ||
| All values from Pro Day | ||||||||||||
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Kick Returns | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2017 | LAC | 16 | 0 | 47 | 260 | 5.5 | 35 | 2 | 27 | 279 | 10.3 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | LAC | 14 | 3 | 106 | 554 | 5.2 | 41 | 3 | 39 | 404 | 10.4 | 44 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | LAC | 16 | 8 | 132 | 557 | 4.2 | 35 | 3 | 92 | 993 | 10.8 | 84 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | LAC | 10 | 10 | 116 | 530 | 4.6 | 27 | 1 | 54 | 403 | 7.5 | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | LAC | 16 | 16 | 206 | 911 | 4.4 | 28 | 12 | 70 | 647 | 9.2 | 40 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | LAC | 17 | 17 | 204 | 915 | 4.5 | 72 | 13 | 107 | 722 | 6.7 | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 | LAC | 14 | 14 | 179 | 628 | 3.5 | 55 | 5 | 51 | 436 | 8.5 | 39 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | WAS | 12 | 6 | 77 | 367 | 4.8 | 50 | 4 | 35 | 366 | 10.5 | 34 | 0 | 19 | 594 | 31.3 | 62 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | WAS | 2 | 2 | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 117 | 76 | 1,081 | 4,765 | 4.4 | 72 | 43 | 480 | 4,288 | 8.9 | 84 | 30 | 24 | 679 | 28.3 | 62 | 0 | 24 | 15 | |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Kick Returns | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2018 | LAC | 2 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | LAC | 1 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | WAS | 3 | 0 | 22 | 89 | 4.0 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 84 | 7.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 6 | 1 | 46 | 153 | 3.3 | 35 | 2 | 21 | 125 | 6.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |