AUSTIN EKELEREkeler, Austin JamesPosition: RB Height: 5-10 Weight: 200 Born: May 17, 1995 Colorado Springs, CO High School: Eaton (CO) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Western Colorado | Played |
| 2014 | Western Colorado | Played |
| 2015 | Western Colorado | Played |
| 2016 | Western Colorado | Played |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2017 LAC NFL | 30 | RB | 16 | 0 |
| 2018 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2018 LAC NFL | 30 | RB | 14 | 3 |
| 2019 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2019 LAC NFL | 30 | RB | 16 | 8 |
| 2020 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2020 LAC NFL | 30 | RB | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2021 LAC NFL | 30 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 2022 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2022 LAC NFL | 30 | RB | 17 | 17 |
| 2023 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2023 LAC NFL | 30 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 2024 Washington Commanders (NFL)2024 WAS NFL | 30 | RB | 12 | 6 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 115 | 74 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 5/12/2017 | 2017 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2017 LAC NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/9/2020 | 2020 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2020 LAC NFL |
| Activated | 11/28/2020 | 2020 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2020 LAC NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 12/22/2021 | 2021 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2021 LAC NFL |
| Activated | 12/27/2021 | 2021 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2021 LAC NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2024 | 2023 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2023 LAC NFL |
| Signed | 3/18/2024 | 2024 Washington Commanders (NFL)2024 WAS NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/30/2024 | 2024 Washington Commanders (NFL)2024 WAS NFL |
| Activated | 1/4/2025 | 2024 Washington Commanders (NFL)2024 WAS NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2017 LAC NFL | 407 | 197 | 18.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 210 | 49.0 |
| 2018 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2018 LAC NFL | 522 | 348 | 35.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 174 | 40.5 |
| 2019 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2019 LAC NFL | 613 | 609 | 56.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.0 |
| 2020 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2020 LAC NFL | 411 | 411 | 35.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2021 LAC NFL | 731 | 731 | 61.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2022 LAC NFL | 734 | 734 | 61.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2023 LAC NFL | 630 | 630 | 54.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Washington Commanders (NFL)2024 WAS NFL | 465 | 409 | 35.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 12.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4513 | 4069 | 0 | 444 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2017 LAC NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 2018 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2018 LAC NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 2019 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2019 LAC NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 66 | ||
| 2020 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2020 LAC NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2021 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2021 LAC NFL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 124 | ||
| 2022 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2022 LAC NFL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 108 | ||
| 2023 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2023 LAC NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 2024 Washington Commanders (NFL)2024 WAS NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 73 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 442 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2017 LAC NFL | 47 | 260 | 5.5 | 35t | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2018 LAC NFL | 106 | 554 | 5.2 | 41 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2019 LAC NFL | 132 | 557 | 4.2 | 35 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2020 LAC NFL | 116 | 530 | 4.6 | 27 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2021 LAC NFL | 206 | 911 | 4.4 | 28 | 12 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2022 LAC NFL | 204 | 915 | 4.5 | 72t | 13 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2023 LAC NFL | 179 | 628 | 3.5 | 55 | 5 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 Washington Commanders (NFL)2024 WAS NFL | 77 | 367 | 4.8 | 50 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1067 | 4722 | 4.4 | 72t | 43 | 247 | 27 | 5 | 10 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2017 LAC NFL | 35 | 27 | 77.1 | 279 | 10.3 | 38 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2018 LAC NFL | 53 | 39 | 73.6 | 404 | 10.4 | 44t | 3 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2019 LAC NFL | 108 | 92 | 85.2 | 993 | 10.8 | 84t | 8 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2020 LAC NFL | 65 | 54 | 83.1 | 403 | 7.5 | 28 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2021 LAC NFL | 94 | 70 | 74.5 | 647 | 9.2 | 40 | 8 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2022 LAC NFL | 127 | 107 | 84.3 | 722 | 6.7 | 23 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2023 LAC NFL | 74 | 51 | 68.9 | 436 | 8.5 | 39t | 1 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 Washington Commanders (NFL)2024 WAS NFL | 41 | 35 | 85.4 | 366 | 10.5 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 597 | 475 | 79.6 | 4250 | 8.9 | 84t | 30 | 194 | 39 | 5 | 13 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2017 LAC NFL | 5 | 0 | 85 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Washington Commanders (NFL)2024 WAS NFL | 19 | 0 | 594 | 31.3 | 62 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 24 | 0 | 679 | 28.3 | 62 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2017 LAC NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2018 LAC NFL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2019 LAC NFL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2020 LAC NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2021 LAC NFL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2022 LAC NFL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2023 LAC NFL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 2024 Washington Commanders (NFL)2024 WAS NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 24 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2017 LAC NFL | 19 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2018 LAC NFL | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2020 LAC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2022 LAC NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2023 LAC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 34 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Los Angeles Chargers2017 LAC NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Los Angeles Chargers (NFL)2018 LAC NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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