Austin Ekeler for Jonathan Taylor (2024)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Jonathan Taylor RB - IND Jonathan Taylor RB - IND	Austin Ekeler RB - WAS Austin Ekeler RB - WAS
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 4	# 30	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. JAC	vs. ARI	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 3 star matchup. RBs perform close to their average vs JAC	This is a 4 star matchup. RBs perform a little better than their average vs ARI	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	137.4	134.4	-
Avg Game	13.7	9.6	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	31	24	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Jonathan Taylor	Austin Ekeler	Add Player

Andy Behrens A. Behrens Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 01/16	#3	#29	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 04/24	#5	#32	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 04/23	#4	#38	-

Guilherme Gianni G. Gianni Fantasy Futebolista Fantasy Futebolista 04/22	#11	#10	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 04/22	#6	#21	-

Aaron St Denis A. St Denis Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 04/21	#5	#39	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 04/18	#4	#36	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 04/17	#6	#27	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima The Game Day The Game Day 04/17	#4	#28	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 04/15	#4	#31	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 04/15	#4	#32	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 04/12	#4	#35	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 04/12	#4	#28	-

Mark Ringo M. Ringo Sleepers and Busts Sleepers and Busts 03/14	#6	#40	-

Kevin Hanson K. Hanson EDSFootball EDSFootball 04/11	#4	#32	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 04/10	#7	#14	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 01/07	#7	#20	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 04/07	#4	#34	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 04/07	#3	#41	-

Aaron Schill A. Schill FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 04/06	#4	#33	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 04/03	#5	#36	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 04/20	#6	#36	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 01/05	#6	#36	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 04/01	#4	#29	-

Joe Pisapia J. Pisapia FantasyPros FantasyPros 03/21	#6	#29	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 03/16	#5	#35	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 03/15	#5	#30	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 03/13	#4	#31	-

Tyler Loechner T. Loechner FTN FTN 03/11	#4	#30	-

Mike Randle M. Randle FTN FTN 03/11	#6	#31	-

Adam Pfeifer A. Pfeifer FTN FTN 03/09	#2	#22	-

Chris Meaney C. Meaney FTN FTN 04/16	#4	#30	-

Jeff Ratcliffe J. Ratcliffe FTN FTN 03/08	#4	#31	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler The 33rd Team The 33rd Team 03/05	#6	#21	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley The Fantasy First Down The Fantasy First ... 03/04	#4	#35	-

Sky Guasco S. Guasco Razzball Razzball 03/01	#4	#32	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 02/21	#4	#30	-

Craig Phillips C. Phillips FF Prophet FF Prophet 01/23	#4	#27	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 01/13	#5	#31	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 01/12	#5	#35	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 01/11	#6	#35	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 01/09	#5	#32	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Jonathan Taylor RB - IND Jonathan Taylor RB - IND	Austin Ekeler RB - WAS Austin Ekeler RB - WAS
2023 Schedule
Week 1	vs. JAC	vs. ARI
Week 2	at HOU	at DEN
Week 3	at BAL	vs. BUF
Week 4	vs. LAR	at PHI
Week 5	vs. TEN	vs. CHI
Week 6	at JAC	at ATL
Week 7	vs. CLE	at NYG
Week 8	vs. NO	vs. PHI
Week 9	at CAR	at NE
Week 10	at NE	at SEA
Week 11	BYE WEEK	vs. NYG
Week 12	vs. TB	at DAL
Week 13	at TEN	vs. MIA
Week 14	at CIN	BYE WEEK
Week 15	vs. PIT	at LAR
Week 16	at ATL	at NYJ
Week 17	vs. LV	vs. SF
Week 18	vs. HOU	vs. DAL

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Jonathan Taylor RB - IND Jonathan Taylor RB - IND	Austin Ekeler RB - WAS Austin Ekeler RB - WAS
2023 Points
Week 1	‐	22.4
Week 2	‐	‐
Week 3	‐	‐
Week 4	‐	‐
Week 5	3.4	‐
Week 6	6.5	6.2
Week 7	18.0	4.6
Week 8	9.7	16.3
Week 9	12.9	19.0
Week 10	13.5	17.5
Week 11	‐	5.0
Week 12	21.1	4.4
Week 13	‐	2.7
Week 14	‐	16.0
Week 15	‐	3.8
Week 16	10.3	8.6
Week 17	16.4	3.0
Week 18	25.6	4.9
Total	137.4	134.4
Average	13.7	9.6

Player Targets Comparison
	Jonathan Taylor RB - IND Jonathan Taylor RB - IND	Austin Ekeler RB - WAS Austin Ekeler RB - WAS
2023 Targets
Week 1	‐	5
Week 2	‐	‐
Week 3	‐	‐
Week 4	‐	‐
Week 5	1	‐
Week 6	6	6
Week 7	4	2
Week 8	2	8
Week 9	5	7
Week 10	1	7
Week 11	‐	3
Week 12	0	6
Week 13	‐	3
Week 14	‐	7
Week 15	‐	6
Week 16	1	4
Week 17	1	2
Week 18	2	8

Notes for Player Combination
	Jonathan Taylor RB - IND Jonathan Taylor RB - IND	Austin Ekeler RB - WAS Austin Ekeler RB - WAS
Expert
Derek Brown FantasyPros	It was a weird year for Jonathan Taylor all around. From contract disputes to injuries, we rarely got to see Taylor fully ramped up and healthy in 2023. Entering his age-25 season, Taylor remains firmly in the prime of his career. In Weeks 7-18, he handled 21 touches per game, churning out 99.4 total yards per game. While many of his efficiency metrics were depressed last season, Taylor still ranked 13th in yards after contact per attempt, which tells me all I need to know. He's still one of the best backs in the league and should remain a locked-in RB1 after finishing last season as the RB12 in fantasy points per game. A rushing attack fueled by Taylor and Anthony Richardson should be a nightmare for defensive coordinators this season.	Austin Ekeler's 2023 season was a letdown, no matter how you look at it. Ekeler suffered an ankle sprain in Week 1, which led to three games being missed and possibly muted production for the rest of the season. Once he returned from injury, he averaged 16.1 touches and 69.2 total yards as the RB28 in fantasy points per game. It was a dramatic fall from grace for a back that had not finished outside the top-nine running backs in fantasy since 2018 (RB28). Ekeler retained some of his pass game prowess as he ranked eighth in target share and 19th in yards per route run (among 60 qualifying backs per Fantasy Points Data), but his rushing skills fell apart. Among 49 qualifying backs, Ekeler ranked 38th in yards after contact per attempt and 46th in missed tackles forced per attempt. Landing in Washington with Anthony Lynn was one of the better-case scenarios this offseason. He likely forms a frustrating committee with Brian Robinson in an Antonio Gibson-plus role for Washington.