David Montgomery for Austin Ekeler (2024)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	David Montgomery RB - DET David Montgomery RB - DET	Austin Ekeler RB - WAS Austin Ekeler RB - WAS
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 17	# 30	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	at KC	vs. ARI	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 4 star matchup. RBs perform a little better than their average vs KC	This is a 4 star matchup. RBs perform a little better than their average vs ARI	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	191.2	134.4	-
Avg Game	13.7	9.6	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	6	24	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	David Montgomery	Austin Ekeler	Add Player

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 04/18	#19	#36	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 04/17	#13	#27	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima The Game Day The Game Day 04/17	#15	#28	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 04/15	#18	#31	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 04/15	#17	#32	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 04/15	#19	#21	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 01/16	#18	#29	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 04/12	#17	#35	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 04/12	#14	#28	-

Mark Ringo M. Ringo Sleepers and Busts Sleepers and Busts 03/14	#8	#40	-

Kevin Hanson K. Hanson EDSFootball EDSFootball 04/11	#17	#32	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 04/10	#21	#14	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 01/07	#19	#20	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 04/08	#15	#35	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 04/07	#16	#34	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 04/07	#18	#41	-

Aaron Schill A. Schill FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 04/06	#16	#33	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 04/03	#26	#36	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 04/03	#21	#32	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 04/03	#15	#36	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 01/05	#15	#36	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 04/01	#16	#29	-

Joe Pisapia J. Pisapia FantasyPros FantasyPros 03/21	#18	#29	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 03/16	#14	#35	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 03/15	#19	#30	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 03/13	#15	#31	-

Aaron St Denis A. St Denis Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 03/12	#13	#39	-

Tyler Loechner T. Loechner FTN FTN 03/11	#12	#30	-

Mike Randle M. Randle FTN FTN 03/11	#14	#31	-

Adam Pfeifer A. Pfeifer FTN FTN 03/09	#15	#22	-

Chris Meaney C. Meaney FTN FTN 04/16	#14	#30	-

Jeff Ratcliffe J. Ratcliffe FTN FTN 03/08	#12	#31	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler The 33rd Team The 33rd Team 03/05	#19	#21	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley The Fantasy First Down The Fantasy First ... 03/04	#17	#35	-

Sky Guasco S. Guasco Razzball Razzball 03/01	#11	#32	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 02/21	#12	#30	-

Craig Phillips C. Phillips FF Prophet FF Prophet 01/23	#17	#27	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 01/13	#14	#31	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 01/12	#19	#35	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 01/11	#9	#35	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 01/09	#21	#32	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	David Montgomery RB - DET David Montgomery RB - DET	Austin Ekeler RB - WAS Austin Ekeler RB - WAS
2023 Schedule
Week 1	at KC	vs. ARI
Week 2	vs. SEA	at DEN
Week 3	vs. ATL	vs. BUF
Week 4	at GB	at PHI
Week 5	vs. CAR	vs. CHI
Week 6	at TB	at ATL
Week 7	at BAL	at NYG
Week 8	vs. LV	vs. PHI
Week 9	BYE WEEK	at NE
Week 10	at LAC	at SEA
Week 11	vs. CHI	vs. NYG
Week 12	vs. GB	at DAL
Week 13	at NO	vs. MIA
Week 14	at CHI	BYE WEEK
Week 15	vs. DEN	at LAR
Week 16	at MIN	at NYJ
Week 17	at DAL	vs. SF
Week 18	vs. MIN	vs. DAL

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	David Montgomery RB - DET David Montgomery RB - DET	Austin Ekeler RB - WAS Austin Ekeler RB - WAS
2023 Points
Week 1	13.4	22.4
Week 2	11.4	‐
Week 3	‐	‐
Week 4	32.1	‐
Week 5	18.9	‐
Week 6	3.3	6.2
Week 7	‐	4.6
Week 8	‐	16.3
Week 9	‐	19.0
Week 10	17.6	17.5
Week 11	15.8	5.0
Week 12	15.1	4.4
Week 13	11.5	2.7
Week 14	8.5	16.0
Week 15	8.2	3.8
Week 16	12.9	8.6
Week 17	12.5	3.0
Week 18	10.0	4.9
Total	191.2	134.4
Average	13.7	9.6

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

Notes for Player Combination
	David Montgomery RB - DET David Montgomery RB - DET	Austin Ekeler RB - WAS Austin Ekeler RB - WAS
Expert
Derek Brown FantasyPros	David Montgomery wrapped up his first season in Detroit as a resounding success in real-life football and fantasy. He was the RB15 in fantasy as he managed the second 1,000-yard rushing season of his NFL career. Montgomery did see his volume limited down the stretch some, as he averaged 15 touches and 75.7 total yards after his return in Week 10. He'll continue to share the backfield load with Jahmyr Gibbs weekly, but in one of the best offenses in the NFL, that shouldn't be a massive worry for his 2024 outlook. Montgomery will be the early down hammer (19th in missed tackles forced per attempt, per Fantasy Points Data) and be plenty involved in the red zone. Last season, he was 15th in carries and fifth in red zone touches as he scored 13 touchdowns (fourth-most).	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.