Austin Ekeler Fantasy

The Los Angeles Chargers may have dropped their road opener, but running back Austin Ekeler tried his best to carry them to the promised land. Ekeler led the team in carries and finished second on the team in receptions as he touched the ball 23 times in the game. He did have a costly fumble on the one-yard line in the third quarter, but he also was responsible for the team's only touchdown of the game as well. Ekeler is now at 287 yards from scrimmage after just two games and is well on his way to postseason honors if he can keep this kind of production up for long. Melvin who?

Sep. 16th • 1:27 AM

Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler caught six passes for 96 yards last week, and fantasy owners should expect that trend to continue. Detroit allowed six of eight attempted passes to be completed to running backs last week, and LA's loss of Hunter Henry will further push them towards using the short pass game as a beautiful complement to their basic run packages. With starting RB Melvin Gordon continuing to hold out, Ekeler should continue to see plenty of usage. If Week 1 is any indication, Ekeler could prove to be one of the most valuable backs in the league.

Sep. 14th • 3:26 PM

Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler looked like a star in the making in the team's Week 1 win over the Colts. Concerns about Ekeler being able to handle being the feature back seemed blown out of proportion as Ekeler rushed the ball 12 times for 58 yards and totaled another 96 yards on catches. He also finished with three total touchdowns including a screen pass he took to the house from 55 yards out. It's still early, so it's not clear if this was a sign of LA's dominance in the run or Indy's porous rushing defense, but either way, all the positive boxes got checked on Sunday. Melvin who?

Sep. 9th • 2:24 AM