Austin Ekeler

Austin Ekeler
No. 30 – Los Angeles Chargers
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1995-05-17) May 17, 1995
Eaton, Colorado
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Eaton (Eaton, Colorado)
College: Western State
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Rushing attempts: 81
Rushing yards: 463
Rushing touchdowns: 2
Receptions: 41
Receiving yards: 486
Receiving touchdowns: 6
Player stats at NFL.com

Austin Ekeler (born May 17, 1995) is an American football running back for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Western State and signed with the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2017.[1]

Early years

Ekeler attended and played high school football at Eaton High School.[2]

College career

Ekeler attended and played college football at Western State from 2013–2016.

As a freshman, Ekeler started nine games. He led the team with 1,049 rushing yards to go along with seven rushing touchdowns. As a sophomore, he had 14 rushing touchdowns and set school records with 1,676 rushing yards, 2,093 total all-purpose yards, and 190.3 all-purpose yards per game. As a junior, he had 19 rushing touchdowns and led Division II in all-purpose yards per game with 203.9 and scoring, averaging 12.6 points per game.[3] As a senior, he had 1,495 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns.[4]

Professional career

Ekeler signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent following the 2017 NFL Draft.[5]

In the season opening 24–21 loss to the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football, Ekeler had two receptions for 18 yards in his NFL debut.[6] In Week 4, against the Philadelphia Eagles, he had his first career touchdown, a 35-yard rush, on his first NFL carry.[7] On November 12, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he had 10 carries for 42 yards to go along with five receptions for 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.[8] Overall, he finished his rookie season with 260 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, 27 receptions, 279 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Eaton's Austin Ekeler signs NFL undrafted free agent deal with Los Angeles Chargers". GreeleyTribune.com. April 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Eaton's Austin Ekeler makes Los Angeles Chargers roster; Northern Colorado's Kyle Sloter released by Denver Broncos". Greeley Tribune. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  3. ↑ "Austin Ekeler - 2016 Football". Western State Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  4. ↑ "Austin Ekeler: Stats & Rankings, Western State RB". herosports.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  5. ↑ Henne, Ricky (May 1, 2017). "Chargers Agree to Terms with 15 Undrafted Free Agents". Chargers.com. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos - September 11th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Chargers - October 1st, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  8. ↑ "Los Angeles Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars - November 12th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  9. ↑ "Austin Ekeler 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
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