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Austin Ekeler

Austin Ekeler

RB • Washington Commanders WAS
Brian Thomas

Brian Thomas

WR • Jacksonville Jaguars JAC
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Austin Ekeler
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Austin Ekeler
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @TB 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
19 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
20 @NO 🔓 🔓 🔓
21 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Brian Thomas
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @BUF 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @CHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 @PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 @TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Austin Ekeler
OWN
61%
-3.29 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-0.43 compared to last week
OWN/START Brian Thomas
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
82%
+2.14 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Austin Ekeler
24th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brian Thomas
3rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Austin Ekeler

    Overview

  • Just about every team utilizies the dreaded 'running backs by comittee' policy. Two solid #1 starters are hard to find.
  • Experts rank this player at 24th among RB's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 32nd with 112.60 total points (7.04 avg).
  • Currently 297.1 points behind the leader: Saquon Barkley
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 29th among RB.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 29th among RB.
  • Top 15 in reception yards with 366 and 10.46 YPC and is currently ranked 12th among RB.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 86th among RB.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush yards with 367 (28.23 per game) and is currently ranked 45th among RB.
  • Top 50 in rush tds with 4 (0.31 per game) and is currently ranked 38th among RB.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 2 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -317, Rush AVG: +0.5 Rush TDs: -3, Receptions: -5, Rec Yards: -23 Rec TDs: -1,
  • He is not getting enough touches to make a significant impact on the ground

    • Season Outlook

  • RUSH ATT: 0, RUSH YDS: 0, RUSH TDS: 0, REC: 0, REC YDS: 0, REC TDS: 0
Breakdown Brian Thomas

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 3rd among WR's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 5th with 197.00 total points (11.59 avg).
  • Currently 79 points behind the leader: Ja'Marr Chase
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 11.6.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 15 in receptions and is currently ranked 12th among WR.
  • Top 15 in targets and is currently ranked 14th among WR.
  • Top 20 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 17th among WR.
  • Top 3 in reception yards with 1282 and 14.74 YPC and is currently ranked 3rd among WR.
  • Top 10 in Rec TDs with 10 and is currently ranked 7th among WR.

    • Rushing Stats

  • Top 20 in rush attempts with 6 (0.35 per game) and is currently ranked 20th among WR.
  • Top 15 in rush yards with 48 (2.82 per game) and is currently ranked 15th among WR.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +87, Rec Yards: +1282 Rec TDs: +10,
  • Catches per game are very high so watch out!
  • Big play ability! If your league has bonus points for long REC TDs then this guy would be great to have.

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 90, REC YDS: 1025, REC TDS: 10
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Austin Ekeler

No Injury Reported

Injury Brian Thomas

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Austin Ekeler

Week 1
Washington Commanders @ Tampa Bay Bucs

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
22.28317.331774422.84
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 17th with 97.00 total points (5.39 avg).
  • Currently 93 points behind the leader: Texans DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.4.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in rush defense with 1539 (96.19 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Ranked 29th in pass defense with 4173 (260.81 per game).
  • Top 10 in sacks with 42 (2.63 per game) and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Top 16 in points against with 22.19 per game and currently ranked 15th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 17th in Total TDs with 2 (0.13 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -41.56, Turnovers: -10 Sacks: -5, INTs: -7, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +0.78,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 20.3, YDS/G: 365.8
Matchups Brian Thomas

Week 1
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Miami Dolphins

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
20.88328.941593403.64
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 23rd with 82.00 total points (5.13 avg).
  • Currently 108 points behind the leader: Texans DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.1.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 4 in total yards against with 328.94 per game and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Top 8 in rush defense with 1669 (104.31 per game) and is currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 10 in pass defense with 3594 (224.63 per game) and is currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 8 in points against with 20.88 per game and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 30th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +36.61, Turnovers: -11 Sacks: -28, INTs: -6, TDs: -5, Points Allowed: -0.060000000000002,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 46, INT: 13, TDS: 2, PA/G: 24.4, YDS/G: 338.2
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Austin Ekeler
3.67
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brian Thomas
34.20
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Austin Ekeler
RUSH RECEIVING
YEAR TEAM GP ATT YD AVG TD TGTS REC YD AVG TD
2017 LAC 13 47 260 5.5 2 35 27 279 10.3 3
2018 LAC 14 106 554 5.2 3 53 39 404 10.4 3
2019 LAC 16 132 557 4.2 3 108 92 993 10.8 8
2020 LAC 10 116 530 4.6 1 65 54 403 7.5 2
2021 LAC 16 206 911 4.4 12 94 70 647 9.2 8
2022 LAC 16 204 915 4.5 13 128 107 722 6.7 5
2023 LAC 14 179 628 3.5 5 74 51 436 8.5 1
2024 WAS 12 77 367 4.8 4 41 35 366 10.5 0
3-YEAR AVG 15 158 648 4.1 8 82 65 511 7.9 2
Totals 116 1102 4846 4.4 45 617 489 4342 8.9 30
Career Brian Thomas
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2024 JAC 16 133 87 1282 14.7 10 6 48 8 0
3-YEAR AVG 9 67 44 641 14.7 5 3 24 8 0
Totals 17 133 87 1282 14.7 10 6 48 8 0
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