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Austin Ekeler or Cole Kmet

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Austin Ekeler

Austin Ekeler

RBWashington Commanders WAS
Cole Kmet

Cole Kmet

TEChicago Bears CHI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ekeler over Kmet

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Austin Ekeler
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kmet over Ekeler

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Cole Kmet
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Performance Austin Ekeler
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ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ATT YDS AVG TD REC YDS TD
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Cole Kmet
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
294.581
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Cole Kmet
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 TEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 CAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 @WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 NE 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 GB 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 @SF 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 @MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 DET 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Austin Ekeler
OWN
52%
-0.5 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.26 compared to last week
OWN/START Cole Kmet
OWN
43%
-0.1 compared to last week
START
13%
+0.16 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Austin Ekeler
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Cole Kmet
24th
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 don't even rank him among RB'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 36th with 94.10 total points (7.84 avg).
  • Currently 228.2 points behind the leader: Saquon Barkley
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games and is listed on the injury report.
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Concussion (Since Nov 24, 2024). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.8.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 35 in receptions and is currently ranked 29th among RB.
  • Top 35 in targets and is currently ranked 31st among RB.
  • Top 15 in reception yards with 346 and 10.48 YPC and is currently ranked 13th among RB.
  • Top 100 in Rec TDs with 0, though that isn't saying much, and is currently ranked 90th among RB.
  • Rushing Stats

  • Top 50 in rush yards with 355 (29.58 per game) and is currently ranked 46th among RB.
  • Top 35 in rush tds with 4 (0.33 per game) and is currently ranked 31st among RB.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 5 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Rush Yards: -384, Rush AVG: +0.7 Rush TDs: -3, Receptions: -15, Rec Yards: -91 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 Cole Kmet

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 24th among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 17th with 73.10 total points (4.57 avg).
  • Currently 82.8 points behind the leader: George Kittle
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.1 PPG.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 20 in receptions and is currently ranked 19th among TE.
  • Top 25 in targets and is currently ranked 25th among TE.
  • Top 25 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 22nd among TE.
  • Top 15 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 13th among TE.
  • Top 20 in reception yards with 471 and 10.47 YPC and is currently ranked 18th among TE.
  • Top 15 in Rec TDs with 4 and is currently ranked 13th among TE.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 1 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -27, Rec Yards: -234 Rec TDs: -3,
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 40, REC YDS: 425, REC TDS: 4
Next Up Health Check
Injury Austin Ekeler

CONCUSSION - Since Nov 24, 2024

The Commanders have opened the 21-day practice window for Ekeler as they await his return from the injured reserve list.
Injury Cole Kmet

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Austin Ekeler

Week 18
Washington Commanders @ Dallas Cowboys

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
27.87382.8020134441.00
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 13th with 97.00 total points (6.47 avg).
  • Currently 70 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.5 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 30th in rush defense with 2118 (141.20 per game).
  • Ranked 21st in pass defense with 3624 (241.60 per game).
  • Top 6 in sacks with 44 (2.93 per game) and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 12 in interceptions with 13 (0.87 per game) and currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • One of the worst in points against with 27.87 per game and currently ranked 30th among DST.
  • Top 4 in Total TDs with 4 (0.27 per game) and currently ranked 4th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +100.24, Turnovers: -5 Sacks: -3, INTs: -2, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: +9.43,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 49, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 19.7, YDS/G: 318.4
Matchups Cole Kmet

Week 18
Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
19.33343.2029164313.43
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 3rd with 137.00 total points (9.13 avg).
  • Currently 30 points behind the leader: Broncos DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 12 in total yards against with 343.20 per game and is currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Top 4 in turnovers with 29 (1.93 per game) and is currently ranked 4th among DST.
  • Top 6 in rush defense with 1482 (98.80 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Ranked 23rd in pass defense with 3666 (244.40 per game).
  • Top 8 in sacks with 43 (2.87 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 16 (1.07 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 6 in points against with 19.33 per game and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 20th in Total TDs with 1 (0.07 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -24.18, Turnovers: +8 Sacks: +5, INTs: +7, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: -2.42,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 43, INT: 13, TDS: 3, PA/G: 21.9, YDS/G: 356
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Austin Ekeler
1.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Cole Kmet
12.65
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 11 74 355 4.8 4 39 33 346 10.5 0
3-YEAR AVG 16 197 826 4.2 11 97 74 592 8.0 5
Totals 112 1077 4745 4.4 45 600 475 4238 8.9 30
Career Cole Kmet
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2020 CHI 14 48 31 259 8.4 2 1 -3 -3 0
2021 CHI 16 93 60 612 10.2 0 1 0 0 0
2022 CHI 16 69 50 544 10.9 7 2 9 4.5 0
2023 CHI 15 91 73 719 9.8 6 3 2 0.7 0
2024 CHI 13 53 45 471 10.5 4 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 16 83 60 611 10.2 4 2 4 1.8 0
Totals 76 354 259 2605 10.1 19 7 8 1.1 0
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HOU @TEN
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MIN @WAS 7:00 PM EST
NYI vs TOR 7:30 PM EST
PHI @VGK 10:00 PM EST
SEA vs VAN 10:00 PM EST
SJ vs TB 10:30 PM EST