#30
Austin Ekeler
LAC · 2017–2023WAS · 2024–2025UFA
AustinEkeler#30RB
Age
31
May 17, 1995
Height
5'10"
70"
Weight
200
lb
College
Western State
Drafted
2017
UDFA
Exp
9
seasons
Contract
$8M
2y · $4.2M APY
Status
UFA
UFA

2025 Season

Latest production
Rush Yds
43
2025
Carries
14
regular season
Yds/Carry
3.1
regular season
Rush TD
0
regular season
Targets
7
regular season
Rec Yds
38
5 rec
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2017 — Present · Includes honors
2024–2025
Washington Commanders · Running Back
RB · 18 active weeks
2024All-Pro (2nd Team)
NFL
2017–2023
Los Angeles Chargers · Running Back
RB · 111 active weeks
NFL

Draft Profile

2017 Draft
Selection
Undrafted Free Agent
2017 UDFA signing with Los Angeles Chargers
TeamLAC
StatusUDFA
Undrafted Free Agent

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaRamsey Cardy / Collision Conf. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.