A.Ekeler's Best Fantasy Seasons: The Full Record
Austin Ekeler's best fantasy season came in 2022 with the Los Angeles Chargers, when he scored 373 fantasy points in 17 games, the top mark of his career. His 2021 season ranks second at 340 points, with 2019 third at 309. Across those three years he was one of the most productive running backs in fantasy football, and the 2022 campaign remains the standard for judging everything else he did.
What Were Austin Ekeler's Best Fantasy Seasons?
The record ranks six seasons, and the gap in quality is easy to see. The 2022 season sits first at 373 fantasy points, with 22 fantasy points per game and a best single week of 37. Next comes 2021, when he put up 340 points at 20 per game and posted the best week of his entire record, a 42-point explosion. Third is 2019: 309 points, 19 per game, and a top week of 39. Everything after that trails by a wide distance.
The per-game column adds an important wrinkle to the ranking. Ekeler's 2020 season sits last in total points at 165, but his 15 points per game that year beats the per-game figures from both 2023 (12) and 2018 (11). The 2020 total is smaller simply because he appeared in 11 games rather than 16. Anyone comparing these seasons on a week-to-week basis should treat 2020 as stronger than its sixth-place rank suggests.
Austin Ekeler Season-by-Season Fantasy Numbers
Every row below is taken directly from the Los Angeles Chargers running back's recorded history, with the seasons ordered by total fantasy points:
| Rank | Season | Player | Team | Games | Points | Points Per Game | Best Week | | 1 | 2022 | Austin Ekeler | Los Angeles Chargers | 17 | 373 | 22 | 37 | | 2 | 2021 | Austin Ekeler | Los Angeles Chargers | 17 | 340 | 20 | 42 | | 3 | 2019 | Austin Ekeler | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 309 | 19 | 39 | | 4 | 2023 | Austin Ekeler | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 185 | 12 | 26 | | 5 | 2018 | Austin Ekeler | Los Angeles Chargers | 16 | 169 | 11 | 26 | | 6 | 2020 | Austin Ekeler | Los Angeles Chargers | 11 | 165 | 15 | 31 |
Two things jump out of the table. First, the drop after 2019 is steep: the third-ranked season ends at 309 points and the fourth-ranked season lands at 185, so the strongest three years form their own tier well clear of the rest. Second, the biggest single week of the whole record does not belong to the highest-scoring season. The 42-point week came in 2021, the year he finished second, while the 2022 leader topped out at 37 in any single week.
Which Season Was His Peak: 2022 or 2021?
By total points, 2022 wins outright: 373 against 340, both over 17 games. By per-game production the 2022 season also leads, 22 to 20. The one column where 2021 stands taller is the best-week figure, where its 42-point game exceeds anything the 2022 campaign produced. If you value season-long consistency and volume, 2022 is the clear peak; if you want the single most dominant game of his career, 2021 holds that distinction.
It is also worth noting that both peak years came in 17-game seasons, while the 2019 season that ranks third was played over 16 games. Even so, its 19 points per game only trails the two seasons above it, which confirms that his 2019 form belonged with the best of his record rather than with the seasons beneath it.
How the Later Seasons Compare to His Peak
The 2023 season ranks fourth with 185 points, 12 per game, and a best week of 26. The 2018 season sits fifth at 169 points and 11 per game, also with a best week of 26. Those two years share almost identical best-week figures, which shows that even in lower-scoring seasons he was capable of a big individual outing. The 2020 season, sixth in total points at 165, carries the higher per-game figure of 15 and a best week of 31, again over a shorter slate of 11 appearances.
Taken together, the record shows a clear peak stretching from 2019 through 2022, when he scored 309, 340 and 373 points in the three best years, followed by seasons well below that level. For anyone drafting or comparing on the strength of his history, the 2022 season is the benchmark, and the 2021 campaign is the closest challenger.
Common questions
What was Austin Ekeler's best fantasy season?
- His best fantasy season was 2022 with the Los Angeles Chargers, when he scored 373 fantasy points across 17 games, averaging 22 fantasy points per game with a best week of 37.
How many fantasy points did Austin Ekeler score in 2021?
- In 2021 he scored 340 fantasy points over 17 games, good for 20 points per game, and his best single week that season was 42, the highest of his recorded career.
Did Austin Ekeler have a better per-game season in 2020 than his totals suggest?
- Yes. His 2020 total of 165 points ranks last in his record, but that came in only 11 games. His 15 points per game that season beats the per-game figures from both 2018 and 2023, so on a weekly basis 2020 was stronger than the sixth-place ranking implies.
What was Austin Ekeler's biggest single fantasy week?
- His biggest single fantasy week was 42 points, recorded during the 2021 season. The next-best weeks in his record are 39 from 2019 and 37 from 2022.
Where does Austin Ekeler's 2019 season rank among his best?
- The 2019 season ranks third in his record, with 309 fantasy points in 16 games, 19 points per game, and a best week of 39. It sits just below his 2021 and 2022 campaigns and well above every other season he played.