Austin Ekeler Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Giants

Washington Commanders running back Austin Ekeler will be up against the team with last year's 27th-ranked run defense, the New York Giants (136.2 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Daily fantasy players, is Ekeler worth considering for his upcoming matchup against the Giants? Scroll down, because we can help you make the correct decision.

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Austin Ekeler Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Washington Commanders vs. New York Giants
• Game Date: September 7, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 7.9
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 9.1
• Projected Rushing Yards: 31.76
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.35
• Projected Receiving Yards: 19.78
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.15

Projections provided by numberFire

Ekeler 2024 Fantasy Performance

• Ekeler was 36th at his position, and 151st overall, with 97.3 fantasy points (8.1 per game) last season.
• Ekeler picked up 17.1 fantasy points -- 13 carries, 44 yards, 2 TDs -- in his best game last season, in Week 10 versus the Pittsburgh Steelers.
• Ekeler accumulated 14.3 fantasy points in Week 9 against the New York Giants (11 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD; 3 receptions, 41 yards) in his second-best game last season.
• In his worst game of the season, Ekeler ended up with 1.2 fantasy points -- 8 carries, 15 yards. That happened in Week 3 against the Philadelphia Eagles.
• In his second-worst performance of the season -- Week 7 against the Carolina Panthers -- Ekeler had 2.0 fantasy points. His stat line: 4 carries, 17 yards.

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Giants Defensive Performance

• New York surrendered over 300 passing yards to only one QB last year.
• Last year, the Giants allowed 13 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• In the passing game, New York allowed seven players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• Last season, the Giants allowed just one player to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Through the air, New York allowed over 100 receiving yards to only two players last season.
• The Giants allowed 20 players to catch a touchdown pass against them last season.
• Against New York last year, three players hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• In terms of run D, the Giants allowed six players to amass more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• In terms of run defense, New York gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 15 players last season.
• In the running game, the Giants allowed only three players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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