- RB
Cam Akers
- Los Angeles Rams
- Age23
- DOBJune 22, 1999
- CollegeFlorida State
- DraftedRD 2, PK 0 (0)
Preseason
Cam Akers' summer Achilles injury eroded any chance for the breakout candidate to fulfill his 2021 expectations. Akers returned late in the season to log regular season touches and a surprising 75 touches in the Rams' playoff run, but did not look his typical athletic self over the span. Akers' return to even see the field from an Achilles injury was essentially unheard of for the running back position. Now with a full offseason of additional recovery time, expect to see a closer-to-full-strength Akers as the assumptive starter. On one of the best offenses in the NFL, Akers' lone limitation is as a receiver with Darrell Henderson's strength in that facet plus the Rams being over the lowest ranking teams in high-leverage opportunities for running backs (targets plus goal line carries) in the NFL each of the past two seasons.
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Cam Akers's percentile rank in each category, among s with more than 50 fantasy points.
| Week | Matchup |
|---|---|
| 1 | vs Buffalo Bills |
| 2 | vs Atlanta Falcons |
| 3 | @ Arizona Cardinals |
| 4 | @ San Francisco 49ers |
| 5 | vs Dallas Cowboys |
| 6 | vs Carolina Panthers |
| 7 | Bye Week |
| 8 | vs San Francisco 49ers |
| 9 | @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 10 | vs Arizona Cardinals |
| 11 | @ New Orleans Saints |
| 12 | @ Kansas City Chiefs |
| 13 | vs Seattle Seahawks |
| 14 | vs Las Vegas Raiders |
| 15 | @ Green Bay Packers |
| 16 | vs Denver Broncos |
| 17 | @ Los Angeles Chargers |
| 18 | @ Seattle Seahawks |
| YR | TM | G | RSH | RushYD | Y/Rush | RushTD | TGT | REC | RecYD | RecTD | Rank | VBD | ADP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | LAR | 11 | 145 | 625 | 4.3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 123 | 1 | 40 | 26 | |
| 2021 | LAR | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 152 | ||
| Total | 12 | 150 | 628 | 4.2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 133 | 1 | 0 |
| YR | WK | OPP | oSNAP | RSH | YD | TD | TARG | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18 | SF | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | SF | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | DAL | 24 | 14 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | PHI | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | WAS | 13 | 9 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | SF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | CHI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | MIA | 20 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | SEA | 18 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | TB | 12 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 12 | SF | 17 | 9 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | ARI | 52 | 21 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | NE | 50 | 29 | 171 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | NYJ | 36 | 15 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17 | ARI | 48 | 21 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 0 |
| 2020 | ARI | 297 | 145 | 625 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 123 | 1 |