Cam Akers
24-Year-Old
Free Agent
Questionable
Injury Achilles
Est. Return 8/1/2024
2023 Rush/Rec Stats
ATT
60
YDS
167
TD
2
YDS
70
TD
0
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Akers' ill-fated career hit another setback in 2024. After finally wearing out his welcome for good with the Rams, he got traded to the Vikings after just one game and seems set up for success in a backfield that was looking to replace Dalvin Cook. Akers never really got on track for Minnesota though, averaging 3.6 yards per carry before tearing his left Achilles tendon in Week 9. He previously tore his right Achilles tendon in 2021. Now a free agent, he'll have to prove he's healthy before he gets a look from another team. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
Not tendered by Vikings
Akers (Achilles) wasn't tendered by the Vikings, making him an unrestricted free agent, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Akers suffered the second Achilles tear of his career in November, so he could miss most or all of the 2024 season. Once healthy enough to resume his NFL career, the 2020 second-round draft pick of the Rams will be free to sign with any team that shows interest.
Akers suffered the second Achilles tear of his career in November, so he could miss most or all of the 2024 season. Once healthy enough to resume his NFL career, the 2020 second-round draft pick of the Rams will be free to sign with any team that shows interest.
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Advanced NFL Stats
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Broken Tackle %
31.8%Positive Run %
54.5%% Yds After Contact
106.9%Avg Yds After Contact
1.4Rushing TD %
4.5%Touches Per Game
0.0% Snaps w/Touch
0.0%Air Yards Per Game
-2.1Air Yards Per Snap
-0.14% Team Air Yards
-0.3%% Team Targets
2.0%Avg Depth of Target
-1.3 YdsCatch Rate
91.7%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
7.3% Targeted On Route
26.7%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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2023 Cam Akers Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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Height
5' 10"Weight
217 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.47 secVertical Jump
35.5 inBroad Jump
122 inBench Press
20 repsHand Length
9.00 inArm Length
30.63 inLatest Fantasy Rumors
Several teams interested
The Buccaneers, Ravens, Raiders and Browns have each shown interest in trading for Akers, Jordan Schultz of Bleacher Report reports.
ANALYSIS
Coach Sean McVay has already announced that Akers has played his last game with the Rams, meaning the only remaining question is whether he will be traded or released. The Browns may have extra motivation as compared to the other teams listed after losing Nick Chubb for the season due to a knee injury, though they've also been in contact with Kareem Hunt. If Akers landed with any of the three other teams, he'd likely serve in a committee role, at best.
Coach Sean McVay has already announced that Akers has played his last game with the Rams, meaning the only remaining question is whether he will be traded or released. The Browns may have extra motivation as compared to the other teams listed after losing Nick Chubb for the season due to a knee injury, though they've also been in contact with Kareem Hunt. If Akers landed with any of the three other teams, he'd likely serve in a committee role, at best.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Akers is talented enough to suffice as a lead runner, and at times he has been exactly that. The Rams intended to make a starter out of him when they took him in the second round of the 2020 draft, and the team appeared committed to him when he rushed back from a summer Achilles tear in 2021 to suit up for the playoffs. It was bizarre to see that change at the beginning of 2022, when the Rams started Darrell Henderson the first five weeks. This understandably upset Akers, who demanded a trade and even looked like he might be released while sitting out the next three games. The Rams continued to waste time with Henderson and even the likes of Malcolm Brown, Kyren Williams and Ronnie Rivers even after Akers returned to the team Week 9, but Sean McVay finally came to his senses and went back to Akers as the main back from Week 13 onward. To the coach's credit, the Rams fed Akers well those final six weeks, a span in which he ran for 549 yards (5.3 YPC) and six touchdowns. The 24-year-old should be the lead runner again in 2023 after the Rams settled for sixth-round pick Zach Evans as their offseason addition, but potential complications include the history of conflict with McVay and the quality of players surrounding him after a rough offseason for the Rams.
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Officially moved to IR
The Vikings placed Akers (Achilles) on injured reserve Wednesday.
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MRI confirms torn Achilles
Head coach Kevin O'Connell said Monday that Akers underwent an MRI that confirmed he sustained a torn left Achilles' tendon in Sunday's 31-28 win over Atlanta, Ben Goessling of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
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Achilles' injury feared
Coach Kevin O'Connell relayed after Sunday's 31-28 win over the Falcons that the Vikings believe Akers has an Achilles' injury, Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reports.
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Injures ankle Sunday
Akers was forced out of Sunday's game against the Falcons with an ankle injury.
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Scores first Minnesota TD
Akers carried the ball nine times for 19 yards and a touchdown and caught his only target for six yards in Sunday's 24-10 win over the Packers.
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