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Keaton Mitchell

Keaton Mitchell is a running back for the Los Angeles Chargers. Depth chart: RB2.

Scouting report

Keaton Mitchell: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Keaton Mitchell at a glance

Keaton Mitchell is a 24-year-old running back for the Los Angeles Chargers, listed at 5'8" and 191 pounds. Mitchell entered the league undrafted in 2023 out of East Carolina and is now in a 4th NFL season.

2026 projection

Our season projection has Mitchell at 102.9 PPR points for 2026, which ranks RB47 at the position and works out to 8.2 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 2 games of 2026, Mitchell has scored 5.8 PPR points, or 2.9 per game. That is 5.6% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Mitchell would finish with about 49 points, behind the 102.9 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 4.9 points in Week 2 against LV, the RB43 finish that week. Mitchell has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 0 of 2 games, a 0% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 59 qualified running backs of 2026, Mitchell ranks in the 37th percentile in receiving yards, the 36th percentile in yards per carry and the 27th percentile in rush TDs. The softest mark is the 9th percentile in rush yards.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Mitchell has finished as RB59 in 2023, RB110 in 2024 and RB66 in 2025. The high-water mark is 69.9 PPR points in 2023. Across 26 regular-season games on record, the totals read 800 rushing yards, 3 rushing touchdowns, 20 receptions and 199 receiving yards.

Keaton Mitchell by the numbers

Mitchell has finished in the weekly top five at the position 1 time. The career high is 20.4 PPR points, set in Week 9 of 2023 against SEA. The game log also shows 1 100-yard rushing game. In all, Mitchell has reached 20 points in 1 game, 4% of career appearances.

Contract

Mitchell is playing on a two-year, $9.3 million contract signed with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2026, an average of $4.6 million per year with $5 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2027 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
102.9
PPR / game
8.2

Keaton Mitchell fantasy outlook

Keaton Mitchell enters the 2026 season with LAC and ranks RB51 and #192 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 102.9 PPR points across 12.6 games, or 8.2 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a depth and watch-list tier. The preseason depth chart lists Keaton Mitchell as RB2, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Keaton Mitchell produced 55.4 PPR points in 13 games (4.3 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 34%, with a 0% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main variables are role stability, team scoring volume, and normal efficiency variance.

Week 1 projection

Keaton Mitchell is projected for 3.4 PPR points at home against ARI in week 1, with a likely range of 0.0 to 14.0.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is up 1.6 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
8.1
Dynasty
14.8
Superflex redraft
8.7
Superflex dynasty
9.6
TE premium dynasty
8.9

Compare Keaton Mitchell on the trade value chart

Career stats

SeasonTeamGCarRush ydsRush TDTgtRecRec ydsRec TDPPR
2026LAC29330111505.8
2025BAL1359341112963055.4
2024BAL415300112806.8
2023BAL747396211993069.9

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Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.