Saquon Barkley

What were you doing October 27th? You know, before Halloween. Can't remember? That's the last time Barkley scored a touchdown. Based on his opportunity and where his touches have taken place, Barkley should be the No. 13 running back on the season. Instead, he's No. 18. The craziest thing about it all is that Wayne Gallman got one start and scored 27.8 PPR points, which is better than all but one of Barkley's games this year. This isn't me saying Gallman is better, but rather Barkley is not performing to the level he should. He's totaled at least 18 touches in every game since he returned from his ankle injury but has now finished outside the top-18 running backs in five straight games. The only good news is that Barkley has totaled 79-of-85 touches available to Giants running backs over the last four games. That's a massive 92.9 percent touch share, which would do wonders against the Dolphins who've faced a ridiculous 31.7 running back touches per week. I mean, we even saw Bilal Powell and Ty Montgomery combine for 33 touches and 149 total yards in Week 14. On average, they've allowed 165.3 total yards per game to running backs, so if Barkley can simply be average with his touch share, he should get into the top-six running backs this week. Start him as a solid RB1 despite his recent struggles.

Saquon Barkley held in check against Eagles Monday

Giants running back Saquon Barkley rushed 17 times for 66 yards and caught three of his four targets for just one yard in Monday night's loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Fantasy Impact

The Eagles typically sell out to stop the run on defense but are susceptible to the pass, and Barkley was unable to find much room on Monday night. He has not rushed for 100 yards since Week 2 against the Buffalo Bills and has not scored a touchdown since Week 8 against the Detroit Lions.