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Saquon Barkley

Saquon Barkley

RB - Philadelphia Eagles

Height: 6' Weight: 233 lbsAge: 28College: Penn State

2025 Outlook

Strength of Schedule
RB Rank: 20th
Draft Rank (ECR) #1
Best / Worst #1 / #12
ADP #3

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100%
 
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100%
 
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Last year, Barkley finished the season as the RB1 in fantasy points per game, finishing with 378 touches, 2,283 total yards, and 15 total touchdowns. This season, we have to have the volume conversation and the worries about that for Barkley's outlook for 2025. It's a similar conversation that we had with Christian McCaffrey, Derrick Henry, and Josh Jacobs before him. Is it a concern? Yep. Is it so damning that it should Barkley outside the top 3-5 running backs in preseason rankings? No. My bigger worry is Barkley's quietly meh tackle-breaking metrics last year. Among 46 qualifying backs, he had the fourth-best explosive run rate, but he was also only 28th in missed tackles forced per attempt and 35th in yards after contact per attempt (per Fantasy Points Data). The big thing that helped Barkley was Philly's awesome offensive line. Among those 46 backs, Barkley had the highest yards before contact per attempt (3.55). Barkley was chewing up almost four yards per carry before he faced the opposition. That helped him a ton, but it will likely help him again in 2025, as Philly will once again have one of the league's best offensive lines. Barkley remains a top 5 back in 2025 despite some of my concerns.

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Saquon Barkley inks two-year extension with Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles RB Saquon Barkley is signing a two-year extension worth $41.2 million with the organization, making him the highest-paid RB in the NFL

Fantasy Impact

Barkley was set to have two years left on his contract heading into 2025, but this new deal keeps him around through the 2028 season. He will be the first $20-million-per-year RB in the NFL (in AAV) after rushing for over 2,000 yards and setting the record for rushing yards in a single season (regular season + postseason) in 2024. The reigning fantasy RB1 in half-PPR formats will stay behind one of the best O-lines in the NFL for a little longer.

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Rankings
ECRBestWorst# of Experts
DraftRB #1RB #1RB #547
Dynasty RB #4RB #1RB #730
ADP
ConsensusRTSports
Overall#3#3
Running Backs#2#2
ECR vs ADP
Projections
(2025)
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Projections (2025)
Rush AttRush YdsRush TdsRecsRec YdsRec TdsFumblesPoints
301.11581.41040.3314.92.11259.9
History
Statistics
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Statistics (avgs.)
Rush YdsRush TdsRecsPoints
Last Week1670216.9
Last 3 Weeks127.30.71.317.1
Season to Date125.30.82.120.1
Game Log
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Game Log
OPPRush YdsRush TdsRecsPoints
Week 17vs. DAL1670216.9
Week 16@ WAS1502027
Week 15vs. PIT65027.4
Week 14vs. CAR1240014.4
Strength of Schedule
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Strength of Schedule (2025)
OppSummary
Next Gamevs. DAL9th easiest opponent
Next 3 GamesKC, LAR, TB30th easiest opponents
Playoffs (?)LV, WAS, BUF8th easiest opponents
Rest of Season--16th easiest remaining opponents