
Saquon Barkley
RB - Philadelphia Eagles
2025 Outlook
Availability
Expert Note
View More NotesLast 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.
Player News
View More NewsPhiladelphia 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
View More RankingsECR | Best | Worst | # of Experts | |
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Draft | RB #1 | RB #1 | RB #5 | 47 |
Dynasty | RB #4 | RB #1 | RB #7 | 30 |
ECR vs ADP
Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rush Tds | Recs | Rec Yds | Rec Tds | Fumbles | Points |
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301.1 | 1581.4 | 10 | 40.3 | 314.9 | 2.1 | 1 | 259.9 |
History
Rush Yds | Rush Tds | Recs | Points | |
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Last Week | 167 | 0 | 2 | 16.9 |
Last 3 Weeks | 127.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 17.1 |
Season to Date | 125.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 20.1 |
Game Log
View More GamesOPP | Rush Yds | Rush Tds | Recs | Points | |
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Week 17 | vs. DAL | 167 | 0 | 2 | 16.9 |
Week 16 | @ WAS | 150 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
Week 15 | vs. PIT | 65 | 0 | 2 | 7.4 |
Week 14 | vs. CAR | 124 | 0 | 0 | 14.4 |
Opp | Summary | |
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Next Game | vs. DAL | 9th easiest opponent |
Next 3 Games | KC, LAR, TB | 30th easiest opponents |
Playoffs (?) | LV, WAS, BUF | 8th easiest opponents |
Rest of Season | -- | 16th easiest remaining opponents |