Jonathan Taylor for Saquon Barkley (2026)

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Summary
Game Log
Stats
Projections
Points
Targets
Notes

Player Summaries Comparison
	Jonathan Taylor RB - IND Jonathan Taylor RB - IND	Saquon Barkley RB - PHI Saquon Barkley RB - PHI
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Rankings

Rest of Season	# 3	# 8	-
Draft	‐	‐	-

Matchup

Opponent	vs. BAL	vs. WAS	-
Matchup Rating	This is a 4 star matchup. RBs perform a little better than their average vs BAL	This is a 4 star matchup. RBs perform a little better than their average vs WAS	-

Fantasy Points

Season Total	316.3	195.3	-
Avg Game	18.6	12.2	-
Avg Projection	265.9	224.1	-

Schedule

SOS Rank	5	3	-

Misc

Injury Alert	‐	‐	-

Expert Ranks
	Jonathan Taylor	Saquon Barkley	Add Player

Andrew Scott A. Scott Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/21	#5	#8	-

Hayden Winks H. Winks Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#4	#9	-

Matthew Korn M. Korn DFS Dashboard DFS Dashboard 07/20	#5	#10	-

Scott Pianowski S. Pianowski Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#4	#8	-

Joel Smyth J. Smyth Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/20	#3	#9	-

Jonathan Stone J. Stone Stone Cold Fantasy Stone Cold Fantasy 07/20	#2	#9	-

Justin Weigal J. Weigal FantasySharks FantasySharks 07/20	#7	#4	-

Ellis Johnson E. Johnson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/19	#5	#8	-

James Emrick-Wilson J. Emrick-W... The Armchair Sports Corner The Armchair Sport... 07/19	#4	#6	-

Jacob Piccolo J. Piccolo TrueRGM TrueRGM 07/19	#5	#8	-

Jamie Calandro J. Calandro RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/19	#4	#9	-

Matthew Hill M. Hill DataForce Fantasy Football DataForce Fantasy ... 07/19	#3	#8	-

Luke Renton L. Renton The Franchise Tag UK The Franchise Tag UK 07/19	#4	#14	-

Andrew Leduc A. Leduc That Sports Podcast Network That Sports Podcas... 07/18	#6	#5	-

Pete Nova P. Nova FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/18	#3	#7	-

Doug Burrell D. Burrell Draft With Doug Draft With Doug 07/18	#4	#7	-

Brad Beatson B. Beatson Bandit Fantasy Football Bandit Fantasy Foo... 07/20	#3	#7	-

Nate Marcum N. Marcum Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/17	#3	#13	-

David Heilman D. Heilman Dynasty Trade Calculator Dynasty Trade Calc... 07/17	#4	#8	-

Brady Auer B. Auer BA Sports Podcast BA Sports Podcast 07/17	#2	#7	-

Bart Wheeler B. Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football Hail to Fantasy Fo... 07/17	#4	#9	-

Michael Hauff M. Hauff FF Faceoff FF Faceoff 07/17	#3	#10	-

Matt Donnelly M. Donnelly Dynasty Vipers Dynasty Vipers 07/17	#5	#10	-

Kevin Roberts K. Roberts The DFS Build The DFS Build 07/17	#4	#6	-

Dennis Sosic D. Sosic Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 07/17	#4	#7	-

Justin Lampkin J. Lampkin Clock Management Fantasy Football Clock Management F... 07/16	#6	#7	-

Ryan Weisse R. Weisse Club Fantasy FFL Club Fantasy FFL 07/16	#5	#7	-

Jorge B. Edwards J. B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames Fantasy In Frames 07/17	#4	#6	-

Muntradamus M. Beast Dome Beast Dome 07/15	#3	#8	-

Wolf Trelles-Heard W. Trelles-... FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#3	#7	-

Rudy Gamble R. Gamble Razzball Razzball 07/16	#5	#14	-

Matt Harmon M. Harmon Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports 07/15	#4	#7	-

Seth Miller S. Miller Crossroads Fantasy Football Crossroads Fantasy... 07/15	#8	#3	-

Matt Okada M. Okada 4for4.com 4for4.com 07/15	#3	#11	-

Kelly Kirby K. Kirby FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/14	#4	#8	-

Kev Wheeler K. Wheeler Wheel Route FF Wheel Route FF 07/14	#5	#6	-

Elliot Berkovits E. Berkovits Packer Report Packer Report 07/14	#4	#9	-

Kev Mahserejian K. Mahserejian Razzball Razzball 07/13	#3	#7	-

Jason Willan J. Willan Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/13	#4	#10	-

Pierre Camus P. Camus Fantasy Endgame Fantasy Endgame 07/13	#4	#7	-

David Biggs D. Biggs Drink Five Drink Five 07/12	#4	#9	-

The Tecmo Weave T. Tecmo Weave Lab 52 Lab 52 07/12	#4	#9	-

Adam Dove A. Dove The Fantasy Couriers The Fantasy Couriers 07/12	#4	#10	-

Brian Hartman B. Hartman QB List QB List 07/11	#3	#7	-

Lee Wehry L. Wehry FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/10	#3	#7	-

Daniel Mader D. Mader Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 07/14	#4	#6	-

Justin Fuhr J. Fuhr Pro Football Mania Pro Football Mania 07/20	#3	#6	-

Chris Welsh C. Welsh FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/09	#5	#8	-

Dr. Roto D. Roto FullTime Fantasy FullTime Fantasy 07/08	#4	#7	-

Joshua Kimmel J. Kimmel FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/08	#5	#6	-

Justin Bauerle J. Bauerle FantasyNow+ FantasyNow+ 07/08	#5	#7	-

Nick Raducanu N. Raducanu Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 07/07	#3	#8	-

Kyle Krajewski K. Krajewski First Seed Sports First Seed Sports 07/17	#4	#7	-

Steven Pintado S. Pintado QB List QB List 07/06	#5	#7	-

Kyle Yates K. Yates Yates Fantasy Football Yates Fantasy Foot... 07/17	#3	#9	-

Mike MacGregor M. MacGregor Draft Buddy Draft Buddy 07/05	#5	#4	-

Edward Gorelik E. Gorelik End of Football End of Football 07/19	#4	#6	-

Derek Brown D. Brown FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/17	#5	#13	-

Francisco (Chato) Romero F. (Chato) ... Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/03	#3	#7	-

Mauricio Gutierrez M. Gutierrez Estadio Fantasy Estadio Fantasy 07/01	#3	#6	-

Brandon Murchison B. Murchison RotoBaller RotoBaller 07/01	#3	#9	-

Ken Zalis K. Zalis Pressbox Pressbox 07/16	#4	#10	-

Benjamin Klotz B. Klotz Touchdown Squad Touchdown Squad 06/30	#6	#9	-

Judy Adabie J. Adabie Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 07/07	#8	#19	-

Alfredo Brown A. Brown Footballguys Footballguys 07/10	#4	#10	-

Mick Ciallela M. Ciallela Fantrax Fantrax 06/28	#3	#11	-

Ben Wasley B. Wasley The Fantasy First Down The Fantasy First ... 06/28	#1	#8	-

Drew DeLuca D. DeLuca Going For 2 Going For 2 06/28	#3	#7	-

Blake Fincher B. Fincher Fantasy Football Cafe Fantasy Football Cafe 06/26	#3	#9	-

Nick Zylak N. Zylak Fantasy Football Advice Fantasy Football A... 06/25	#3	#8	-

Scott Bogman S. Bogman FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/13	#4	#7	-

Lou Brunson L. Brunson Optimus Fantasy Football Optimus Fantasy Fo... 06/19	#1	#8	-

Bradley Stalder B. Stalder Player Profiler Player Profiler 06/15	#3	#8	-

Huseyin Aksu H. Aksu Fantasy Couch Fantasy Couch 07/02	#4	#5	-

Jeremy Shulman J. Shulman Fantasy Football Universe Fantasy Football U... 07/08	#4	#9	-

Matt De Lima M. De Lima Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 06/12	#3	#7	-

Dalton Del Don D. Del Don The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/20	#4	#9	-

Nic Bodiford N. Bodiford NerdBall Fantay Football NerdBall Fantay Fo... 06/08	#7	#10	-

Pat Fitzmaurice P. Fitzmaurice FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/17	#5	#10	-

Andrew Erickson A. Erickson FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/20	#4	#9	-

Stacy Perez S. Perez Fan Girl Football Fan Girl Football 05/29	#6	#11	-

Seth Woolcock S. Woolcock FantasyPros FantasyPros 07/15	#10	#7	-

Ed Birdsall E. Birdsall Talking Points Sports Talking Points Sports 07/08	#3	#10	-

Kevin Steele K. Steele The Fantasy Authority The Fantasy Authority 06/04	#3	#6	-

Joe Orrico J. Orrico No Expert Fantasy Football No Expert Fantasy ... 05/21	#4	#5	-

Tom Strachan T. Strachan NFL Best Ball NFL Best Ball 05/18	#4	#7	-

Wyatt Bertolone W. Bertolone Player Profiler Player Profiler 07/01	#3	#6	-

Andy Behrens A. Behrens The Deep Shot The Deep Shot 07/21	#4	#7	-

Jacob Hubman J. Hubman The Fantasy Headliners The Fantasy Headli... 05/11	#3	#6	-

Richard Savill R. Savill Fantasy Six Pack Fantasy Six Pack 05/09	#4	#6	-

Brandon Funston B. Funston The Athletic The Athletic 05/11	#1	#7	-

Site Rankings S. Rankings Gridiron Experts Gridiron Experts 07/20	#3	#7	-

Elisha Twerski E. Twerski USA Today USA Today 04/28	#2	#11	-

Brad Evans B. Evans Bally Sports Bally Sports 04/27	#4	#11	-

Fantasy BR F. BR Fantasy BR Fantasy BR 04/27	#3	#10	-

Jacob Gibbs J. Gibbs SportsLine SportsLine 06/09	#3	#6	-

Kyle Soppe K. Soppe Pro Football Network Pro Football Network 05/20	#5	#8	-

Justin Sablich J. Sablich 5th Down Fantasy 5th Down Fantasy 04/20	#2	#12	-

Tera Roberts T. Roberts OddsChecker OddsChecker 07/09	#4	#6	-

Justin Jaksa J. Jaksa Dr. Roto Dr. Roto 03/24	#3	#10	-

Kyle August K. August Fantasy Football Smackdown Fantasy Football S... 03/09	#3	#11	-

Smitty S. TheFantasyFootballShow TheFantasyFootball... 01/07	#7	#19	-

Marc Shannep M. Shannep Fantasy Knockout Fantasy Knockout 07/15	#4	#10	-

Nick Vertucci N. Vertucci Sundays Are For Football Sundays Are For Fo... 01/07	#3	#10	-

Player Game Logs Comparison
	Jonathan Taylor RB - IND Jonathan Taylor RB - IND	Saquon Barkley RB - PHI Saquon Barkley RB - PHI
2026 Schedule
Week 1	vs. BAL	vs. WAS
Week 2	at KC	at TEN
Week 3	vs. HOU	at CHI
Week 4	at WAS	vs. LAR
Week 5	at PIT	at JAC
Week 6	vs. TEN	vs. CAR
Week 7	at MIN	vs. DAL
Week 8	at JAC	at WAS
Week 9	vs. DAL	vs. NYG
Week 10	vs. MIA	BYE WEEK
Week 11	at HOU	vs. PIT
Week 12	vs. NYG	at DAL
Week 13	BYE WEEK	at ARI
Week 14	at PHI	vs. IND
Week 15	at TEN	vs. SEA
Week 16	vs. CIN	vs. HOU
Week 17	at CLE	at SF
Week 18	vs. JAC	at NYG

Player Projections Comparison
	Jonathan Taylor RB - IND Jonathan Taylor RB - IND	Saquon Barkley RB - PHI Saquon Barkley RB - PHI
Rushing

Rush Attempts	327.4	295.8
Rush Yards	1,509.4	1,310.8
Rush TDs	12.9	8.2

Receiving

Receptions	43.8	41.7
Rec Yards	326.7	330.3
Rec TDs	1.4	2.1

Points

Fantasy Points	265.9	224.1

Player Fantasy Points Comparison
	Jonathan Taylor RB - IND Jonathan Taylor RB - IND	Saquon Barkley RB - PHI Saquon Barkley RB - PHI
2025 Points
Week 1	9.8	14.4
Week 2	27.5	15.4
Week 3	29.8	5.5
Week 4	9.6	13.4
Week 5	28.6	14.8
Week 6	19.7	6.7
Week 7	31.2	4.2
Week 8	35.4	29.4
Week 9	5.7	‐
Week 10	46.6	10.1
Week 11	‐	9.0
Week 12	6.6	5.4
Week 13	12.1	5.6
Week 14	11.4	18.2
Week 15	10.1	15.2
Week 16	13.9	21.2
Week 17	14.4	6.8
Week 18	3.9	‐
Total	316.3	195.3
Average	18.6	12.2

Player Targets Comparison
	Jonathan Taylor RB - IND Jonathan Taylor RB - IND	Saquon Barkley RB - PHI Saquon Barkley RB - PHI
2025 Targets
Week 1	3	5
Week 2	2	2
Week 3	4	5
Week 4	5	4
Week 5	4	3
Week 6	4	3
Week 7	3	1
Week 8	2	5
Week 9	2	‐
Week 10	3	3
Week 11	‐	2
Week 12	3	8
Week 13	5	2
Week 14	0	2
Week 15	4	3
Week 16	3	2
Week 17	6	0
Week 18	2	‐

Notes for Player Combination
	Jonathan Taylor RB - IND Jonathan Taylor RB - IND	Saquon Barkley RB - PHI Saquon Barkley RB - PHI
Expert
Derek Brown FantasyPros	Jonathan Taylor was the RB4 in fantasy points per game last year, but his season was a tale of two halves. With Daniel Jones (Weeks 1-13), he was the RB2 in fantasy points per game, averaging 21.7 touches and 132.1 total yards. After Jones was out of the lineup (Achilles), Taylor was the RB22 in fantasy points per game with 21.6 touches and 75.4 total yards per game. Last year, among 49 qualifying backs, Taylor was 17th in explosive run rate, 28th in missed tackle rate, and 13th in yards after contact per attempt. Jones is set to return this season, but the big question for Taylor and the Indy offense is how effective he'll be in 2026 coming off the Achilles injury. Taylor should see plenty of volume this season to return top 15-20 production in fantasy, but if you're drafting him with an RB1 price tag, it's fair to wonder if he can be a top three back this season, with his quarterback's play in question. Last year, Taylor was first in snap share, second in opportunity share, fourth in weighted opportunity, and second in red zone touches. I have more questions about his 2026 outlook than most, but he's still a solid pick in 2026, even with the questions about Jones.	I tried to tell people last year, but few wanted to listen. After an insane 2024 season, Saquon Barkley was poised to come back down to earth some in 2025. Well, it happened. Barkley finished with 317 touches and 1,413 total yards as the RB14 in fantasy points per game. Part of this could be traced to natural regression, but also, Barkley had a decent dip in efficiency. In 2024, Barkley had an insane 3.55 yards before contact per attempt, which easily led all running backs (minimum 100 carries, per Fantasy Points Data). Last year, that number fell to 2.11, which was 23rd among 49 qualifying backs, essentially a league-average number. From 2024 to 2025, Barkley's explosive run rate dropped from 7.2% (fourth-best) to 4.6% (20th), and his yards after contact per attempt dipped from 2.26 (35th) to 1.96 (39th). Barkley lived off explosive runs and easily getting into the second level of defenses in 2024, but he found more uphill sledding last year. His volume should finish in the neighborhood of 300 touches with double-digit touchdown upside. That should lock him into top-15 running back status with possible top 5-7 upside if the offensive line can stay healthy and the Eagles' passing attack can also bounce back. If the aerial attack can get right, this team and Barkley will have more scoring opportunities in 2026 (last year, 28th in red-zone scoring opportunities per game).