Draft Note by John Paulsen
Barkley went from the overall RB1 in 2024 to RB13 in 2025, and the efficiency numbers suggest the regression may be real. His run grade fell to the 60th percentile, his elusive rating to the 48th, and his YAC/Att to the 14th. Not great. The receiving role was voluminous (86th-percentile target share) but not efficient; his route grade ranked at the 14th percentile and his YPRR (0.84) was below average. Philadelphia added tackle Markel Bell in the third round, but he’s known more as a pass-blocker than a mauler in the run game. Barkley is 29, entrenched as the starter, and volume and touchdown opportunities should be fine. Which was the outlier–2024 or 2025? The data leans toward the former.
Saquon Barkley
- RB
- , Philadelphia Eagles
- 29
- 233 lbs
- 6' 0"
- Penn State
- 14
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·Dec 16, 2025 · 9:22 PM EST
2026 Draft note
Barkley went from the overall RB1 in 2024 to RB13 in 2025, and the efficiency numbers suggest the regression may be real. His run grade fell to the 60th percentile, his elusive rating to the 48th, and his YAC/Att to the 14th. Not great. The receiving role was voluminous (86th-percentile target share) but not efficient; his route grade ranked at the 14th percentile and his YPRR (0.84) was below average. Philadelphia added tackle Markel Bell in the third round, but he’s known more as a pass-blocker than a mauler in the run game. Barkley is 29, entrenched as the starter, and volume and touchdown opportunities should be fine. Which was the outlier–2024 or 2025? The data leans toward the former.
2026 Strength of Schedule - PHI
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 WAS | 16 @TEN | 8 @CHI | 20 LAR | 10 @JAX | 28 CAR | 26 DAL | 30 @WAS | 29 NYG | BYE | 2 PIT | 26 @DAL | 31 @ARI | 13 IND | 3 SEA | 9 HOU | 22 @SF | 29 @NYG |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAL | 18 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 3.33 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 6.00 | 14.4 | 16.40 | 18.4 | 50/63 | 79.4% |
| 2 | @KC | 22 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 15.4 | 16.40 | 17.4 | 50/60 | 83.3% |
| 3 | LAR | 18 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2.56 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2.25 | 5.5 | 7.50 | 9.5 | 63/67 | 94.0% |
| 4 | @TB | 19 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 2.26 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 7.75 | 13.4 | 15.40 | 17.4 | 48/57 | 84.2% |
| 5 | DEN | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 19.33 | 14.8 | 16.30 | 17.8 | 44/61 | 72.1% |
| 6 | @NYG | 12 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 4.83 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4.50 | 6.7 | 7.70 | 8.7 | 46/57 | 80.7% |
| 7 | @MIN | 18 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 2.44 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -2.00 | 4.2 | 4.70 | 5.2 | 39/50 | 78.0% |
| 8 | NYG | 14 | 150 | 1 | 0 | 10.71 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6.00 | 29.4 | 31.40 | 33.4 | 35/57 | 61.4% |
Q
Injury Details (w9)
Status: Questionable Injury: Groin | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | @GB | 22 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2.73 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 13.67 | 10.1 | 11.60 | 13.1 | 44/63 | 69.8% |
| 11 | DET | 26 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 3.19 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7.00 | 9.0 | 9.50 | 10.0 | 58/72 | 80.6% |
| 12 | @DAL | 10 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2.20 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 8 | 7.43 | 5.4 | 8.90 | 12.4 | 52/63 | 82.5% |
| 13 | CHI | 13 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 4.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 5.6 | 5.60 | 5.6 | 50/54 | 92.6% |
| 14 | @LAC | 20 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 6.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 18.2 | 58/71 | 81.7% |
| 15 | LV | 22 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 3.55 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7.00 | 15.2 | 16.20 | 17.2 | 39/69 | 56.5% |
| 16 | @WAS | 21 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 6.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 21.2 | 21.20 | 21.2 | 54/70 | 77.1% |
| 17 | @BUF | 19 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 3.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 6.8 | 43/54 | 79.6% |
| 18 | WAS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Per game | 17.50 | 71.25 | 0.44 | 0.06 | 4.07 | 2.31 | 17.06 | 0.13 | 3.13 | 7.38 | 12.21 | 13.36 | 14.52 | 48.31/61.75 | 78.36% | |
| Totals | 280 | 1140 | 7 | 1 | 4.07 | 37 | 273 | 2 | 50 | 7.38 | 195.3 | 213.8 | 232.3 | 773/988 | 78.36% | |
