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Saquon Barkley is a RB9 and grades as a Core Starter (A) fantasy running back for the 2026 season. His consensus ADP is 19.3 (around round 2 in a 12-team league).
Saquon Barkley is an NFL running back for PHI. Projected RB9. A reliable weekly starter you can plug in with confidence. Last season he averaged 14.5 fantasy points per game (RB14 in 2025).
A · Core Starter. Projected RB9. A reliable weekly starter you can plug in with confidence.
Athletic profile: Saquon Barkley ran a 4.4-second 40-yard dash (90th percentile at RB), a 41-inch vertical, for a composite athletic score of 86 out of 100. Drafted in 2018 (Round 1, Pick 2) out of Penn State.
In 2025, Saquon Barkley handled a 56.5% share of his team's carries (280 carries, 39 in the red zone) plus a 10.9% target share, for 330 total opportunities.
Per Pro Football Reference, he averaged 2.5 yards before contact and 1.6 yards after contact per carry with 18 broken tackles.
| Season | G | Rush | Rush Yd | TD | Rec | Rec Yd | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 280 | 1140 | 7 | 37 | 273 | 14.5 |
| 2024 | 16 | 345 | 2005 | 13 | 33 | 278 | 22.2 |
| 2023 | 14 | 247 | 962 | 6 | 41 | 280 | 15.9 |
| 2022 | 16 | 295 | 1312 | 10 | 57 | 338 | 17.7 |
| 2021 | 13 | 162 | 593 | 2 | 41 | 263 | 11.3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 7.7 |
| 2019 | 13 | 217 | 1003 | 6 | 52 | 438 | 18.7 |
| 2018 | 16 | 261 | 1307 | 11 | 91 | 721 | 24.1 |
Saquon Barkley grades as a Core Starter (A) fantasy running back for 2026. Projected RB9. A reliable weekly starter you can plug in with confidence.
Saquon Barkley has a consensus ADP of 19.3, which lands around round 2 in a 12-team league. Reach a little earlier if he is a priority for your build.
Saquon Barkley has no injury designation in our latest data and is expected to be available, but always confirm his status close to kickoff.
Projected RB9. A reliable weekly starter you can plug in with confidence. Last season he averaged 14.5 fantasy points per game (RB14 in 2025). He projects for roughly 246.7 fantasy points in 2026.