Fantasy grade, projections, percentile rankings, advanced usage, and weekly points.
Saquon Barkley is a RB10 and grades as a Core Starter (A) fantasy running back for the 2026 season. He projects for about 246.7 fantasy points.
Saquon Barkley is an NFL running back for PHI. Projected RB10. A reliable weekly starter you can plug in with confidence. Currently listed as Questionable, so check his status before locking your lineup. Last season he averaged 7.6 fantasy points per game (RB42 in 2026).
A · Core Starter. Projected RB10. A reliable weekly starter you can plug in with confidence. Currently listed as Questionable, so check his status before locking your lineup.
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 2026, Saquon Barkley handled a 26.9% share of his team's carries (36 carries, 5 in the red zone) plus a 3.7% target share, for 43 total opportunities.
Per Pro Football Reference, he averaged 2.4 yards before contact and 2.7 yards after contact per carry with 1 broken tackles.
| Season | G | Rush | Rush Yd | TD | Rec | Rec Yd | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 43 | 244 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 7.6 |
| 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 RB10. A reliable weekly starter you can plug in with confidence. Currently listed as Questionable, so check his status before locking your lineup.
Saquon Barkley does not have an early-round consensus ADP right now, so in most 12-team leagues he is a late-round pick or waiver-wire add rather than a core draft target.
Saquon Barkley is currently listed as Questionable. Check his game-day status before locking your lineup.
Projected RB10. A reliable weekly starter you can plug in with confidence. Currently listed as Questionable, so check his status before locking your lineup. Last season he averaged 7.6 fantasy points per game (RB42 in 2026). He projects for roughly 246.7 fantasy points in 2026.