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Fantasy Footballers on Saquon Barkley

PodcastNFC East Breakdown + Late Round Picks - Fantasy Football Podcast for 7/23
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He was there were 55 qualified running backs that had 80 or more attempts last year. He was ranked 48 in stuffed at the line of scrimmage. And honestly, that tells me he wants to hit the home run. And it worked really well when all the lanes were wide open. But 48 then rushed success rate as well. 42nd in yards after contact per attempt.
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Barkley ranked 48th in stuffed rate, 42nd in YAC; hunts home runs over short gains.

Saquon Barkley had an explosive 2024 season with 17 20+ yard runs and 740+ yard runs, but last year showed no explosiveness. Among 55 qualified RBs with 80+ attempts, he ranked 48th in stuffed at the line of scrimmage and 48th in rushing success rate, 42nd in yards after contact per attempt. He tends to hunt for home runs rather than taking short gains; this worked when lanes were wide open but failed when defenses stacked the box due to the Eagles' poor passing game.

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