Ron Stewart on Saquon Barkley

3rd overall pick with 1.0 WAR; needed 1.75; one of five worst RB picks.

3rd overall pick in 2024; delivered 14.5 PPG and 1.0 wins above replacement, falling short of the 1.75 WAR expected at that draft price; one of the five worst running back picks of the season. At pick 103, he matched Travis Etienne's ~1.2 WAR but was drafted 94 picks earlier, making him a cautionary example of early-round RB bust potential despite decent absolute production—the source notes he 'sunk your ship' due to massive ADP overvaluation relative to actual wins above replacement.

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