Yahoo Fantasy Football on Saquon Barkley

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Success Rate: 49.0% (2024), 40.7% (2025); Adj. Yards After Contact per Att.: 3.2, 2.7; Explosive Rushing Rate: 8.7%, 7.1%... Barkley, along with most of the starting offense, was healthy, and we still only got an RB14 result.
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Barkley's efficiency collapsed to RB14 despite volume; Eagles' line issues and offensive struggles persist.

Despite strong touch volume in 2025 (70% rushing share, 12% target rate, 48% goal-line share), Barkley finished as RB14 in a down year for the Eagles offense. His per-touch efficiency declined: success rate fell from 49.0% (2024) to 40.7% (2025); adjusted yards after contact per attempt dropped from 3.2 to 2.7; explosive rushing rate declined from 8.7% to 7.1%. While the Eagles' offensive line had some absences (three of five starters missed time), the unit remained relatively healthy overall, and Lane Johnson and Landon Dickerson's health remain concerns. The source projects continued growing pains with a potential RB14 outcome again, meaning drafting him as RB6 only softens the blow without eliminating the risk.

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