Saquon Barkley's Value in Philadelphia: A Free Agent Analysis
Barkley gains big upgrade. RB1 potential.
This analysis of Saquon Barkley’s 2024 value after he left the New York Giants for the Philadelphia Eagles is an excerpt of my Kindle publication: 2024 NFL Fantasy Football Free Agency Review: Second Edition.
The 2nd Edition focuses on running backs. It will be updated periodically.
The full analysis of Saquon Barkley is available to premium subscribers. All others can read it and other RB analysis in 2024 NFL Fantasy Football Free Agency Review: Second Edition.
Barkley has been one of the best NFL running backs and highest-scoring fantasy players in each season that he has been healthy--even while playing for a terrible franchise. He ran for 1,307 yards as a rookie. He finished as the RB2 in fantasy that year, and he has finished as a top-10 RB in terms of points per game in four of his six seasons.
Now he joins a Philadelphia Eagles team that is one of the best at running the football. The Eagles' offensive line ranked No. 1 in PFF's final offensive line rankings of 2023. The Giants? They ranked No. 30. So Barkley is in a much better situation than he was last season.
The Eagles' offensive line created 1.9 yards before contact for all of its running backs last season. That is the seventh-best offensive line performance for running the ball.
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