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Saquon Barkley

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Season / week
2026 / 8
Scoring
HALF · 12 teams · 1 QB
Source freshness
partial
Observed season stats
Through week 8; complete through week 7. The latest week may be partial.

Generation time is not source freshness. Individual future-projection capture dates and coverage are provided per player; not every input has an independent capture receipt.

outcomes
ready
Captured 2026-10-31T23:03:40.760224+00:00; complete through week 7
season projection
preseason prior
Captured Unknown
draft adp
preseason context
Captured Unknown
advanced stats
coverage not verified
Captured Unknown
Model version and retrieval details

Model generated: 2026-11-01T00:32:50.841496+00:00. Model generation time does not establish source freshness.

Model version: trade-value-sleeper-ros-v1

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Retrieved 2026-11-01T01:38:53.501165+00:00. This is the page retrieval time, not a source update.

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Alphabetical player research. Observed points use posted games; future estimates cover unstarted games through Week 17. Open a player for forecast dates and missing weeks. Trade values are model units.
PlayerPosTeamObserved points/gameGames playedEstimated future points/gameTrade value
Saquon Barkley RBPHI 7.02511.8349.5

Future projection context

These estimates cover unstarted games through Week 17. They do not identify who to start this week; use your league's lineup tool for that decision.

Forecast source
Captured Sleeper future projections
Forecast captured
2026-10-31T23:31:38.044520+00:00
Unstarted games through Week 17
9
Weeks with provider forecasts
8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Weeks using model fallback
None recorded

Draft context

Historical context, not a weekly ranking or remaining-season forecast.

Full-season preseason projection
244
Draft average position
10.1

Observed production

Observed statistics are separate from model estimates. A missing season block means unavailable data.

This season

Fantasy points
35.1
Games played
5
Observed through week
7
passing yards
0
passing tds
0
interceptions
0
carries
43
rushing yards
244
rushing tds
1
targets
9
receptions
6
receiving yards
17
receiving tds
0
passing first downs
0
rushing first downs
9
receiving first downs
2
fumbles lost
0
Target share in observed games (%)
6.5
Fantasy points per game
7.02
Yards per carry
5.7
Yards per target
1.9
Yards per reception
2.8
Catch rate (%)
66.7
Total yards
261
Yards per game
52.2
touches
49
first downs
11
Expected rushing/receiving half-PPR points
37.6
Actual minus expected rushing/receiving half-PPR points
-2.5
Opportunity observed through week
7
Opportunity coverage
complete

Previous season

Fantasy points
211.8
Games played
16
Observed through week
17
passing yards
0
passing tds
0
interceptions
0
carries
280
rushing yards
1,140
rushing tds
7
targets
50
receptions
37
receiving yards
273
receiving tds
2
passing first downs
0
rushing first downs
50
receiving first downs
11
fumbles lost
1
Target share in observed games (%)
11.6
Fantasy points per game
13.24
Yards per carry
4.1
Yards per target
5.5
Yards per reception
7.4
Catch rate (%)
74
Total yards
1,413
Yards per game
88.3
touches
317
first downs
61
Expected rushing/receiving half-PPR points
237.4
Actual minus expected rushing/receiving half-PPR points
-23.6
Opportunity observed through week
17
Opportunity coverage
complete

This season: advanced statistics

Snap share (%)
36.2
Time to throw (seconds)
Unavailable
Average depth of pass target (yards)
Unavailable
pass aggressiveness
Unavailable
Completion percentage above expectation
Unavailable
pass air to sticks
Unavailable
pass rating
Unavailable
rush stacked box pct
11.63
rush time to los
3.08
Rushing yards above expectation per attempt
1.81
rush efficiency
3.42
rush pct over expected
0.5
rec avg separation
Unavailable
rec avg cushion
Unavailable
Average depth of receiving target (yards)
Unavailable
rec air share
Unavailable
Receiving yards after catch above expectation
Unavailable
rec catch pct
Unavailable
rec drops
1
rec broken tackles
0
Rushing yards before contact per attempt
Unavailable
Rushing yards after contact per attempt
Unavailable
rush broken tackles
3
pass pressured pct
Unavailable
pass bad throw pct
Unavailable
rec drop pct
11.1

Previous season: advanced statistics

Snap share (%)
78.3
Time to throw (seconds)
Unavailable
Average depth of pass target (yards)
Unavailable
pass aggressiveness
Unavailable
Completion percentage above expectation
Unavailable
pass air to sticks
Unavailable
pass rating
Unavailable
rush stacked box pct
30.71
rush time to los
2.96
Rushing yards above expectation per attempt
0.24
rush efficiency
4.09
rush pct over expected
0.37
rec avg separation
Unavailable
rec avg cushion
Unavailable
Average depth of receiving target (yards)
Unavailable
rec air share
Unavailable
Receiving yards after catch above expectation
Unavailable
rec catch pct
Unavailable
rec drops
2
rec broken tackles
3
Rushing yards before contact per attempt
2.54
Rushing yards after contact per attempt
1.54
rush broken tackles
19
pass pressured pct
Unavailable
pass bad throw pct
Unavailable
rec drop pct
4

Player narrative and news

Generated narrative is context, not a verified injury forecast or a weekly recommendation. Inspect its own dates before using it.

Write-up generated: 2026-07-22T02:44:42.345573+00:00

Philadelphia kept Saquon Barkley's role fully intact last season, a 78 percent snap share that ranked third among all backs, 280 carries, 317 touches. The production under it sagged to 13.2 a game because the per-touch conversion disappeared: his scoring came in 26 points below what the usage was worth, one of the four worst gaps at the position, alongside 4.1 a carry, 12th-percentile yards after contact, and a 74 percent catch rate near the bottom of qualified backs. A rebound argument built on opportunity is legitimate here, since opportunity is the part he kept, and the consensus projects him back to 245 points and RB10 on nearly 296 carries. At 15.4 in half-PPR the market pays that projection in full, no age discount included, for a 29-year-old with eight seasons of tread whose after-contact yardage, the number that usually announces a big back's decline, just posted its warning. You're drafting the role and betting the runner reappears inside it, and at this price a mere repeat of 2025 loses the pick.

Latest stored news context

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