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PHI · RB · #26

Saquon Barkley

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As of Oct 18, 11:33 AM ET

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Is Saquon Barkley starting?

Saquon Barkley is the starting RB for the Philadelphia Eagles. Currently listed Out.

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Saquon Barkley this week

The Philadelphia Eagles play next in Week 7, at home against the Dallas Cowboys on Mon, Oct 26 (ESPN/ABC/Disney+). Saquon Barkley is listed as the starter at RB going into that game.

At RB for the Philadelphia Eagles, Dameon Pierce and Carson Steele are next in line behind him.

Saquon Barkley's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 20-24 vs LAR (Oct 4); L 7-27 at CHI (Sep 28); W 24-20 at TEN (Sep 20).

Saquon Barkley wears No. 26, is 29 years old, is listed at 6' 0", 233 lbs, has 9 years of NFL experience, came out of Penn State.

Is Saquon Barkley playing this week?

Saquon Barkley is listed Out (inactive) and is not expected to play (updated Oct 18, ESPN).

PHI RB Depth

1Saquon BarkleyStarter
2Dameon Pierce
3Carson Steele
4Jaydon Blue
5Tank Bigsby
6Will Shipley

Philadelphia Eagles Starting Lineup

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Age
29
Height
6' 0"
Weight
233
Experience
9 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGCarRush YdsRush TDRecTgtRec YdsRec TD
    2026PHI43618204780
    2025PHI162801140737502732
    2024PHI1634520051333432782
    2023NYG14247962641602804
    2022NYG1629513121057763380
    2021NYG13162593241572632
    2020NYG21934069600
    2019NYG132171003652734382
    2018NYG16261130711911217214
    Career9 yrs1101862853855362496265916

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 18, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Rush Yds
    182
    -25.8/gm vs 2025
    Rush TD
    0
    -0.4/gm vs 2025
    Rec Yds
    8
    -15.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    9
    Games
    110
    Rush Yds
    8538

    #31 of 124 at RB in Rushing Yards (2026)

    Advanced

    SeasonRushing First DownsRushing EPAReceiving Air YardsReceiving YACReceiving First DownsReceiving EPARACRTarget ShareAir Yards ShareWOPR
    20266-0.01-2141-2.77-4.004.9%-0.2%0.07
    202548-24.103129611-4.978.8110.8%0.7%0.17
    20248237.26982451212.202.8410.3%2.8%0.17
    202351-49.3213422616-7.522.0912.4%3.5%0.21
    202262-15.51-1643410-12.60-21.1315.5%-0.5%0.23
    202127-20.353029813-3.748.7710.1%0.7%0.16
    20201-8.18345533.641.761.8%0.9%0.03
    201945-18.7261438144.487.1812.4%1.2%0.19
    201850-7.8618768302.5740.0621.1%0.4%0.32
    Career372—3882774110—————

    Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.

    WHY THIS RATING

    Saquon Barkley is rated 86 (Great): production, role and draft slot rank 13th of 83 qualifying running backs (outperforms 84% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    77th percentile
    Beats 77% of 83
    Sample
    4 + 16 games
    2026 + 2025 · 926 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 2 · 2018 draft
    Updated
    Through week 6

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    Home / Road Split

    Home · 2 games

    Carries
    17
    Rush Yds
    91
    TD
    0
    Yds/Car
    5.4

    Road · 2 games

    Carries
    19
    Rush Yds
    91
    TD
    0
    Yds/Car
    4.8

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 4Lvs LARYDS 8
    CAR
    2
    YDS
    8
    TD
    0
    REC
    1
    TGT
    1
    YDS
    2
    TD
    0

    Final L 20-24

    Sep 28L@ CHIYDS 82
    CAR
    15
    YDS
    82
    TD
    0
    REC
    1
    TGT
    2
    YDS
    -2
    TD
    0

    Final L 7-27

    Sep 20W@ TENYDS 11
    CAR
    4
    YDS
    9
    TD
    0
    REC
    1
    TGT
    2
    YDS
    11
    TD
    0

    Final W 24-20

    Sep 13Wvs WSHYDS 83
    CAR
    15
    YDS
    83
    TD
    0
    REC
    1
    TGT
    2
    YDS
    -3
    TD
    0

    Final W 24-22

    Saquon Barkley's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Saquon Barkley plays 42% of his team's offensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 4 games).
    Snap share42%

    College

    Penn State

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