Saquon Barkley Fantasy

The New York Giants have featured a bunch of empty sets and pre-snap motion in their offense during organized team activities this week. A healthy running back Saquon Barkley is expected to catch a lot of passes this year from quarterback Daniel Jones, who has been getting the ball out quickly in head coach Brian Daboll's new offense. Barkley was lined up in the slot on one play with Matt Breida in the backfield and ran a deep post. The 25-year-old former second overall pick was a Pro Bowler and played a full season in his rookie campaign, but he's been injury prone ever since and will likely fall in 2022 fantasy drafts as a result. There's still plenty of upside if Barkley can stay healthy, though, after he had 593 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 162 carries in 13 games last year. He added 41 receptions for 263 yards and two scores through the air.

May. 19th • 3:40 PM

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley is determined to re-establish himself as an elite back this season. "I just want to kill, just go crazy," Barkley said during a recent interview with reporters. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft finished his rookie campaign by compiling 1,307 rushing yards and 15 total touchdowns. However, Barkley hasn't played an entire season since his inaugural year, including missing 14 games in 2020 due to a torn ACL. As a result, his draft stock has suffered due to his inability to remain healthy. Yet, Barkley's ceiling can be just as high as anyone at the position, so managers should be prepared to pounce on him sooner than his ADP suggests, assuming they are comfortable taking the risk that he may not be available for some games in 2022-23.

Apr. 20th • 8:53 PM

New York Giants chief executive officer John Mara said that the team isn't actively shopping running back Saquon Barkley in trades. Barkley was more of a long shot to be traded all along, but they could clear $7 million in salary cap space for 2022 by sending him elsewhere. The 25-year-old former second overall pick in 2018 had an outstanding rookie season with 1,307 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns and he also had a 1,000-yard season in his sophomore campaign, but he has played in just 15 games in the last two seasons due to injuries. The Giants offense has also held him hostage most of the time in terms of a true fantasy ceiling, so Barkley's stock is certainly on the decline heading into the 2022 season.

Mar. 28th • 10:25 AM