Is Saquon Barkley playing this week?
No injury designationSaquon Barkley has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game against the Los Angeles Rams.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:48 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Start. Projected 8.2 points, #20 among RBs this week.
Why we say start
- Projected 8.2 points, #20 among RBs this week, inside the top 20 we recommend starting.
- Concern: LA's defense has allowed 17% fewer points to RBs than the league average.
- Averaging 11.3 carries and 2 targets a game.
- Played 72% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 10.9 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~20 pts
- Vegas line
- PHI underdogs by 3.5
- Game total
- 42.5
- LA vs RBs
- 17% fewer points
- Last game snaps
- 72%
All week 4 running back rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
29
Height
6'0"
Weight
233 lb
College
Penn State
Experience
8 seasons
Draft
2018 · Pick #2 (NYG)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 55.0?
Barkley sits just above the middle of the pack because his expected points per touch, adjusted for tough defenses, beat the average back. His success rate and win probability added didn't move the grade much. It's only 40 touches over 3 games.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per touch of -0.032 ranks 21st of 50, and the grade credits him for facing tougher-than-average defenses.
- Week 1 vs WAS: a 42-yard run on 3rd and 2 through the right guard, worth +3.3 expected points.
- Week 3 at CHI: a 14-yard run on 2nd and 4 that went out of bounds at the CHI 1, worth +1.6 expected points.
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 4. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.005
Success rate
38%
WPA (sum)
-0.13
Opponent adj.
0.036
Plays graded
40
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Rush yds over expected | Yds over exp / att | Vs 8+ in the box |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +26.6 | +1.90 | 6.7% |
| 3 | +14.7 | +0.98 | 26.7% |
What do these mean?
- Rush yds over expected:
- Rushing yards above what the blocking and defenders in each carry would be expected to produce.
- Yds over exp / att:
- Rush yards over expected per carry.
- Carries over expected:
- Share of carries that gained more than expected.
- Expected rush yds:
- Yards the carries would be expected to gain on average, based on tracking data.
- Efficiency:
- Distance traveled per yard gained. Lower means a more direct, north-south runner.
- Vs 8+ in the box:
- Share of carries against eight or more defenders near the line.
- Time to line:
- Average seconds from the handoff to reaching the line of scrimmage.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.