Eagles running back Saquon Barkley carried the ball just six times for 30 yards in Sunday’s loss to the Broncos, and through five games, Barkley is one of the NFL’s most disappointing players.
Last year, Barkley’s arrival in Philadelphia took their offense to a new level, and they won the Super Bowl. This year, Barkley hasn’t even been an average runner. He’s been well below averaged.
Barkley has just 83 carries for 267 yards through five games this year. It’s his worst five-game stretch as an Eagle.
After gaining more than 2,000 yards in 16 games last season, Barkley is on pace for less than 1,000 yards in 17 games this season.
After averaging 5.8 yards per carry last season, Barkley is averaging 3.2 yards per carry this season.
After gaining first downs on 23.8 percent of his carrie