A year ago, Eagles running back Saquon Barkley won the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year award, and the Eagles adding him was one of the key reasons they won the Super Bowl. This year, things are very different.
Barkley is struggling through an ugly season in which he’s been one of the worst running backs in football: Of the 24 running backs who have at least 75 carries so far this season, Barkley ranks dead last in yards per carry, with 3.3. Last year, Barkley averaged 5.8 yards per carry.
And yards per carry is far from the only statistic that reflects just how far Barkley has fallen this season.
Last year Barkley ran for 125.3 yards per game. This year Barkley is running for 52.7 yards per game.
Last year Barkley ran for a first down on 23.8 percent of his carries. This year Barkle