# Saquon Barkley — what pundits predicted RB · Penn State 43 checkable claims from 22 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What the room says - Median call across 5 pundits: 1,140 rushing yards ## What pundits expect (22 unsettled) - Saquon Barkley to outplay his draft cost ($8,100) — Fox Sports, for 2026, said Sep 11, 2026; not settled yet - Saquon Barkley to finish top 10 at his position, by fantasy points — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4db09577-8e10-43b6-b37e-a787a581509a - Saquon Barkley to record 7 rushing tds — Wolf Trelles-Heard, for 2026, said Sep 6, 2026; not settled yet - Saquon Barkley to outplay his draft cost (near the round one/round two turn) — Wolf Trelles-Heard, for 2026, said Sep 6, 2026; not settled yet - Saquon Barkley to record 1,140 rushing yards — Wolf Trelles-Heard, for 2026, said Sep 6, 2026; not settled yet - Saquon Barkley to outplay his draft cost (a back-end first-round pick) — [Simon Hunter](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/simon-hunter), for 2026, said Sep 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/43ba38bc-0c70-4486-b557-45e7be618e87 - Saquon Barkley to outplay his draft cost (1.12) — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2026, said Aug 31, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bb3f6ee4-ba11-43b0-aed9-46e3e64d4a88 - Saquon Barkley to be 1st on the depth chart — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2026, said Aug 31, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bb3f6ee4-ba11-43b0-aed9-46e3e64d4a88 - Saquon Barkley to outplay his draft cost (1.11) — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2026, said Aug 29, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/89754164-adf0-4225-8d16-7a06a3f02f21 - Saquon Barkley to be 1st on the depth chart — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2026, said Aug 29, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/89754164-adf0-4225-8d16-7a06a3f02f21 - Saquon Barkley to be 1st on the depth chart — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b23cf221-aa86-4127-97da-66dca494b8ef - Saquon Barkley to outplay his draft cost (1.10) — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b23cf221-aa86-4127-97da-66dca494b8ef - Saquon Barkley to be 1st on the depth chart — [Carter Bahns](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/carter-bahns), for 2026, said Aug 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/94f49c83-2307-4f25-b10c-b1cba9df5dbc - Saquon Barkley to be 1st on the depth chart — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2026, said Aug 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/25c3de0e-550b-4c64-82cd-1a2b40f340f9 - Saquon Barkley to outplay his draft cost (1.09) — [Tom Strachan](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/tom-strachan), for 2026, said Aug 26, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/25c3de0e-550b-4c64-82cd-1a2b40f340f9 - Saquon Barkley to outplay his draft cost (ADP: 15 Overall (RB10)) — Chad Workman, for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet - Saquon Barkley to be 1st on the depth chart — [Mike Kadlick](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-kadlick), for 2026, said Aug 23, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ed3dd11d-e85d-4cee-8f51-f218130ab9e7 - Saquon Barkley to be 1st on the depth chart — [Jeff Kerr](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jeff-kerr), for 2026, said Aug 23, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9ea3e8ee-f7ad-41b0-a232-7ba60ae06f09 - Saquon Barkley to outplay his draft cost — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 20, 2026; not settled yet - Saquon Barkley to outplay his draft cost (Round 2) — Wolf Trelles-Heard, for 2026, said Aug 20, 2026; not settled yet - Saquon Barkley to make the roster — [Jeff Kerr](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jeff-kerr), for 2026, said Aug 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/328a952b-d6b4-4065-aac9-0029421fb50f - Saquon Barkley to record ? rushing yards — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2025, said Sep 12, 2025; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1a815607-15f1-4018-a22d-cfeb3b83a0e9 ## Settled (21) - Saquon Barkley to make the roster — [Jeff Kerr](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jeff-kerr), for 2026, said Aug 16, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2120c4ea-7113-4ebf-9ebc-0d4a62d83c3a - Saquon Barkley to make the roster — [Jeff Kerr](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jeff-kerr), for 2026, said Aug 11, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4e6e81fc-dc8e-4cb6-87ad-d62d4f5b85bf - Saquon Barkley to outplay his draft cost — [Chad Ochocinco Johnson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chad-ochocinco-johnson), for 2025, said Feb 23, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cd0eab3d-1392-41f3-a9b6-026860f9ffa5 - Saquon Barkley to outplay his draft cost — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2025, said Jan 17, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/abd0628c-1338-467b-9ac3-d89c922468eb - Saquon Barkley to outplay his draft cost — [Jake Ciely](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jake-ciely), for 2025, said Jan 17, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b63cc1db-f999-42de-9255-55ffa7d8d29f - Saquon Barkley to fall short of his draft cost (ECR number two, the number one running back) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2025, said May 17, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f6287666-eaac-4848-8f1d-0a470374edf0 - Saquon Barkley to win Super Bowl MVP — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2024, said Feb 7, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cd1faf91-f6b5-4e48-b8c8-608235188d87 - Saquon Barkley to win MVP — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2024, said Feb 3, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/623861e3-223c-44f2-b9d3-7dbbf5b4d4a1 - Saquon Barkley to win MVP — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2024, said Jan 20, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/64da6f14-9d3a-4cbf-b656-50ecc0d73dfb - Saquon Barkley to win MVP voting top five — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2024, said Jan 6, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c9ff4c50-9131-42b8-b98f-b012694250d0 - Saquon Barkley to win MVP — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2024, said Nov 25, 2024; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bf1a843e-6b29-497e-b58c-b8394d790374 - Saquon Barkley to win MVP — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2024, said Nov 25, 2024; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c3b99161-7a32-46ff-b637-f6eaffe3c71a - Saquon Barkley to record 100 rushing yards — [Brandon Graham](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brandon-graham), for 2025, said Sep 3, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 91.29) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e3cbcb7a-a5d9-4001-9a14-2bb4e08f5531 - Saquon Barkley to record 210.5 rushing yards — [Akbar Gbaja-Biamila](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/akbar-gbaja-biamila), for 2024, said Jan 10, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/17a3ae93-3909-411a-ba10-a1e02e6b54af - Saquon Barkley to record 1,450 rushing yards — [Kyle Brandt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/kyle-brandt), for 2025, said Sep 1, 2025; scored 57.24 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 91.29) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ac183fbc-a29f-4d12-9169-63bbca91860d - Saquon Barkley to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards — [Danny Parkins](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/danny-parkins), for 2025, said Jul 28, 2025; scored 25 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 25) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/32349615-1017-46b2-87a9-8abf9988a033 - Saquon Barkley to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2024, said Feb 3, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c761568e-6a9c-4989-b84c-98b3a26dc17e - Saquon Barkley to win Offensive Player of the Year — [Richard Sherman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/richard-sherman), for 2024, said Jan 25, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fd0cf59d-3729-4865-8641-02792d0b6b24 - Saquon Barkley to record 1,174.1 rushing yards — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2024, said Sep 1, 2024; scored 17.12 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/636fa042-c413-4d93-a89f-70931e21bbf0 - Saquon Barkley to record 6.7 rushing tds — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2024, said Sep 1, 2024; scored 3.08 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/636fa042-c413-4d93-a89f-70931e21bbf0 - Saquon Barkley to be 1st on the depth chart — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2023, said Jun 28, 2023; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8bb532c5-667f-49f1-9d25-760e6429d9ca --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/saquon-barkley Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology