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Saquon Barkley
vs Jeremiyah Love

2026 · Week 5 · Half-PPR

Out
Saquon Barkley
RB · PHI
Jeremiyah Love
RB · ARI

The crowd’s lean

Week 5

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This week

WEEK 5

Barkley

at JAX

Oct 11 · 9:30 AM ET

Out

Love

vs DET

Oct 11 · 4:25 PM ET

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Live

14.1

Projected

Half-PPR
points

—Sleeper projection14.1

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2026 season, per game

BarkleyLove
5.3Fantasy pts10.9
4Games4
9.0Carries13.8
46Rush yds56
5.1Yds/carry4.1
1.8Targets3.3
1.0Receptions2.8
2Receiving yds9
—Touchdowns—
BarkleyLove
13.4Fantasy pts—
16Games—
17.5Carries—
71Rush yds—
4.1Yds/carry—
3.1Targets—
2.3Receptions—
17Receiving yds—
0.6Touchdowns—
Full game log & past seasons +
Saquon Barkley
2026 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKATTYDTDTGTRECRYDRTD
1
—
8.5
RB28
15
83
—
2
1
-3
—
2
—
2.5
RB58
4
9
—
2
1
11
—
3
—
8.5
RB26
15
82
—
2
1
-2
—
4
—
1.5
RB61
2
8
—
1
1
2
—
Earlier seasons (2025, 2024)
2025 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKATTYDTDTGTRECRYDRTD
1
DAL
16.4
RB7
18
60
1
5
4
24
—
2
KC
16.4
RB10
22
88
1
2
2
6
—
3
LAR
7.5
RB31
18
46
—
5
4
9
—
4
TB
15.4
RB17
19
43
1
4
4
31
—
5
DEN
16.3
RB10
6
30
—
3
3
58
1
6
NYG
7.7
RB21
12
58
—
3
2
9
—
7
MIN
4.7
RB38
18
44
—
1
1
-2
—
8
NYG
31.4
RB4
14
150
1
5
4
24
1
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
GB
11.6
RB20
22
60
—
3
3
41
—
11
DET
9.5
RB27
26
83
—
2
1
7
—
12
DAL
8.9
RB24
10
22
—
8
7
52
—
13
CHI
5.6
RB43
13
56
—
2
—
—
—
14
LAC
18.2
RB6
20
122
1
2
—
—
—
15
LV
16.2
RB10
22
78
1
3
2
14
—
16
WAS
21.2
RB10
21
132
1
2
—
—
—
17
BUF
6.8
RB29
19
68
—
—
—
—
—
2024 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKATTYDTDTGTRECRYDRTD
1
GB
32.2
RB1
24
109
2
2
2
23
1
2
ATL
15.6
RB11
22
95
—
5
4
21
—
3
NO
31.6
RB1
17
147
2
4
4
9
—
4
TB
12.6
RB21
10
84
—
4
2
32
—
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
CLE
6.4
RB32
18
47
—
2
2
7
—
7
NYG
25.7
RB3
17
176
1
3
2
11
—
8
CIN
11.6
RB25
22
108
—
1
1
3
—
9
JAX
31.4
RB1
27
159
1
4
3
40
1
10
DAL
8.3
RB25
14
66
—
1
1
12
—
11
WAS
32.8
RB2
26
146
2
3
2
52
—
12
LAR
44.2
RB1
26
255
2
4
4
47
—
13
BAL
18.7
RB7
23
107
1
4
2
10
—
14
CAR
14.4
RB16
20
124
—
1
—
—
—
15
PIT
8.4
RB30
19
65
—
2
2
9
—
16
WAS
27.0
RB4
29
150
2
1
—
—
—
17
DAL
17.9
RB6
31
167
—
2
2
2
—
Jeremiyah Love
2026 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKATTYDTDTGTRECRYDRTD
1
—
12.0
RB19
11
41
1
4
2
9
—
2
—
6.0
RB36
9
29
—
3
3
16
—
3
—
19.4
RB6
21
90
—
5
5
19
1
4
—
6.0
RB42
14
63
—
1
1
-8
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Expert takes

Saquon Barkley
  • “Tank Bigsby was placed on IR, and Saquon Barkley was projected to be out and is. Barkley’s timeline isn’t clear, but Shipley has a brutal matchup this week. Jacksonville has allowed the fourth-fewest half-PPR points per game to running backs (14.3) this season, holding them to only 47.5 rushing yards per game and 2.84 yards per carry.”

    Josh Shepardson· Oct 10, 2026
  • “Through four games, Barkley has just 182 rushing yards, eight receiving yards and zero touchdowns, good for roughly 23 total PPR points. That’s the kind of production you’d be disappointed to get from your FLEX player, let alone your first-round pick. To make matters worse, Barkley left Sunday’s game with a hamstring injury after just two carries, adding durability to the growing list of concerns.”

    Tim Brosnan· Oct 6, 2026
  • “The offense still looks broken.” – Shaun Ireland ( FantasyPros ) “ Saquon Barkley gets a short-week matchup against the Rams, who have allowed only 14.4 half-PPR points per game to running backs so far this year, the 7th stingiest matchup, but the bigger red flag is that Barkley is slumping independent of any matchup… he’s averaging -2.1 fantasy points versus expectation this season. Stacking a tough run defense on top of an already underperforming workload on a team with major offensive struggles in a short week is a quadruple negative, not a single data point that regression can easily fix.”

    FantasyPros Staff· Oct 1, 2026
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  • “News Lamar Jackson and Saquon Barkley are considered week-to-week with lower-body injuries.”

    Jordan Pullett· Oct 10, 2026
  • “With a soft schedule for running backs the rest of the way, Barkley is a guy I’d be hunting for. The fantasy points will start flowing soon; he won’t stay down like this for long. If I could turn a receiver like Rashee Rice into Barkley, I’d be a happy camper.” – Wolf Trelles-Heard ( FantasyPros )”

    FantasyPros Staff· Sep 23, 2026
  • “Best Bet: Saquon Barkley to Lead the NFL in Rushing Yards (+1000) Saquon Barkley is my value candidate who may be underpriced despite his clear path to volume.”

    Curtis Hirsch· Sep 2, 2026
  • “Saquon Barkley had a down season in 2025, but he is still a dynamic workhorse who could easily have a bounce-back season with coordinator Sean Mannion at the helm of the offense.”

    Wyatt Bertolone· Sep 2, 2026
  • “Saquon Barkley (RB – PHI) Yes, last season was pretty awful for Saquon Barkley and those who drafted him, but the warning signs were there. Barkley had an absurd number of touches in 2024.”

    Tom Strachan· Aug 29, 2026
  • “In a standard scoring league, Saquon Barkley was the smart move, especially since six running backs went in the first nine picks. 2.”

    Kurt Blakeway· Aug 23, 2026
  • “I think Barkley could have a bounce-back year, and he is being underrated. After he was going 1.01 in drafts, most fantasy owners will rightfully feel burned by him this year.”

    Jason Kamlowsky· Aug 11, 2026
  • “After an insane 2024 season, Saquon Barkley was poised to come back down to earth some in 2025.”

    FantasyPros Staff· Aug 7, 2026
  • “Saquon Barkley (RB – PHI) After running laps around the position in 2024, Saquon Barkley’s finish of RB14 was a shock. Despite only missing one game, he scored 214 fantasy points compared to the 339 points he scored in 2024.”

    Ellis Johnson· Jul 17, 2026
  • “Given the season he had in 2024 and the expectations created for gamers, Barkley may have produced the most disappointing 1,413-yard, 9-touchdown season in history. Regression was certainly expected coming off his historic run the year before, and a lot went wrong for this offense.”

    Rich Hribar· Jul 7, 2026
Jeremiyah Love
  • “Tyler Allgeier , RB, Arizona Cardinals Tyler Allgeier is available in over 50% of leagues, and he has been left as the lead RB on the Arizona Cardinals after rookie Jeremiyah Love suffered an apparent ankle injury. There is still uncertainty around Love’s availability for Week 5, but HC Mike LaFleur reduced his role to virtually nothing at the end of the game in Week 4, leading me to believe the team is taking a conservative approach with him. Regardless, Allgeier is worth picking up as an insurance back, and if Love is out this week, you can play him with confidence against the Detroit Lions .”

    Maggie Thraen· Oct 6, 2026
  • “Jeremiyah Love should see a full workload against the Lions despite his ankle injury.”

    Jordan Pullett· Oct 10, 2026
  • “at New York Giants While this matchup isn’t ideal for Malik Nabers, it could be another strong week for Jeremiyah Love, who was RB6 in half-PPR last week and RB3 in full PPR. The Giants lost their best defensive player, Brian Burns , to a torn ACL this week. Even with him, they allowed the seventh-most fantasy points to running backs.”

    Tom Strachan· Sep 30, 2026
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  • “Scoring less than 10 minutes into his professional debut, it seemed as if Love would instantly be living up to the pre-season hype and hefty draft capital that had been placed on him by the fantasy community…but almost as soon as Arizona’s new #4 found the end zone… Tyler Allgeier decided to play the villain and out-touched Love on his debut, 17 carries to 11. Ok, maybe we are just letting the newbie find his feet; we don’t want to throw him into the deep end too early…right? Well, kinda.”

    PaulMarnie· Oct 10, 2026
  • “Unfortunately, a bell-cow role for Love might not be on the horizon, either. Mike LaFleur’s explanation for keeping Allgeier on the field for the game’s final drive voiced trust in Allgeier’s pass protection. However, Love also mentioned the team having a plan to manage his workload.”

    Josh Shepardson· Oct 5, 2026
  • “The Ballers are convinced of Jeremiyah Love ’s breakout for this season, but Love’s dynasty stock is back on track after taking a slight dip in the first two weeks of the season.”

    Jordan Pullett· Sep 30, 2026
  • “Be Patient with Rookie RBs Jeremiyah Love played 55 snaps to Allgeier’s 31, but the touches were much more lopsided: 26 to six. Allgeier still handled passing-down work, particularly pass protection, but received just two carries. Love getting five carries on the opening drive also tells us ARI wanted him involved immediately.”

    Chris Cash· Sep 28, 2026
  • “Two games into his NFL career, Jeremiyah Love’s usage has been absolutely nothing to write home about. He has been out-carried by Tyler Allgeier 22 to 20. That’s not too surprising, but what is borderline shocking is that the boring veteran has run more routes than the dynamic rookie, 32 to 23.”

    Ted Chmyz· Sep 23, 2026
  • “Love has yet to see more than 13 touches or top 13 PPR points in a game.”

    Tim Brosnan· Sep 21, 2026
  • “We were unsure if Love was going to start in Game 1, and if he did, what would his role look like alongside veteran RB Tyler Allgeier ? After their win against the Los Angeles Chargers , it looks like the team will take a conservative approach with Love. He had 11 carries for 41 yards, caught two targets for nine yards, and hauled in his first NFL TD.”

    Maggie Thraen· Sep 15, 2026
  • “As the season goes along, Love will undoubtedly take on more of the workload.”

    Wolf Trelles-Heard· Sep 15, 2026
  • “Running Backs Rankings & Tiers 2026 Fantasy Football Rankings powered by FantasyPros ECR – Expert Consensus Rankings Fantasy Football Start/Sit Lineup Advice: Running Backs Cardinals rookie Jeremiyah Love is expected to play despite a high-ankle sprain sustained in the Cardinals’ preseason opener. Love was electric in that game before the injury. He’s going to be a gem.”

    Pat Fitzmaurice· Sep 11, 2026
  • “Unfortunately, Jeremiyah Love was a victim of a rug pull, seeing his touches drop dramatically from Week 3, and that rotation with Tyler Allgeier might stick around longer than we’d hoped. Safe Picks: Tucker Kraft : 13.5 half-PPR points Tetairoa McMillan : 38.2 half-PPR points Jeremiyah Love : 10.9 half-PPR points Week 5 Risky Fantasy Football Starts”

    Tom Strachan· Oct 8, 2026

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Past weeks
Draft history and ADP
ADP 10.7
Out
Saquon Barkley
RB · PHI · RB6
ADP 27.2
Jeremiyah Love
RB · ARI · RB14
VS
The crowd's leanAll time
79.3% would rather draft Barkley over Love
79.3%Barkley
20.7%Love
Based on 121 comparison results