Saquon Barkley
vs Rashee Rice
2026 · Week 5 · Half-PPR
The crowd’s lean
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This week
WEEK 5Barkley
at JAX
Oct 11 · 9:30 AM ET
Out
Rice
Bye week
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Half-PPR
points
2026 season, per game
2025 season, per game
Full game log & past seasons +
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | ATT | YD | TD | TGT | REC | RYD | RTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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)
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | ATT | YD | TD | TGT | REC | RYD | RTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | ATT | YD | TD | TGT | REC | RYD | RTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | — |
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | — | 8.9 | WR32 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 |
2 | — | 10.3 | WR26 | 6 | 4 | 83 | — |
3 | — | 12.3 | WR25 | 9 | 7 | 88 | — |
4 | — | 0.0 | WR236 | — | — | — | — |
Earlier seasons (2025, 2024)
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | BYE | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | LV | 19.7 | WR9 | 10 | 7 | 42 | 2 |
8 | WAS | 21.0 | WR2 | 9 | 9 | 93 | 1 |
9 | BUF | 16.6 | WR10 | 7 | 4 | 80 | — |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | DEN | 6.8 | WR38 | 9 | 6 | 38 | — |
12 | IND | 20.1 | WR8 | 12 | 8 | 141 | — |
13 | DAL | 25.4 | WR2 | 12 | 8 | 92 | 2 |
14 | HOU | 5.4 | WR46 | 8 | 4 | 34 | — |
15 | LAC | 8.6 | WR36 | 11 | 7 | 51 | — |
| WK | OPP | FPTS | RANK | TGT | REC | YD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BAL | 13.8 | WR16 | 9 | 7 | 103 | — |
2 | CIN | 16.0 | WR17 | 6 | 5 | 75 | 1 |
3 | ATL | 23.1 | WR5 | 14 | 12 | 110 | 1 |
4 | LAC | 1.0 | WR107 | — | — | — | — |
Expert takes
“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
“Rice has clearly lost a step (or three) following a clean-up procedure on his right knee this offseason. The primary issue is that the Chiefs aren’t giving Rice as many manufactured looks around the line of scrimmage, preventing him from being the PPR scam he once was. With an ECR ranking of WR23, I’d frantically look to sell.”
Jim Moorman· Oct 6, 2026“Rice has a 21% target rate per route and 2.45 Y/RR on 58 routes against zone and a 21% target rate per route and 2.45 Y/RR on 42 routes against two-high coverage this season. Since 2024, he has had a 31% target rate per route and 3.26 Y/RR on 263 routes against zone, and a 30% target rate per route and 2.89 Y/RR on 187 routes against two-high coverage.”
Josh Shepardson· Oct 2, 2026“The issue is the unknown nature of what Rice is outside of the Chiefs franchise. Plus, the addition of Kenneth Walker and the resurgence of Travis Kelce have impacted his overall offensive involvement. Rebuilders should look to trade him due to long-term contract ambiguity and off-field risk.”
Vernon Meighan· Sep 30, 2026
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“Watching him live, Rice looks slow and stiff as he gets through his routes. Rice grabbed seven of his nine targets, but he should’ve had the other two as well. One of them was a drop that turned into a Miami interception.”
FantasyPros Staff· Sep 30, 2026“Rashee Rice was never as talented as his fantasy production would indicate. He racked up points over the last few years thanks to the Chiefs’ half-functional offense. Now that Kansas City has a real running game, Rice’s PPR scam days seem over.”
Ted Chmyz· Sep 23, 2026“Rashee Rice ‘s expected fantasy points is a woeful 5.6 per game.”
Kyle Borgognoni· Sep 21, 2026“Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy . Rice has since turned heads for the wrong reasons in training camp, looking slow. Meanwhile, Worthy sprained his shoulder in early August and returned to practice one week later .”
Josh Shepardson· Aug 28, 2026“Rashee Rice (WR – KC) Unfortunately, Rice has been in the news for all the wrong reasons this offseason. He served a 30-day sentence for violating his probation.”
Mike Fanelli· Aug 27, 2026“Second, he hasn’t been on the field enough over the last two seasons to justify his current average draft position (ADP), which hasn’t accounted for several factors. Currently ranked as the WR13 in expert consensus rankings (ECR), Rice is being treated as a low-end WR1.”
Evan Tarracciano· Aug 26, 2026“3.02: Rashee Rice (WR – KC) Probably the most uncomfortable pick you can make this year is Rashee Rice because you have no idea what you are going to get with him. But Rice’s upside is through the roof.”
Kurt Blakeway· Aug 25, 2026“Rice has commanded targets every time the Chiefs have given him a full-time role. Season Period Target Share 2023 Final 10 games with full-time snaps, including playoffs 24% 2024 Three complete games 31.5% 2025 Eight games 26.5%”
Javier Manzanera· Aug 23, 2026“In eight games last season, Rice recorded: 78 targets 53 receptions 571 receiving yards Five receiving TDs 20 rushing yards One rushing TD That comes out to 9.8 targets and 15.5 half-PPR points per game.”
Javier Manzanera· Aug 23, 2026“Round 2: Rashee Rice (WR – KC) Rashee Rice is certainly a bit risky with his off-field issues, including serving time in jail earlier this offseason, but when he was on the field last season, he had a staggering 37.”
Richard Janvrin· Aug 22, 2026
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