• Saquon Barkley returned to the top at running back: Barkley finished first in fantasy points per game as a rookie, and did so again in his first year with the Philadelphia Eagles.
  
• Barkley broke long touchdown runs at a historic rate: By any definition of “long touchdown run”, Barkley accomplished this at one of the best rates, if not the best rate, in NFL history. This is something that will likely regress this season.
  
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Last updated: 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 21

Player performance

Barkley was the second overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, which is the earliest any running back has been selected since the 2006 draft. Barkley immediately lived up to those expectations, finishing with 24.1 fantasy points per game as a rookie.

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