As we move into June, the 2026 NFL Organized Team Activities (OTAs) are underway, marking Phase 3 of the offseason workout program that began last month. These voluntary, non-contact sessions include 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills meant to prepare players for training camp in late July. Mandatory minicamps that follow in mid-June add to that preparation.
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For fantasy investors, it's time to start watching the Footballguys Newsfeed to identify and stay on top of the drumbeats that will inform our draft values later this summer. That means looking past the hyperbolic headlines and reporting that's often far more definitive than the actual information suggests.
It's time to read between the lines and figure out what's worth believing, and what isn't.
On Monday, we got the ball rolling with a look at Jahmyr Gibbs' anticipated workload. Today, we'll head to Philadelphia, where . . .
Barkley Is Going the Extra Mile
A year after winning the Super Bowl with Kellen Moore calling the plays and Saquon Barkley having a historic season, the Eagles ranked in the bottom 10 in every major offensive category in Kevin Patullo's one season running the offense.
Although the Eagles' 18th-ranked rushing attack was moderately more effective than their 23rd-ranked passing game, Barkley experienced a significant drop-off from his 2024 Offensive Player of the Year campaign, in which he eclipsed 2,000 rushing yards and averaged 5.8 yards per carry.
He finished his second campaign with the Eagles, having turned 280 carries into 1,140 yards and seven scores. He also hauled in 37 of 50 targets for 273 yards and two touchdowns over 16 regular-season contests.
While that's a massive drop by NFL standards, from a fantasy perspective, it was an even greater disappointment.
Barkley racked up 351.2 fantasy points in 2024, the second most among all running backs. His 22 points per game were the most in the league.
Last year, those numbers fell to 232.3 total points and 14.5 per game.
Barkley finished as RB15 -- well off his RB2 ADP last summer (he was drafted with the third pick overall).