Saquon Barkley is on bye in Week 10 — replace him and revisit next week.
- Projection
- 6.3 pts
- RB rank
- #20
- Matchup
- bye
Saquon Barkley's fantasy role in Week 10
Saquon Barkley goes into Week 10 of the 2026 season as a matchup-dependent RB option for the PHI. He is rostered in 97% of leagues and actually started in 38% of them, and we rank him RB20 on our own weekly board at 6.3 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 10 matchup breakdown
The PHI are on bye in Week 10, so there is no matchup to grade. Anyone holding him needs a one-week fill-in from the waiver wire.
How to play it
Saquon Barkley is on bye in Week 10 — replace him and revisit next week.
Use the waiver wire for a one-week plug and keep him on your bench if you are otherwise healthy at RB.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Saquon Barkley (PHI RB), our RB20 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 6.3 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 4.7 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. The projection sits about 43% under what a startable RB returns, so I can't pretend the price tag matches the output. He's without an opponent this week, which caps this at a roster-hold conversation. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Saquon Barkley (PHI RB), our RB20 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 6.3 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina would rather take the cheaper, steadier option than 4.7 points of shortfall. Nothing in the projection defends him — 43% below positional par is a bench line for me. No game on the schedule this week, so the only decision is who replaces him. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.