3rd overall pick with 1.0 WAR; needed 1.75; one of five worst RB picks.
Saquon BarkleyRB
3rd overall pick in 2024; delivered 14.5 PPG and 1.0 wins above replacement, falling short of the 1.75 WAR expected at that draft price; one of the five worst running back picks of the season. At pick 103, he matched Travis Etienne's ~1.2 WAR but was drafted 94 picks earlier, making him a cautionary example of early-round RB bust potential despite decent absolute production—the source notes he 'sunk your ship' due to massive ADP overvaluation relative to actual wins above replacement.
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Last season, Saquon Barkley was the third overall pick. he needed to have a 1.75ish wins above replacement. Instead, he was at exactly one... Saquon was somebody that sunk your ship.
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- 3rd overall pick in 2024; delivered 14.5 PPG and 1.0 wins above replacement, falling short of the 1.75 WAR expected at that draft price; one of the five worst running back picks of the season. At pick 103, he matched Travis Etienne's ~1.2 WAR but was drafted 94 picks earlier, making him a cautionary example of early-round RB bust potential despite decent absolute production—the source notes he 'sunk your ship' due to massive ADP overvaluation relative to actual wins above replacement.
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- STACKED tags this as a negative fantasy football signal for Saquon Barkley (RB). 3rd overall pick with 1.0 WAR; needed 1.75; one of five worst RB picks.
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