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RB · 2025 season

Jaylen Warren or Saquon Barkley?

Saquon Barkley led Jaylen Warren in 4 of 6 measured 2025 categories to 2.

Jaylen Warren (Pittsburgh, 16 games) against Saquon Barkley (Philadelphia, 16 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.

Category by category

What actually
happened.

Jaylen Warren vs Saquon Barkley, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.
MetricJaylen WarrenSaquon Barkley
Snap Share50.8%78.3%
Rushing Yards9581,140
Rushing EPA-0.5-24.1
Targets4550
Target Share8.6%10.8%
Receiving Yards333273

Categories won: Jaylen Warren 2, Saquon Barkley 4.

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Asked & answered

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Who had the better 2025 season, Jaylen Warren or Saquon Barkley?

Saquon Barkley led Jaylen Warren in 4 of 6 measured 2025 categories to 2.

What separates Jaylen Warren and Saquon Barkley statistically?

Saquon Barkley led on snap share (78.3% to 50.8%). Saquon Barkley led on rushing yards (1,140 to 958). Jaylen Warren led on rushing expected points added (-0.5 to -24.1).

Where do these numbers come from?

Every figure is 2025 regular-season data from nflverse, published under CC BY 4.0. Nothing on the free half of this page is projected or estimated, and nothing on it came from a paywalled source.

Source

Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken July 28, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.