RB · 2025 season
RJ Harvey vs Saquon Barkley
RJ Harvey and Saquon Barkley split the 2025 season: RJ Harvey led targets, 58 to 50; Saquon Barkley led carries, 280 to 146. The choice comes down to situation rather than last year's production.
RJ Harvey (Denver, 17 games) against Saquon Barkley (Philadelphia, 16 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.
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What actually
happened.
RJ Harvey vs Saquon Barkley, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.| Metric | RJ Harvey | Saquon Barkley |
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| Carries | 146 | 280 ✓ |
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| Rushing yards | 540 | 1,140 ✓ |
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| Rushing touchdowns | 7 | 7 |
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| Targets | 58 ✓ | 50 |
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| Receptions | 47 ✓ | 37 |
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| Receiving yards | 356 ✓ | 273 |
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| Fantasy points | 206.6 | 232.3 ✓ |
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Categories won: RJ Harvey 3, Saquon Barkley 3, 1 with no separation.
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Who had the better 2025 season, RJ Harvey or Saquon Barkley?
RJ Harvey and Saquon Barkley split the 2025 season: RJ Harvey led targets, 58 to 50; Saquon Barkley led carries, 280 to 146. The choice comes down to situation rather than last year's production.
What separates RJ Harvey and Saquon Barkley statistically?
Saquon Barkley led on carries (280 to 146). Saquon Barkley led on rushing yards (1,140 to 540). RJ Harvey led on targets (58 to 50).
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.
Should I start RJ Harvey or Saquon Barkley?
RJ Harvey and Saquon Barkley split the 2025 season: RJ Harvey led targets, 58 to 50; Saquon Barkley led carries, 280 to 146. The choice comes down to situation rather than last year's production. Saquon Barkley led on carries, 280 to 146. Saquon Barkley led on rushing yards, 1,140 to 540. RJ Harvey plays at KC in week 1, Mon, Sep 14, 8:15 PM EDT. Saquon Barkley hosts WAS in week 1, Sun, Sep 13, 4:25 PM EDT. gamedai does not publish a weekly opponent-adjusted projection, an expert grade, or a crowd pick, so nothing here grades either fixture. Weigh a different pairing with the free start/sit tool at gamedai.app/tools/start-sit.
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Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. 2025 regular season, snapshot taken September 5, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.