RB · 2025 season
Saquon Barkley vs Travis Etienne
Saquon Barkley and Travis Etienne split the 2025 season: Saquon Barkley led carries, 280 to 260; Travis Etienne led targets, 52 to 50. The choice comes down to situation rather than last year's production.
Saquon Barkley (Philadelphia, 16 games) against Travis Etienne (Jacksonville, 17 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.
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What actually
happened.
Saquon Barkley vs Travis Etienne, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.| Metric | Saquon Barkley | Travis Etienne |
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| Carries | 280 ✓ | 260 |
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| Rushing yards | 1,140 ✓ | 1,107 |
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| Rushing touchdowns | 7 | 7 |
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| Targets | 50 | 52 ✓ |
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| Receptions | 37 ✓ | 36 |
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| Receiving yards | 273 | 292 ✓ |
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| Fantasy points | 232.3 | 253.9 ✓ |
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Categories won: Saquon Barkley 3, Travis Etienne 3, 1 with no separation.
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Who had the better 2025 season, Saquon Barkley or Travis Etienne?
Saquon Barkley and Travis Etienne split the 2025 season: Saquon Barkley led carries, 280 to 260; Travis Etienne led targets, 52 to 50. The choice comes down to situation rather than last year's production.
What separates Saquon Barkley and Travis Etienne statistically?
Saquon Barkley led on carries (280 to 260). Saquon Barkley led on rushing yards (1,140 to 1,107). Travis Etienne led on targets (52 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 Saquon Barkley or Travis Etienne?
Saquon Barkley and Travis Etienne split the 2025 season: Saquon Barkley led carries, 280 to 260; Travis Etienne led targets, 52 to 50. The choice comes down to situation rather than last year's production. Saquon Barkley led on carries, 280 to 260. Saquon Barkley led on rushing yards, 1,140 to 1,107. Saquon Barkley hosts WAS in week 1, Sun, Sep 13, 4:25 PM EDT. Travis Etienne hosts CLE in week 1, Sun, Sep 13, 1:00 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.