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Saquon Barkley or De'Von Achane?

Saquon Barkley or De'Von Achane? Both are RBs. Here is what each man's 2025 season was actually built on, updated Aug 17, 2026.

Saquon Barkley's edge sits in rushing yards over expected and rushing yards over expected per attempt — efficiency rather than opportunity, and the file measures that as the less repeatable half.

De'Von Achane's edge sits in receiving expected points added — efficiency rather than opportunity, and the file measures that as the less repeatable half.

Figures are 2025 verified play-by-play (nflverse); scored Half-PPR. Repeatability is measured from year-over-year persistence across 2016 to 2025, not projected. Muffed publishes no projections, draft grades or start/sit advice.

Who led the NFL in rushing yards over expected in 2026?

Saquon Barkley

RB · Philadelphia Eagles

De'Von Achane

RB · Miami Dolphins

Saquon Barkley vs De'Von Achane, 2025

Verified 2025 figures for Saquon Barkley and De'Von Achane, with each figure's rank in its source population
MetricSaquon BarkleyDe'Von Achane
Half-PPR/G6.57.0
RYOE37.77th of 45-9.429th of 45
RYOE/att1.145th of 45-0.2829th of 45
Carries3434
Rec EPA-2.436th of 440.119th of 44

A dash means the panel holds no qualifying figure for that player — usually too few games or attempts to clear the metric's floor, not a zero. Ranks are the source's own, against the population shown. Not shown, because neither player qualified: 2025 finish, Games, Snap share, Availability.

What repeats

Saquon Barkley: VOLATILEDe'Von Achane: VOLATILE

Saquon Barkley's edge sits in rushing yards over expected and rushing yards over expected per attempt — efficiency rather than opportunity, and the file measures that as the less repeatable half. De'Von Achane's edge sits in receiving expected points added — efficiency rather than opportunity, and the file measures that as the less repeatable half. On the inputs that repeat, the file doesn't separate these two — their seasons are built the same way. This is a preference call, not an edge.

“Repeats” is measured year-over-year persistence across 2016 to 2025 — opportunity carries between seasons, scoring rate largely does not. This describes what a 2025 season was built on. It is not a forecast, and Muffed publishes no projections, draft grades or start/sit advice. How we measure it.

Settle it — hear both stories

The same verified data, told as the story of each man's season.

Saquon Barkley's episode →De'Von Achane's episode →

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Muffed, “Saquon Barkley vs De'Von Achane, 2025 verified comparison,” muffed.ai/compare/saquon-barkley-vs-devon-achane. Through the 2026 season. Data via nflverse; NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse.

Free to quote and link with credit. The underlying figures are recomputed from public play-by-play — see how we verify every number.

Source: Data via nflverse; NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse. Updated Aug 17, 2026. How we verify our data.

Scored Half-PPR. Repeatability is measured year-over-year persistence across 2016 to 2025 (nflverse), not a projection.

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