Usage comparison · Running backs

Jacory Croskey-Merritt vs Saquon Barkley

Jacory Croskey-Merritt gets more of his team's runs (49% vs 45%), while Saquon Barkley gets more of his team's passes (7% vs 3%). Near the end zone, they have had the same number of chances (5 plays within 20 yards), but Saquon Barkley gets a bigger share of his team's chances there (20% vs 17%). Jacory Croskey-Merritt is scoring more fantasy points a game (7.9 vs 7.0, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 10.4 vs 10.2 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–3 · Updated Sep 29, 2026

RBWAS

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 7.9
Expected points per gameEst.: 10.4

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

RBPHI

Saquon Barkley

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 7.0
Expected points per gameEst.: 10.2

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 3. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Saquon Barkley, season usage side by side
Stat	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	Saquon Barkley
Games	3	3
Passes thrown to him
Targets	3	6
Target share	3%	7%
Catches	3	3
Receiving yards	5	6
Runs
Carries	47	34
Carry share	49%	45%
Rushing yards	142	174
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances	5	5
Red-zone share	17%	20%
Goal-line runs	1	2
End-zone targets	0	0
Touchdowns
Touchdowns	1	0
Expected touchdownsEst.	1.1	1.3
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)	7.9	7.0
Fantasy points (PPR)	23.7	21.0
Expected points per gameEst.	10.4	10.2
Points vs expectedEst.	−2.5	−3.2

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Carry share by week

Out of all his team's runs in his games, the part he got.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt
Saquon Barkley

Carry share by week
Week	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	Saquon Barkley
1	50%against PHI	60%against WAS
2	38%against DAL	13%against TEN
3	59%against SEA	79%against CHI

Next to each number: that week's opponent.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.

Leaderboard ranks for Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Saquon Barkley
Leaderboard	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	Saquon Barkley
Carry share leaders	#24of 62 running backs	#27of 62 running backs
Target share leaders	Below the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)	Below the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)
Red-zone share leaders	#39of 51 running backs	#34of 51 running backs
Red-zone opportunity leaders	#34of 104 running backs	#36of 104 running backs
Goal-line carry leaders	#28of 104 running backs	#22of 104 running backs
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.	#31of 104 running backs	#32of 104 running backs

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.