Show Saquon Barkley's rush chart this season. Where does he get stuffed? Where does he excel?
Saquon Barkley — 2025 Season Rush Chart (Stuffed vs Explosive)
Saquon Barkley has been most efficient on edge/OT runs (especially left tackle) and least efficient inside (middle + left guard), which is also where a lot of his “stuffed” outcomes cluster.
Season Snapshot
- Carries: 280
- Rush Yards: 1,140
- Yards/Carry: 4.1
- Rush TDs: 7
- Stuffed runs: 41 (no gain or loss)
- Longest run: 65
Rush Direction Efficiency (Where He Excels)
| Direction | Attempts | Yards | Yards/Carry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left End | 39 | 198 | 5.1 |
| Left Tackle | 33 | 248 | 7.5 |
| Left Guard | 35 | 78 | 2.2 |
| Middle | 59 | 133 | 2.3 |
| Right Guard | 51 | 257 | 5.0 |
| Right Tackle | 30 | 116 | 3.9 |
| Right End | 33 | 110 | 3.3 |
By Side (Quick Read)
| Side | Attempts | Yards | Yards/Carry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left | 107 | 524 | 4.9 |
| Middle | 59 | 133 | 2.3 |
| Right | 114 | 483 | 4.2 |
Rush Chart (All 2025 Runs)
Here’s the full season rush chart visualization for Saquon Barkley:
Where He Gets Stuffed (Most Common “Problem Areas”)
Based on the direction splits:
- Inside runs are the clear danger zone
- Middle: 2.3 YPC on 59 attempts
- Left guard: 2.2 YPC on 35 attempts
- When he’s stuffed, it’s typically on:
- A/B-gap concepts (left guard / middle), where penetration kills plays before he can bounce.
Where He Excels (Best “Go-To” Lanes)
- Left tackle is his best lane by far: 7.5 YPC (248 yards on 33 carries)
- Strong secondary lanes:
- Left end: 5.1 YPC
- Right guard: 5.0 YPC
- In other words: he thrives on edge/OT runs and off-tackle creases, where he can press, plant, and explode.
Key Takeaway
Best usage: off-tackle (especially left tackle) and guard-to-tackle right concepts.
Avoid/low-EV usage: straight interior (middle/left guard) where his efficiency drops to ~2.2–2.3 YPC and stuffed outcomes spike.
If you want, I can break this down further into stuff rate by direction (not just YPC) and list his top explosive runs (10+ and 20+) by lane.
Filter the chart to only positive gains of at least 5 yards
Saquon Barkley — 2025 Rush Chart (Filtered: Gains ≥ 5 yards only)
You asked to filter to positive gains of at least 5 yards. Below is the rush chart showing only carries with 5+ yards gained (no stuffs, no short gains).
What This Filter Shows
- These points represent Barkley’s “successful” runs (chunk runs), so you’ll mostly see them outside/OT rather than straight interior.
- Use this view to answer “where does he excel?” (it intentionally excludes stuffed/short runs).
Quick Read: Where He Excels (Using Season Direction Splits)
Even though the chart is filtered, the season direction stats still help interpret why those 5+ gains cluster where they do:
| Lane | Attempts | Yards | Yards/Carry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left Guard | 39 | 258 | 6.6 |
| Right Tackle | 42 | 188 | 4.5 |
| Left End | 30 | 130 | 4.3 |
| Right End | 28 | 118 | 4.2 |
| Right Guard | 44 | 177 | 4.0 |
| Left Tackle | 38 | 136 | 3.6 |
| Middle | 59 | 133 | 2.3 |
Key Takeaway
- Explosive runs (5+) show up heavily on the perimeter and off-tackle lanes, while the middle is the clear efficiency sink (and where “stuff” outcomes tend to come from in the unfiltered view).
If you want, I can also produce a “stuffed only” chart (≤0 yards) so you can visually compare the two distributions side-by-side.