3 years agoAfter a spectacular rookie season in which he finished as the overall RB1 in PPR formats, Saquon Barkley has had a bit of a rough go since 2019. He's battled multiple ankle injuries and tore his ACL in 2020 which has culminated in him missing more than 20 games in three seasons. But all signs this offseason point to Barkley being 100% and motivated to bounce back in a contract year. And new general manager Joe Schoen is doing everything he can to make sure that happens. The Giants brought in an offensive-minded head coach in Brian Daboll, signed OL Mark Glowinski in free agency, and took arguably the best offensive lineman in the 2022 NFL Draft in Alabama's Evan Neal. There are many reasons to believe Barkley will far surpass his 3.66 yards per carry average from a season ago. But with Saquon, it's not just the carries that will help him return great fantasy value. His ability as a pass-catcher has and will continue to give him one of the safer floors at the running back position (barring injury). He may not average 7.6 targets per game like he did his rookie season, but he could settle around five or six per game and should be on the field for most of the snaps. We heard rumblings from the first minicamp practice in April that Barkley was going to run more routes and catch more passes in Daboll's offense. Even if he's not hyper-efficient like some other running backs, we could see a Saquon put up Najee Harris-type numbers this season. Harris finished as the overall RB8 in PPR formats thanks in large part to his 74 receptions on 94 targets. There's risk involved, but the reward could be a mid-range RB1 season for Barkley in 2022.--Adam Koffler - RotoBaller