Best Saquon Barkley Props and Picks for Super Bowl 59

Saquon Barkley was brought to the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason, and he instantly delivered on the hype.

Playing in the offense led by Jalen Hurts, Barkley delivered 109 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns in his Eagles debut and never looked back. The former Penn State football star capped the regular season with the 9th 2,000-yard season in NFL history, and Barkley has a chance to topple the NFL’s season rushing record (combined regular season and playoffs) on Sunday.

That record is currently held by Terrell Davis, set with 2,476 rushing yards in 1998 as the Denver Broncos captured the Super Bowl. Barkley enters his own Super Bowl moment with 2,447 across the regular season and playoffs and needs just 30 yards for the outright record.

Barring something catastrophic, it seems inevitable that Barkley will re-write that record, but his focus continues to be on hoisting the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the night. But the superstar running back presents some intriguing prop bets for the showdown vs. the Kansas City Chiefs in his first Super Bowl appearance.

Saquon Barkley Super Bowl 59 props

Here are some of the best Saquon Barkley prop bets to consider for Super Bowl 59:

Saquon Barkley to record 100+ rushing yards (-200 via ESPN Bet)

Let’s start with what feels like an easy call to make in this one. It is true that Kansas City’s defense has done a good job against the run, but this is an entirely different animal altogether.

Two years ago when these teams faced, the Eagles had just 115 rushing yards. Jalen Hurts had 70 of them, including all 3 of the team’s rushing touchdowns in a tough defeat.

While it’s true the Chiefs’ defense is a different unit this season, that’s also precisely why Barkley was brought to Philadelphia.

You can count on the Eagles trying to ride Barkley early and often in this one. His numbers all season long against a variety of defenses also speak to taking the 100+ rushing yards here.

Consider that Barkley has more games with 150+ rushing yards (6) than he does under 100 rushing yards (5). He’s also averaging 147.33 rushing yards in the first 3 playoff games this season.

That’s not to say Barkley will have an easy time getting to the number, but let’s get real. If you don’t take Barkley to get 100 yards in the Super Bowl, and he does, you’re going to feel silly.

Saquon Barkley to record 15+ rushing yards in each quarter (+175 via ESPN Bet)

This one is a bit trickier as it relates to every single quarter of the game. If you take Barkley to eclipse 100 yards, all you really need is one big breakaway to put him over the top, even if he struggles at times.

The rationale here boils down to what I’m expecting from the flow of this game, and it’s one the Chiefs have been in time and time again, save for maybe the AFC Championship Game vs. the Buffalo Bills.

With a pair of top-5 scoring defenses involved, this game is unlikely to get blown open one way or the other. I don’t believe that style plays into the hands of one team more than the other here, but it should be a good sign for this Barkley pick.

If you like the angle and feel especially ambitious, Barkley getting 20+ rushing yards in every quarter can be had at +375 at ESPN Bet. However, I think that’s starting to stretch things against the Kansas City defense.

Saquon Barkley’s longest rush to be 25+ yards (-120 via ESPN Bet)

Barkley’s historic season was punctuated by multiple big runs, so it only makes sense to get in on the explosive play angle.

In fact, Barkley had an eye-popping 10 games with a rush of at least 25 yards this season. If you drop the number to 20+ yards, he had 13 games, but getting the number at 25 still works for this one.

During the playoffs against the Houston Texans and the Bills, the Chiefs have given up a rush of 25+ yards in each game. That included a 33-yard rush by James Cook in the AFC Championship.

As it relates to the Eagles, Barkley had rushes of 60 yards vs. the Washington Commanders and 78 yards for the Los Angeles Rams in the playoffs. (His longest carry against the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card round checked in at 17 yards, for what it’s worth.) Both those teams finished in the bottom 3rd of the league for defending the run this season, but that’s also why it’s probably best to settle on the 25+ yard number.

Barkley registering a rush of 50+ yards is out there at +450 via ESPN Bet, and it’s another pick worth considering. He has 7 games this season with at least 1 carry of 50+ yards (including the last 2 playoff games as mentioned), but it’s understandably a tougher shot.

Whether or not you up the pick to the 50+ yard carry likely rests on who you think wins this game. If you have the Eagles wearing down the Chiefs and pulling away late, Barkley getting that home run-type carry late is a more realistic possibility. But if you have it as a game decided on the last possession, stick with the longest carry of 25+ yards for Barkley.