ESPN's Ben Solak Predicts Blockbuster Saquon Barkley Trade

The Philadelphia Eagles have not yet determined if they’ll be sellers at the trade deadline, but that hasn’t stopped the NFL world from speculating about Saquon Barkley.

Barkley, 29, has been sidelined for the past two games due to a hamstring injury. Prior to suffering that injury, he only had 182 rushing yards for the Eagles. Although he’s averaging 5.1 yards per carry this season, he just hasn’t received enough touches in Nick Sirianni’s offense.

With the trade deadline set for Nov. 10, Zach Berman of The Athletic said the Eagles might have a “tough conversation” regarding Barkley’s future in Philadelphia.

While the Eagles have not yet determined if they’re willing to field offers for Barkley, ESPN’s Ben Solak proposed a blockbuster trade involving the Houston Texans. In this hypothetical trade, the Texans would send running back Woody Marks, a 2027 third-round pick, a 2027 sixth-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick to the Eagles for Barkley.

“The Texans are once again on pace to have a bottom-5 rushing attack, but Barkley has the talent behind the line of scrimmage to help cover for a shaky interior offensive line group,” Solak wrote. “By forcing opposing defenses to play more heavy boxes by formation and by the presence of Barkley, the 2-4 Texans could pull further defensive attention away from receiver Nico Collins and field an offense really worthy of a comeback run into the playoffs.”