WATCH: AJ Brown explains why he’s picking Saquon Barkley over Derrick Henry

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November 14, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) runs for a touchdown against the Washington Commanders in the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

November 14, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) runs for a touchdown against the Washington Commanders in the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

AJ Brown has spent six years in the NFL, interspersed with stints with the talented Miles Sanders and D’Andre Swiftthe Eagles The All-Pro wide receiver has gotten a closer look at two future Hall of Famers, Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley.

Speaking to NBC’s Devin McCourty ahead of Sunday night’s big showdown against the Rams, Brown admits he picked former Titans teammate Derrick Henry as the best running back in the NFL until Saquon Barkley jumped backwards over a Jaguars defender for multiple weeks ago.

Brown has now changed his tune, calling Barkley the “best in the world.”

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Baltimore’s no. 2-ranked ground attack (177.3 ypg) is powered by Derrick Henry, who leads the league in rushing yards (1,185) and total touchdowns (15 – 13 rushing & 2 receiving).

Henry (first 11 in 2024), the late OJ Simpson (first 14 in 1975), Jerry Rice (first 12 in 1987) and John Riggins (first 12 in 1983) are the only four players in league history to score at least one touchdown in their first eleven games with a new team.

Barkley leads the NFL in scrimmage yards per game. game (134.7) and rushing yards per match (113.7). In week 11 vs. Washington reached 1,000+ rushing yards for the fourth time in his career, having previously done so in 2018 (1,307), 2019 (1,003) and 2022 (1,312). Barkley is the second player in franchise history to produce more than 1,000 rushing yards through 10 games, joining LeSean McCoy in 2011.

Only four players in NFL history have rushed for 1,125+ yards (1,137) and 8+ TDs while averaging 5.8+ yards per carry. carry through the first ten games of the season – Barkley (2024), Chris Johnson (2009), Walter.

Payton (1977) and Jim Brown (1958 and 1963). Barkley became the first to reach those marks in their first season with a new team.

As Brown said, he will have a front-row seat for both players in the Week 13 Ravens vs. Eagles matchup in Baltimore.

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