Matt Barkley was by far the most pro-ready quarterback in this year’s draft class, but his low ceiling pushed him into the later rounds. What you see is basically what you will always get with Barkley. That said, new Philadelphia Eagles’ head coach, Chip Kelly, knows Barkley very well from his days in the Pac-12 and was confident in Barkley’s ability to run his fast-paced offense. What will Barkley’s fantasy value be for the 2013 season and beyond? Let’s find out.
College Stats | Year | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | YPA | TD's | INT's |
| 2009 | 211 | 352 | 59.9 | 2,735 | 7.8 | 15 | 14 |
| 2010 | 236 | 377 | 62.6 | 2,791 | 7.4 | 26 | 12 |
| 2011 | 308 | 446 | 69.1 | 3,528 | 7.9 | 39 | 7 |
| 2012 | 246 | 387 | 63.6 | 3,273 | 8.5 | 36 | 15 |
| Totals: | 1,001 | 1,562 | 64.1 | 12,327 | 7.9 | 116 | 48 |
Barkley is a young, consistent and smart game manager. No one part of his game is going to wow you, but he can get the job done in the right scheme with solid weapons around him. As you can see, Barkley never put up top-tier numbers, but as a four-year starter he was always solid and had a decent touchdown-to-interception ratio. Barkley has the attention to detail and awareness necessary to make the right reads and run Kelly’s unique offense efficiently and successfully.
Barkley could really benefit from sitting a year and learning the offense better, though. Plus, there’s no pressure on Kelly and the Eagles to win this year, so it would be in there best interest to start Michael Vick or Nick Foles and ready Barkley for 2014. In the end, this is likely how it will play out, which makes Barkley not worthy of a roster spot at this point. He may see some action during garbage time, but that’s about it. If there’s an injury or two and he gets a start, he might be worth a pick up if you’re quarterbacks are struggling heavily.
2013 Stat Projections: 375 passing yards, two touchdowns and one interception.