- Originally a first-round (2nd pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2018.
- Barkley had the greatest rookie season in Giants history, one that was capped when he was named the Offensive Rookie of the Year, matching the achievement of wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. in 2014. Barkley and Beckham are the only 2 Giants to win the award in its 57-year history. Beckham was the franchise's first Rookie of the Year since Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor won the defensive award in 1981.
- Barkley also received 2 significant though unofficial honors. He was named the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year, an award that is determined by a fan vote on NFL.com. In addition, he received the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Year award. The other finalists were Dallas' Ezekiel Elliott and Todd Gurley. Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was named FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year. The FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year awards are a culmination of weekly awards presented by FedEx throughout the NFL season.
- Barkley was the first Giants running back chosen for the Pro Bowl since Tiki Barber made the last of his three consecutive appearances in 2006. He was the first Giants rookie to go to the game since Beckham in 2014, and the team's first rookie running back to be so honored since Tucker Frederickson in 1965. Frederickson was the top overall selection in that year's draft. Running back Ron Johnson was a Pro Bowler in his first season with the team in 1970, but he was acquired in a trade after spending his rookie year with the Cleveland Browns.
- Barkley set Giants rookie records with 1,307 rushing yards, 91 receptions (the mark Beckham set in 2014), and 15 total touchdowns (11 rushing, 4 receiving).
- Barkley was the first rookie to lead the Giants in rushing since Andre Williams in 2014 (with 721 yards) and the first to lead the club in receptions since Beckham that same season.
- Barkley is the first running back to lead the Giants in catches since Barber did with 69 in 2003, and the first player to lead the team in rushing and receiving in the same season since Barber in 2003 (1,216 rushing yards, 69 catches).
- Barkley finished 2nd in the NFL in rushing yardage, 127 yards behind Elliott (1,434 yards). The 2nd-place finish was the highest by a Giants player since Barber was 2nd in 2005 with a team-record 1,860 yards – 20 yards behind NFL Most Valuable Player Shaun Alexander of Seattle.
- Barkley's 91 receptions were a record for an NFL rookie running back. The former record of 88 was set by New Orleans' Reggie Bush in 2006.
- The 91 catches easily surpassed the previous Giants running back record, Barber's 72 catches in 2001…Barkley needed only 6 games to break the former franchise record for receptions by a rookie running back, which had been 37 by Bobby Duhon in 1968.
- Barkley set a Giants record with 14 receptions (for 80 yards) at Dallas (9/16). The previous record of 13 was set by Barber, also in Dallas (on Jan. 2, 2000). Barkley's 14 catches were tied for the 3rd-highest total ever by an NFL running back.
- Barkley's 14 receptions tied the NFL rookie record, regardless of position, set by Philadelphia receiver Don Looney against Washington on Dec. 1, 1940, and tied by Washington running back Roy Helu, Jr. vs. Carolina on Nov. 6, 2011.
- Barkley led the NFL with a Giants rookie-record 2,028 yards from scrimmage, 27 more than Elliott. They were the only two players in the league with at least 2,000 scrimmage yards. Barkley was the first Giants player to lead the NFL in yards from scrimmage since Barber did in 2005 with a franchise-record 2,390 (1,860 rushing/530 receiving).
- Barkley broke the franchise rookie record for yards from scrimmage that had been held by Beckham, who had 1,340 yards in 2014.
- Barkley's 15 total touchdowns broke the former Giants rookie record of 12 that had been shared by Bill Paschal (1943) and Beckham (2014). It was the 6th time in Giants history a player scored at least 15 touchdowns in a season: Joe Morris (21 in 1985, 15 in 1986), Gene "Choo-Choo" Roberts (17 on 1949), Barber (15 in 2004), and Brandon Jacobs (15 in 2008).
- Barkley's 11 rushing touchdowns were also a Giants rookie record. The former mark of 10 had been held by Paschal since 1943.
- In 2018, Barkley started all 16 games. He was the first rookie running back in Giants history to start every game, the first running back to do so since Rashad Jennings in 2015, the first rookie since Sterling Shepard in 2016, and the first Giants first-round draft choice to do so since right tackle Justin Pugh in 2013.
- Second-round draft choice Will Hernandez also started all 16 games, at left guard. It was just the second time since the 1970 merger that the Giants had multiple rookies start every game; in 1981, linebacker Lawrence Taylor (first round) and nose tackle Bill Neill (5th round) were the starters.
- Barkley finished the season with 261 rushing attempts for 1,307 yards (5.0-yard avg. and 11 touchdowns, and 91 catches for 721 yards (7.9-yard avg.) and 4 scores. Except for the receiving touchdowns, all were team-high totals.
- Barkley's 1,307 rushing yards was the 7th-highest total in Giants history…He was the Giants' first 1,000-yard rusher since Ahmad Bradshaw ran for 1,015 yards in 2012.
- Barkley and Denver's Phillip Lindsay (1,037 yards) were the 57th and 58th rookies to rush for at least 1,000 yards since the NFL went to a 16-game season in 1978…Barkley's 1,000-yard season was the 24th in Giants history, and first since Bradshaw's in 2012.
- Barkley's 1,307 yards were 477 more than the No. 2 rookie on the franchise's list – Tuffy Leemans' previous record of 830 yards, set in 1936.
- Barkley was the 3rd consecutive running back chosen within the top 5 draft selections to rush for more than 1,000 yards in his rookie season. Elliott (4th overall in 2016) ran for 1,631 yards in his debut season, and Jacksonville's Leonard Fournette (4th overall in 2017) ran for 1,040 yards.
- In his NFL debut vs. Jacksonville (9/9), Barkley had 18 carries for 106 yards, including a 68-yard touchdown run in the 4th quarter. He was the first Giants back to run for at least 100 yards in his NFL debut. His 68-yard run was the longest by a Giants player in his first game. And it was the longest run by a player in his NFL debut since Sept. 11, 2016, when Oakland's Jalen Richards scored on a 75-yarder at New Orleans.
- Barkley was the first Giants rookie running back to start a season-opening game since Sean Bennett in 1999 (not counting fullback Shane Smith in 2017; Smith had no rushing attempts that season).
- Barkley rushed for more than 100 yards 7 times, a Giants rookie record. Before the 2018 season, Eddie Price had held the mark since 1950, when he hit the century mark 3 times… Barkley was the first Giants back with seven 100-yard games in a season since Barber had 8 in 2006.
- When he ran for 130 yards vs. Philadelphia (10/11), Barkley became just the 2nd Giants rookie running back in the Super Bowl era to rush for at least 100 yards vs. the Eagles. Barber ran for 114 yards in Philadelphia on Dec. 7, 1997.
- Barkley rushed for 142 yards vs. Tampa Bay (11/18) and 101 at Philadelphia (11/25) to become the 2nd Giants rookie in history with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games. The first was Price, who ran for 156 yards vs. the New York Yanks on Dec. 3, 1950, and 103 yards 7 days later at Philadelphia.
- Barkley extended his streak of 100-yard games to a Giants rookie record 4 with 125 vs. Chicago (12/2) and a season-high 170 at Washington (12/9). He was the first Giants back with 4 consecutive 100-yard rushing games since Barber had 5 in a row from Nov. 20-Dec. 17, 2005.
- Barkley's 170 rushing yards at Washington was the 2nd-highest total by a rookie in Giants history. Bill Paschal ran for 188 yards vs. Washington on Dec. 5, 1943. Barkley also has the 6th (142 vs. Tampa Bay), 8th (130 vs. Philadelphia), and 9th (125 vs. Chicago) biggest rushing games by a Giants rookie…Barkley has 7 of the top 12 single-game rookie rushing totals in Giants history.
- Barkley's 170 rushing yards in Washington was the highest by a Giants player since Jennings ran for 170 yards on Jan. 3, 2016, in a loss to Philadelphia.
- In that 40-16 victory in Washington, Barkley rushed for 170 yards on 14 carries, a 12.1-yard average that was the 4th-highest in a game in Giants history – and the largest in a road game (minimum 10 attempts):
14.33 Derrick Ward, vs. Carolina, Dec. 21, 2008 (15-215)
13.30 Frank Reagan, vs. Rams, Dec. 1, 1946 (10-133)
12.23 Tuffy Leemans, vs. Green Bay, Nov. 20, 1938 (13-159)
12.14 Saquon Barkley, at Washington, Dec. 9, 2018 (14-170)
- In Washington, Barkley scored on a 78-yard run that was the 2nd-longest by a rookie in Giants history; Bradshaw ran for an 88-yard touchdown at Buffalo on Dec. 23, 2007. Barkley's 78-yard run was the Giants' longest since Bradshaw's 88-yarder vs. the Bills. It is tied for the 5th-longest touchdown run and 6th-longest run overall in Giants history with Tiki Barber's 78-yard score vs. Arizona on Dec. 3, 2000.
- Barkley also had a 52-yard run to set up another Giants touchdown in Washington. He was the first Giants back with 2 runs of 50 or more yards in a game since Barber on Dec. 30, 2006 – also in a victory in FedExField. In his final career regular-season game, Barber scored touchdowns on runs of 55 and 50 yards.
- Barkley had seven 40+ yard runs and six 50+ yard runs and led the NFL in each category. The six 50-yard runs were the highest single-season total by a Giants player since the 1970 merger. His six 50-yard runs are twice as many as any other NFL player had in 2018; Isaiah Crowell of the Jets was 2nd with 3.
- Barkley's 91 receptions tied Beckham's Giants rookie record, were the highest total ever by a Giants player other than a wide receiver, and was tied for the 4th-highest total in franchise history:
101 Odell Beckham, Jr. (2016)
96 Odell Beckham, Jr. (2015)
91 Odell Beckham, Jr. (2014)
- Barkley's 91 receptions placed him 2nd among NFL running backs. Carolina's Christian McCaffrey set a league record for running backs with 107 receptions.
- From Oct. 11-28, Barkley had 9 receptions vs. Philadelphia, Atlanta and Washington to become the first player in Giants history with at least 9 catches in each of 3 consecutive games. He was the first NFL running back to accomplish the feat since St. Louis' Steven Jackson in 2006.
- Barkley's 721 receiving yards were a record for a Giants rookie running back. David Meggett held the former mark with 531 yards in 1989…The 721 receiving yards were the 5th-highest total ever by a Giants rookie, and just 1 yard less than the team's 2017 first-round draft choice, tight end Evan Engram, had as a rookie:
Odell Beckham Jr. 2014 1,305
- Barkley had a 50-yard run and a 55-yard reception vs. Philadelphia (10/11) to become the first Giants player with a run and a catch of 50+ yards in the same game since Oct. 10, 2004, when Barber had a 58-yard run and a 55-yard reception in a victory in Dallas.
- In that game vs. the Eagles, Barkley almost became the first Giants player in history with 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game. He had 130 and 99.
- Barkley had receptions of 57 (a touchdown thrown by Beckham at Carolina) and 55 (from Manning vs. Philadelphia) yards. He was the first Giants running back with 2 catches of 55+ yards in a season since Barber in 2004, and the first Giants rookie back to do it since Meggett in 1989.
- Barkley's 2,028 yards from scrimmage was the 4th 2,000-yard season in Giants history and the most by Giants players since Barber had 2,127 (1,662 rushing/465 receiving) in 2006, his final season.
- Barkley was the 3rd rookie in NFL history with 2,000 yards from scrimmage:
Name Year Yards Rushing Receiving
Eric Dickerson 1983 2,212 1,808 404
Edgerrin James 1999 2,139 1,553 586
Saquon Barkley 2018 2,028 1,307 721
- Barkley finished with a season-high 229 yards from scrimmage vs. Philadelphia, which was the 7th-highest total in Giants history. Barber holds the record with 276 yards (203 rushing, 73 receiving) on Dec. 28, 2002, also in a home game vs. the Eagles.
- Barkley gained the 229 yards in the Giants' 6th game. He became the 2nd player in NFL history to begin a career with at least 6 consecutive games with 100 or more scrimmage yards. The only other player to accomplish the feat was Kareem Hunt, who extended his streak to 7 games and 885 yards.
Player Team Season Yardage Total 100+ yards
Kareem Hunt Kansas City 2017 885 7
Saquon Barkley Giants 2018 812 6
- Barkley also had a streak of 6 consecutive 100-yard games later in the season. He is 1 of 7 rookies in NFL history with a streak of at least 6 consecutive games with 100 scrimmage yards, joining Eric Dickerson, L.A. Rams (1983-10 games), Edgerrin James, Indianapolis (1999-9 games), Kareem Hunt, Kansas City (2017-7 games), Kevin Jones, Detroit (2004-7 games), Jamal Lewis, Baltimore (2000-7 games), and Clark Gaines, Jets (1976-7 games).
- Barkley was the first NFL rookie with at least 1,200 rushing yards and 600 receiving yards since Detroit's Billy Sims in 1980.
- Barkley exceeded 100 yards from scrimmage in 13 games, tying Dickerson's NFL rookie record. James had 12 such games.
- Barkley was also the 5th rookie with at least 1,900 scrimmage yards and 15 touchdowns in a single season in NFL history:
Player Team Season Scrimmage Yards TDs
Eric Dickerson L.A. Rams 1983 2,212 20
Edgerrin James Indianapolis 1999 2,139 17
Ezekiel Elliott Dallas 2016 1,994 16
Billy Sims Detroit 1980 1,924 16
Saquon Barkley Giants 2018 2,028 15
- In 2018, Barkley accounted for 33.5% of the Giants' rushing and receiving yards, the 2nd-highest total by any NFL player:
Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas 2,001 5,848 34.2
Saquon Barkley, Giants 2,028 6,055 33.5
David Johnson, Arizona 1,386 4,226 32.8
Christian McCaffrey, Carolina 1,965 6,207 31.7
Joe Mixon, Cincinnati 1,464 5,251 27.9
- With 11 scores on the ground, Barkley was the first Giants back with double-digit rushing touchdowns since Brandon Jacobs in 2008.
- Barkley had 5 touchdowns from scrimmage of 50 or more yards, the most ever by a Giants rookie and the most by any Giants player since Beckham had 5 in 2015. Barkley was the first NFL rookie with five 50+ yard touchdowns from scrimmage since Minnesota wide receiver Randy Moss in 1998. Only Billy Howton of the 1952 Green Bay Packers had more such touchdowns as a rookie (6).
- In the Giants' games vs. Tampa Bay (11/18) and at Philadelphia (11/25), Barkley scored both rushing and receiving touchdowns (on 5 and 2-yard runs and a 6-yard catch vs. the Buccaneers, and a 51-yard run and 13-yard catch vs. the Eagles). He was the first Giants player to score on both a run and a reception in back-to-back games since Elvin (Kink) Richards on Dec. 3 and 10, 1933 vs. Pittsburgh and at Philadelphia. Before Barkley, the last Giants player to have multiple games with running and receiving touchdowns in the same season was Ron Johnson in 1973.
- Barkley is 1 of 4 rookies in NFL history to hit that double in consecutive games. He was 1 of 2 rookies to accomplish the feat in November 2018 and 1 of 2 players to do it in a Giants uniform. Cleveland's Nick Chubb scored rushing and receiving touchdowns in Weeks 12 and 13. Richards of the 1933 Giants and Rodney Culver of the 1992 Indianapolis Colts are the only other rookies to score a rushing and receiving touchdown in consecutive games.
- In the victory against Tampa Bay, Barkley was the first Giants running back to score 3 touchdowns in a game since David Wilson vs. New Orleans on Dec. 9, 2012 – but 1 of Wilson's scores was on a kickoff return (and 2 runs). Before Barkley, the last Giants back to score 3 touchdowns from scrimmage had been Bradshaw, who had 3 one-yard runs vs. Buffalo on Oct. 16, 2011.
- The last Giants back to score on a run and reception in the same game had been Bradshaw, who scored touchdowns on a 5-yard run and 10-yard catch against Dallas on Jan. 1, 2012.
- Barkley was the first Giants back with 2 rushing touchdowns in a game since Rashad Jennings at Jacksonville on Nov. 20, 2014 (runs of 2 and 17 yards).
- Barkley played in 38 games with 32 starts at Penn State…Finished his collegiate career with 671 rushing attempts for 3,843 yards (5.7-yard avg.) and 43 touchdowns…Averaged 101.1 yards per game on the ground…Also caught 102 passes for 1,195 yards (11.7-yard avg.) with 8 scores…Returned 18 kickoffs for a 27.8-yard average and 2 touchdowns…Amassed 5,538 total yards on 791 touches for averages of 7.0 yards per play and 145.7 yards per game.
- Barkley finished his career as Penn State's all-time leader in rushing touchdowns (43) and total touchdowns (53), surpassing Lydell Mitchell's marks of 38 rushing and 41 total touchdowns, respectively, from 1969-71…Barkley capped his career as the school's career all-purpose yards leader (5,538), surpassing Larry Johnson (5,045; 1999-2002)… Ranked No. 22 at the conclusion of his career on Penn State career receiving yards list (1,195).
- Finished his career No. 2 on Penn State's career scoring list (318 points), which were the most in Penn State history by a non‐kicker, besting Mitchell's 246 points…Set the school record with a touchdown scored in 15 straight games, a streak that began at Purdue (10/29/16) and ended at Michigan State (11/4/17)…Had 13 multi‐rushing touchdown games in his career (2 in 2015, 4 in 2016, 7 in 2017), and 17 multi‐touchdown games (2 in 2015, 6 in 2016, 9 in 2017)..Tallied 4 career games with 3‐or‐more touchdowns (2 in 2016, 2 in 2017)...
- Recorded 9 career games with 200-plus all-purpose yards (4 in 2016, 5 in 2017) and is 1 of just 2 Nittany Lions to reach the 5,000 all-purpose yard mark.
- Barkley became the only player in Penn State history and just the 4th in the Big Ten to gain 3,000 rushing and 1,000 receiving yards in a career…Was the 7th player in Penn State history to reach 3,000 career rushing yards, finishing 2nd on Penn State's career rushing yards list (3,843), trailing only Evan Royster (3,932; 2007-10)…Joined Royster as the only 2 rushers in Penn State history with three 1,000-yard rushing seasons.
- Barkley concluded his career tied for 5th with 15 career 100-yard games (5 in each of his 3 seasons, including three 200-yard efforts (2 in 2016, 1 in 2017) which was 2nd in program history…Concluded his career as the school's record-holder in receiving yards by a running back (1,195), passing Tony Hunt's mark of 799 yards (2003-06), and doing so with 26 fewer receptions.
- In Penn State bowl history, Barkley ranks 2nd in rushing yards (400) and is tied for 2nd in receptions (17)…His 92-yard rushing score in the 2017 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl broke the Penn State and Fiesta Bowl record for longest rush.
- In his junior season, Barkley played in all 13 games with 12 starts...Selected team captain prior to the season... Named Penn State's Most Valuable Player and earned the Captain's Award at the team's annual awards banquet…Finished with 217 rushing attempts for 1,271 yards (5.9-yard avg.), and career-high-tying 18 touchdowns…Also caught 54 passes, more than his first 2 seasons combined (48), for 632 yards (11.7-yard avg.) and 3 touchdowns…Had a career-high 1,903 yards from scrimmage on 271 touchdowns (146.4 a game, 7.0 per touch)…Added 15 kickoff returns for 426 yards (28.4-yard avg.) and 2 touchdowns…Scored a career-high 23 touchdowns (1 more than his 2016 total).
- Led the Big Ten in rushing for the 2nd consecutive season…Was the 24th FBS player to produce 1,000 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards in a season since 2000.
- Set the Penn State single-game all‐purpose yards mark with 358 at Iowa (9/23, including 211 yards rushing, 94 yards receiving, and 53 yards on kickoff return), topping Curt Warner's previous mark of 341 vs. Syracuse in 1981...Barkley's 12 receptions vs. Iowa were the most in school history by a running back, and were the most by a Big Ten running back since Indiana's Stephen Houston had 12 at Purdue (11/24/12).
- Barkley's 92‐yard touchdown run vs. Washington in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (12/30/17) was tied for the longest rush in program history, equaling the mark of Blair Thomas (1986; Syracuse ‐ non‐touchdown) and Bill Belton (2014; at Indiana).
- Capped his career as 1 of 2 players in Penn State history with multiple 100‐point seasons, scoring 132 in 2016 and 138 in 2017, joining Kevin Kelly (2005‐08)...Tied the program single-season record with 2 kickoff return touchdowns, equaling the marks of Chuck Peters (1940), Curt Warner (1980) and Derrick Williams (2008)...Ranked No. 2 on the single-season all‐purpose yards list with 2,329 yards, and became just the 2nd player in program history to eclipse the 2,000 all‐purpose yard mark (Larry Johnson, 2,655 in 2002) in a season.
- Received the Paul Hornung Award as college football's most versatile player...Finished No. 4 in the Heisman Trophy voting, the highest finish by a Penn State player since Larry Johnson finished 3rd in 2002...Selected as a finalist for the Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award, Lombardi Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award...Became the 100th first‐team All‐American in Penn State history...Was Penn State's 42nd consensus All‐American and first Nittany Lion offensive player since Johnson in 2002...The 14th unanimous consensus All‐American in program history, and first since Carl Nassib in 2015.
- Named the Big Ten's Graham‐George Offensive Player of the Year for the 2nd straight season...Was the first Big Ten running back and 3rd Big Ten player to earn multiple Player of the Year awards in the conference's history, joining Miller (2012-13), and Purdue's Drew Brees (1998 & 2000)...Earned Ameche‐Dayne Running Back of the Year for the 2nd straight season...Claimed the Rodgers‐Dwight Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year, becoming the first Penn Stater to claim the award, which was established in 2015...Named first‐team All‐Big Ten at both running back and return specialist from both the coaches and media panels.
- Earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, along with first‐team all‐conference at running back and all‐purpose player from the AP.
- As a sophomore, started all 14 games…Finished with career-high totals of 272 carries, 1,496 yards, and 18 touchdowns (a figure he matched in 2017)…Also caught 28 passes for 402 yards and a career-best 4 touchdowns, and scored 132 points…Had 1,927 all-purpose yards…Barkley's 1,496 rushing yards were the 5th-highest total in Penn State history…Broke the school record for a sophomore held by Evan Royster (1,236 yards in 2008) with 1,496 yards in 2016...Barkley and Tyler Davis (128) became the first set of teammates to score 100 points in the same season in Penn State history...Broke the sophomore rushing touchdowns record with his 14th score of 2016 at Rutgers (11/19) in the third quarter and finished with 18 rushing scores...His 22 total touchdowns and 18 rushing scores are each 5th on the school's single-season list…The 22 total touchdowns were the most since Larry Johnson scored 23 in 2002...Led the Big Ten in both total and rushing touchdowns…Ranked 5th nationally in the former and 9th in the latter…Barkley's 1,927 total yards ranked No. 3 on Penn State's single‐season list, and was the highest total since Johnson's school‐record 2,655 yards in 2002…Led the Big Ten and was 12th nationally with 9.4 points per game…Was No. 1 in the Big Ten and 21st nationally with 140.9 in all‐purpose yards a game…Barkley's 1,496 rushing yards were 2nd in the Big Ten and 14th in the FBS .
- Name 2nd‐team All‐American by The Sporting News and 3rd team by the AP…Shared the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten's best player with J.T. Barrett of Ohio State...Named Big Ten Running Back of the Year...Was the 8th sophomore and 1 of 17 running backs to win Offensive Player of the Year in Big Ten history…Selected All‐Big Ten first team by the conference coaches, and a unanimous choice by the media…Was the first Penn State running back to earn All‐Big Ten first team honors since Evan Royster in 2009...Selected 1 of 18 semifinalists for the Maxwell Award and among 10 semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award.
- As a true freshman, Barkley played in 11 games with 6 starts, missing 2 games due to injury…Had 182 rushing attempts and broke Penn State's freshman (true or redshirt) single-season record with 1,076 rushing yards, surpassing D.J. Dozier's mark of 1,002 set in 1983...Tied 2 of Dozier's record with 7 rushing touchdowns and five 100-yard games…Caught 20 passes for 161 yards and 1 touchdown…Broke the school freshman (true or redshirt) single-season mark for all‐purpose yards with 1,237, surpassing the mark set by Dozier (1,191; 1983).
- Named 2nd‐team All‐Big Ten by both the coaches and media...Named to Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News and USA Today's Freshman All‐America team...Selected BTN.com Big Ten Freshman of the Year and earned BTN.com All‐Freshman Team laurels...Selected 2nd‐team All‐Big Ten by the AP.
- Had 1 carry for 1 yard in his collegiate debut at Temple (9/5)…The following week, rushed for 115 yards on 12 carries and scored his first touchdown on a 9-yard run vs. Buffalo (9/12).
- Supports Covenant House, a shelter for homeless youth, throughout the season by welcoming them to games, Giants events and providing donations…Visited the children's hospital with other rookie teammates at Hackensack University Medical Center on Halloween to visit with young patients and their families, wearing fun costumes…Hosted his inaugural football camp for youth athletes in Pennsylvania and New Jersey…With current teammates and former Giants David Tyree and David Diehl, led a high school football practice for players from Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, sponsored by Campbell's…Served as a Play 60 Ambassador adopting Lewis F. Cole Middle School in Fort Lee, N.J. motivating the students, every week for a month, to get active and play outside … During Salute to Service month, played video games at the training facility against military veterans through the Wounded Warrior Project as well as led the veterans through a tour of the facility… Represented 22Q, a rare disease that his niece is battling, during Week 13 of the My Cause My Cleats NFL initiative… Served lunch at Eva's Village in Paterson, N.J. with fellow rookie teammates as well as set up and cleaned up afterwards… Packed 1,000+ care packages with front office staff, coaches and teammates that were donated to My Sisters' Place, a safe haven for victims of domestic violence and human trafficking… Attended the Make-A-Wish Castle to announce the 2019 NFL Draft picks…Served Campbell's soup at the Crossroads Community Ministries in Atlanta during Super Bowl Week.
- - Full name is Saquon Barkley...Has a daughter, Jada Clare Barkley… Majoring in journalism…Son of Alibay Barkley and Tonya Johnson...Has 2 brothers, Rashard Johnson and Ali Barkley, and 2 sisters, Shaquona and Aliyah Barkley...Father was an amateur boxer...Brother, Rashard, played football and wrestled...Great uncle is former WBC middleweight champion Iran Barkley...Was born in The Bronx…Three-year letterman and team captain his senior year at Whitehall (Pa.) High School...First-team all-state (AAAA) by Pennsylvania Football News...Selected as 2014 Mr. Pennsylvania Football for Class AAA/AAAA...As a senior in 2014, rushed for 1,856 yards, 8.6 yards per carry, and recorded 31 total touchdowns...Had 3 interceptions and 5 tackles for loss as a senior...Two-time All-Lehigh Valley Conference selection...Helped lead Whitehall to league titles as a sophomore and junior...Rushed for 1,506 yards and recorded 27 touchdowns as a junior...Tallied 284 rushing yards and 5 total scores as a sophomore...Ranked as the 9th-best running back in the nation and the top prospect in Pennsylvania by 247Sports...Rated by Scout among the top 5 prospects in the state...Lettered in basketball and track...Won the gold medal in the eastern Pennsylvania Conference boys 100 meters.
