Saquon Barkley 2018 NFL Draft

College Bio

➤ Career Notes & Records
Career: Ranks 12th on Penn State’s career rushing list with 2,572 yards…Is just the eighth player in Penn State history with multiple 1,000-yard seasons…Sits tied for No. 10 on the career rushing touchdowns chart (25), trailing the 26 rushing scores by Matt Suhey (1976-79) and Larry Johnson (1999-2002) for No. 9…Ranks tied for No. 12 with 10 career 100-yard games (five in 2015, five in 2016), including two 200-yard efforts…Has 80 rushes of 10 or more yards in his career (34 in 2015, 46 in 2016)…Had a streak of 14 consecutive games with at least one rush of 20 yards snapped at Rutgers (11/19), a streak that was the second-longest in college football in the last 20 years (19 – LaMichael James, Oregon (2008-10)).

Season: Finished No. 5 on Penn State’s single-season rushing yardage chart with 1,496 yards in 2016…Broke the sophomore rushing record formerly held by Evan Royster (1,236; 2008) with 1,496 yards in 2016…Owns the sophomore scoring record and ranked No. 4 on the single-season scoring list with 132 points, passing Kevin Kelly’s sophomore mark of 96 points (2006)…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…Became the first Nittany Lion since Zach Zwinak (12; 2013) to score 10-plus touchdowns in a season…His 22 overall touchdowns (18 rushing, 4 receiving) are No. 4 on the single-season charts…The 22 total touchdowns are the most since Larry Johnson scored 23 in 2002…His 18 rushing touchdowns tied Richie Anderson (1992) for No. 5 on Penn State’s single-season charts…Finished No. 2 on Penn State’s single-season all-purpose yards list with 1,927 yards in 2016, the highest total since Larry Johnson’s school-record 2,655 yards in 2002…Broke Penn State’s freshman (true or redshirt) season record with 1,076 rushing yards in 2015, surpassing D.J. Dozier’s mark of 1,002 set in 1983…His 2015 season effort ranks 17th on the Penn State single-season rushing charts…Finished tied for first place on the Penn State true freshman season rushing touchdown (Dozier, 7) and 100-yard rushing games lists (Dozier, 5)…Broke Penn State freshman (true or redshirt) season record for all-purpose yards with 1,237, surpassing the mark set by Dozier (1,191; 1983).

Game: Produced the fourth 300-plus all-purpose yard game in Penn State history with 306 yards against USC (1/2/17) in the 2017 Rose Bowl…Became the 15th different Penn Stater with a 200-yard rushing game vs. Maryland (10/8/16) with 202 yards, which ranks No. 24 on Penn State’s single-game rushing charts…His 207 yards rushing at Purdue (10/29/16) rank No. 21 on the single-game charts and are the most since Larry Johnson’s 279 yards vs. Michigan State in 2002…Twice broke the Penn State sophomore record for all-purpose yards, first with 277 (207 rushing, 70 receiving) at Purdue (10/29/16) and again vs. USC (1/2/17) in the Rose Bowl with 306 (194 rushing, 55 receiving, 54 kick return)…Tallied 30 points at Pitt (9/10/16), which is tied for No. 4 in Penn State history (fifth occasion).

College Highlights

Barkley is the complete package showing the skill set to be the early favorite as the No. 1 running back off the board next season shall he declare early for the NFL Draft. On short runs he naturally lowers his pad level with good leg drive. His burst in short areas is a big plus. Near the goal line he has the knack for hitting the holes with authority. Enough speed to pick up large chunks of yardage in the open field. Good stop-and-go ability and always breaks first contact.