Saquon Barkley
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| New York Giants - No. 26 | |
| Running back | |
| Date of birth: February 9, 1997 | |
| Place of birth: Bronx , New York | |
| Height: 1.80 m | Weight: 105 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2018 for the New York Giants | |
| Career | |
| College : Penn State | |
| NFL Draft : 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 | |
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| Current status: active | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Running attempts | 478 |
| Erlaufene yards | 2,310 yards |
| average | 4.8 |
| Captured passports | 143 |
| Gaining space through trapped passports | 1,159 yards |
| Touchdowns total | 23 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Saquon Barkley (born February 9, 1997 in the Bronx , New York ) is an American football player who plays running back . He plays for the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL).
college
Penn State (2015-2017)
Saquon Barkley played as a running back at Pennsylvania State University for the Penn State Nittany Lions for three years . Barkley made his breakthrough with the "Nittany Lions" in his second season. He ran 1,496 yards and scored a total of 22 touchdowns , including 4 through the air. In his last season at college, 2017, he was able to confirm his outstanding performance with 1,271 yards and 21 touchdowns. Even if he caught one less touchdown, Barkley was able to increase his captured yards from 402 to 632 yards. Barkley has been named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year for his past two years at Penn State . He was also elected Consenus All-American in 2017 .
College statistics
| year | team | Games | Runs | Yards | Avg. Yards | TD (run) | TD (passport) | Yards (pass) |
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| 2015 | PS | 11 | 182 | 1,076 | 5.9 | 7th | 1 | 161 |
| 2016 | PS | 14th | 272 | 1,496 | 5.5 | 18th | 4th | 402 |
| 2017 | PS | 13 | 217 | 1,271 | 5.9 | 18th | 3 | 632 |
| total | 38 | 671 | 3,843 | 5.7 | 43 | 8th | 1,195 | |
| Source: Barkley College Statistics | ||||||||
NFL
Draft
Saquon Barkley was drafted 2nd in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. As forecast by the vast majority of experts, he was the first running back to be drafted in 2018. For some experts, Barkley was also considered a possible first overall pick , but the Cleveland Browns ultimately decided to choose a quarterback in first place with Baker Mayfield .
New York Giants
2018
Barkley signed a four-year contract for 31.2 million at the Giants dollars . Barkley made his professional debut against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first week of the 2018 season , he was able to score a 68-yard touchdown and run over 100 yards for his team, yet the Giants narrowly lost the game. In week 3 against the Texans , Barkley was able to celebrate his first victory in the NFL with the Giants, he contributed 82 yards through the run and a touchdown to the team success. In week 5 against the Panthers he could catch his first touchdown, a total of 4 passes for 81 yards and 2 touchdowns in this game. In the clear defeat in the 6th week against the reigning Super Bowl winner, the Philadelphia Eagles , Barkley had his best individual game to date. In just 13 runs, he ran 130 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown, and caught 9 passes for 99 yards.
After the season, Barkley was named Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year . He also won the by the Associated Press awarded NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award .
Web links
- ESPN player card (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Big Ten OPOY Winner ; sports-reference.com; accessed on August 26, 2018
- ^ Barkley Consensus All-American ; gopsusports.com; accessed on August 26, 2018
- ↑ Saquon Barkley College Stats ; sports-reference.com; last accessed on October 14, 2018
- ↑ NFL Mock Draft 2018 ; nfl.com; accessed on August 26, 2018
- ^ Barkley Rookie Contract ; football.de; accessed on August 26, 2018
- ↑ Barkley NFL debut ; giants.com; accessed on October 14, 2018 (English)
- ^ Barkley's first NFL win ; eu.ydr.com; accessed on October 14, 2018 (English)
- ^ NFL game report (Giants-Eagles / Barkley) ; spox.com; accessed on October 14, 2018
- ↑ Saquon Barkley named 2018 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year ; nfl.com; accessed on February 1, 2019
- ↑ Saquon Barkley named Offensive Rookie of the Year ; footballr.at; accessed on February 3, 2019
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Barkley, Saquon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1997 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bronx , New York State , United States |