Saquon Barkley

Saquon Barkley
Penn State Nittany Lions No. 26
Position Running back
Class Sophomore
Major Business
Career history
College
High school Whitehall (PA)
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-09) February 9, 1997
Place of birth Bronx, New York
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Saquon Barkley (born February 9, 1997) is an American football running back for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Early years

Barkley attended Whitehall High School in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. He rushed for 3,646 yards with 63 touchdowns from his sophomore to senior year, including 1,856 yards and 31 touchdowns as a senior.[1] Barkley was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to Penn State University to play college football.[2][3] He originally committed to Rutgers before changing to Penn State.[4]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Saquon Barkley
RB		 Whitehall, PA Whitehall HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.66 Feb 19, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

First year

Barkley earned immediate playing time as a true freshman at Penn State in 2015.[5] After rushing for one yard on one carry his first game, he rushed for 115 yards with a touchdown in his second game.[6] In October he missed two games due to injury.[7] In his first game back against number one ranked Ohio State, he rushed for 194 yards on 26 carries.[8][9] During his first year Barkley had 182 carries for 1,076 yards and seven touchdowns during the 2015 Penn State football season campaign.

Second year

During the offseason Barkley had been receiving large amounts of praise for his great first year. He was awarded second-team All-Big Ten (getting votes for first team) and BTN.com Freshman of the Year. In his first game of his sophomore campaign Barkley rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown in a 33–13 win over Kent State. And in week 2 in renewed rivalry game against Pitt he scored a college-career high of 5 touchdowns. In a week 7 match up vs the Ohio State Buckeyes Barkley rushed for 99 yards on 12 carries with a long of 37 in a 24–21 win over the No. 2 Buckeye's. On October 29th Barkley and No. 24 Penn State scored as season high sixty-two points vs Purdue when Barkely achieved 207 rushing yards with a career-high long of 81 yards and two touchdowns, along with 70 yards of receiving. A total of 277 yards on the day. PSU beat Purdue 62–24 improving to 6–2 and 4–1 in Big Ten play[10]

On November 1, 2016 it was announced Barkley was named a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award.[11] On November 5 Barkley followed up his career week with a 167 yard 1 touchdown performance vs Iowa he added 44 yards and another TD in the air with a total of 211 all-purpose yard in the 41-14 win.[12] After the season, Barkley was named the Big Ten Conference football individual awards#Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year, Ameche–Dayne Running Back of the Year and First Team All-Big Ten.[13]

College stats

NCAA career statistics
Penn State Nittany Lions
Season Rushing Receiving
Team G Att Yds Avg Long TD Rec Yds Avg Long TD
2015 Penn State 11 182 1,076 5.9 56 7 20 161 8.1 32 1
2016 Penn State 10 200 1,113 5.6 81T 13 17 291 17.1 44T 2
Total – 21 382 2,189 5.7 81T 20 37 452 12.2 44T 3

Reference[14]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ Call, The Morning. "How running back Saquon Barkley, from Whitehall H.S., can contribute quickly for Penn State". Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rivals.com". Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "A tale of two flipped recruits: Penn State's Saquon Barkley and Maryland's Adam McLean". Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rutgers recruiting: Saquon Barkley, four-star RB, officially flips from Rutgers to Penn State". Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ Call, The Morning. "Freshman Saquon Barkley gets the 'green light' for Penn State; teammate calls him 'electric'". Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Barkley rushes for 115 yards in Penn State's win – Reading Eagle – SPORTS". Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Is Penn State's Saquon Barkley ready to play vs. Ohio State? James Franklin says it's not his call to make". Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Penn State's Saquon Barkley puts up huge numbers against No. 1 Ohio State". Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Saquon Barkley provides spark in Penn State's offense". Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  10. ↑ "No. 24 Penn State romps Purdue 62-24". USA Today. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Saquon Barkley Named Maxwell Award Semifinalistm". Black Shoe Diaries. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Barkley and PSU beat Iowa". Landof10.com. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  13. ↑ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Saquon Barkely ESPN stats". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 11, 2016.

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