Former Penn State RB Saquon Barkley shines at 2018 NFL Combine

This will surprise no one who watched Saquon Barkley during his decorated Penn State career: The electric running back and likely early first-round pick of the 2018 NFL Draft was the talk of the NFL Combine on Saturday.

You name the event, and Barkley turned plenty of heads – all while topping a host of current and former NFL stars' Combine stats.

See the specifics of Barkley's head-turning day in the tweet below, and watch some of his highlights below it.

Penn State RB Saquon Barkley at 2018 Combine:

– Stronger than Joe Thomas
– Quicker than DeSean Jackson
– Faster than Devin Hester
– Jumps higher than Julio Jones@PennStateFball pic.twitter.com/usgR6vJvOn

— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) March 2, 2018

40-yard dash SIMULCAM!@A_kamara6 vs. @_fournette vs. @EzekielElliott vs. @saquonb21.

And the winner is…#NFLCombine

?: @nflnetwork https://t.co/WQ3ppgNxKo

— NFL (@NFL) March 2, 2018

???@saquonb21 with the 41" vertical jump! @PennStateFball #NFLCombine https://t.co/OlpmMGYSV7

— NFL (@NFL) March 2, 2018

.@saquonb21 showing off his hands out of the backfield. #NFLCombine https://t.co/JoRsygM9Ay

— NFL (@NFL) March 2, 2018

RB Saquon Barkley had 29 bench press reps and a 41? vertical leap at the 2018 Combine.

The only player with 25+ bench press reps and a 40+ inch vertical at the 2017 Combine was eventual #1 overall pick DE Myles Garrett (33 reps, 41? vertical)@PennStateFball@saquonb21

— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) March 2, 2018

.@PennStateFball RB @saquonb21 put on a SHOW today! #NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/3AIxMor5zt

— NFL (@NFL) March 2, 2018