Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, March 2, 2018
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