A biography for Saquon Barkleyhasn’t been written yet.
“Try to be one of the first people in here, work your butt off in the weight room, asking questions, try to prepare yourself like a pro, like a vet. Stuff like that is what sits well with your team.”
“I fumbled my senior year in the playoffs. It just annoyed me.”
“I'm big on watching film, and sometimes it hurts myself because I over-calculate things, or I overthink sometimes.”
“I view myself as more than a running back.”
“The first hit in a game is the thing that knocks everything out; whether you're nervous, you're over-thinking stuff, it definitely helps.”
“If I follow the media and everyone that tries to set expectations for me because I'm a high draft pick, if I follow that, I will never become a great player.”
“My dad is a fan of football, too, and did a good job of making me understand the history of football.”
“You never know what can happen in the draft.”
“I'm very confident in myself.”
“There's going to be wear and tear on your body; that's just the nature of the sport, no matter if you're a rookie or if you're 10 years deep in the league.”
“Any team that's drafting me, you're going to get the same person. You're going to get a competitor, a guy who's passionate about the game and, even though I'm a rookie, a guy who will try to be a leader to the best of my ability.”
“I don't want to be that guy that thinks he is a high draft pick and that he has it all.”
“I'm not all about winning rushing titles, or 'Me, Me, Me,' but I do believe that I want to be a great player in this league, and I want to go down as one of the best to play in this league, and that's something you got to do.”
“There will be times when I mess up. I'm human, but I want to be a role model for the good things I do and the bad things I do. And the times I do make mistakes, learn from those mistakes.”
“It's not always going to be there; every play is not going to be a 40-yard gain. You just have to take what they give you. When the opportunity comes, you have to split it and make them pay for it.”
“I am tough on myself. It's just how I am. I hold myself to a standard.”
“From my freshman year to my junior year, I've increased my receptions every year.”
“I get a lot of compliments about my legs.”
“I honestly think Derek Jeter could run for mayor in New York, and if not win, get really close, just the way he handled himself.”
“You break down the tape of the top five backs, all those guys can catch the ball out the backfield. They're special with the ball in hand. Something I strive to be.”