Saquon Barkley‘s 2019 campaign was nowhere near close to his 2018 performance. After leading the league in scrimmage yards his rookie season (2,028), the New York Giants running back barely surpassed the 1,000-yard rushing mark in 2019, having battled injury-related issues for much of the year.
But in spite of the setbacks his sophomore campaign introduced, Pro Football Focus still believes in Saquon enough to include him on its “Top 25 players under the age of 25” list.
After giving Barkley the No. 13 spot, Ben Linsey writes, “Barkley’s inclusion on this list is based on the obvious talent he showcased as a rookie in 2018 rather than the relatively disappointing, injury-plagued sophomore campaign we saw from him this past season.