Saquon Barkley bristled at the comparisons from the start, and to be fair, it was hard to blame him. He hadn't even put on an NFL uniform yet. How could anyone link his name with one of the greatest running backs in the sport's long history before he played a down?
"There will never, ever be another Barry Sanders, and I don't want to be another Barry Sanders," Barkley told a couple reporters during a rare quiet moment on the night of the NFL Draft. "I want to be a Saquon Barkley.