Saquon Barkley

Saquon Barkley is just built differently — the kind of running back who makes you remember why you fell in love with football in the first place. Out of the Bronx, through Penn State where he broke records and turned heads across the country, he entered the NFL in 2018 as a generational talent and immediately backed up every bit of the hype, winning Offensive Rookie of the Year with the Giants. He's dealt with brutal injuries that would have quietly ended careers, but every time he comes back he looks like he never left. Watching him cut through a defense at full speed — that low center of gravity, the burst, the balance — is genuinely something else. The move to the Eagles felt like a fresh chapter for a guy who deserved one, and seeing him thrive there has been one of the more satisfying storylines in recent NFL memory.

Name (English)

Saquon Barkley

Name (Japanese)

サクオン・バークリー

Reading

さくおん・ばーくりー

Born

February 9, 1997 (age 29)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Ox

Origin

The Bronx, New York, United States

Height

180 cm

Occupation

American football player

High school

Whitehall High School

University

Pennsylvania State University

Awards & achievements

• 2016 Chicago Tribune Silver Football
• 2017 Chicago Tribune Silver Football

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/saquon/
• Xhttps://x.com/saquon
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC

Tags

• New York
• American football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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