NY Giants Have 13 former 1st-Round picks: Projecting each player’s role

CLEVELAND, OHIO - APRIL 29: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announces Kadarius Toney as the 20th selection by the New York Giants during round one of the 2021 NFL Draft at the Great Lakes Science Center on April 29, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

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Saquon Barkley of Penn State poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

Saquon Barkley, Runningback

Draft Spot: #2 in 2018 NFL draft. Selected by the NY Giants

Projected Role: Starting Runningback

Saquon Barkley is heading into year four of his NFL career. While that seems like a long time, Barkley has missed 17 gmes his first three years, or a full NFL season.

Barkley is one of the league’s most unstoppable players with the ball in his hands. If there’s even a second of room or a crease of space, Saquon can make a move and run to daylight. There are few people with his god-given athleticism and talent.

The Giants took Barkley at #2 overall back in 2018. The move was heavily criticized at the time, and the results on the field haven’t yielded a much more positive picture.

If Saquon comes back to full form, he is always a home run threat to take any touch to the endzone. He is the NY Giants’ most talented player and he will need to again carry this offense in 2021.

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