Quotes from Saquon Barkley

Every day is Father's Day for me to my father. And hopefully I can do the right things for my daughter where she thinks the same.

I kind of think the rookie wall is all in your mind, to be completely honest.

A lot of people think a running back is just a guy who lowers his shoulder and runs people over, and that's not my game.

I wanted to go down as one of the best running backs to ever play at Penn State.

Any team that wants to draft me is a blessing to me.

I definitely respect Kamara's game. He's a different type of player. He can catch the ball out of the backfield. He can run in between the tackles. Pretty much a do-it-all back.

I play video games; I watch Netflix.

I love talking about football, and obviously I love playing football, but you may not be able to play football forever, but you can talk about it for a long time.

I fumbled my senior year in the playoffs. It just annoyed me.

I don't care if I'm drafted one, five, 72, or last pick. I'm going to come in with my head low, ready to work, and that is not going to change me. That's why, whatever team drafts me, you're going to get the same person, the guy that is going to be a competitor, a guy that is passionate about the game.

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 get a lot of compliments about my legs.

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.

High school, going into my junior year, I kind of had the idea I was going to be the starting running back. I was a little smaller, so I decided to gain weight and try to get faster. I wasn't a fan of the weight room. I thought just the God-given talent would take you where you needed to go. Now I understand that you need hard work.

I'm a student of the game, and any time you take more reps in a game, it's going to prepare you more.

I feel like I've matured in that area too, taking what the defense gives you, not trying to make too much. If it's two, just stick your head in there, and drive to get the two.

The more carries you get, the better you see the field, see the way that the defense is playing you.

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.

In my mind, every time I touch the ball, I believe I have the ability to score with the help of my teammates.

I can do it all. I can go over the top, or I can beat you with speed. I can beat you with some wiggle, or I can run through you.

I learned that you're going to be tested in the NFL. There's going to be highs, there's going to be lows. You got to stay poised through it all.

From watching the draft and following the NFL closely, anything can happen in the draft. But to me, it's not where I get drafted that matters to me, to be completely honest.

It only matters how many wins you get, and we've got to figure out how to continue to get those wins.

Everyone loves to praise me on my character, which I'm so thankful for. But that's a true testament speaking to my parents, how they raised me.