Penn State running back Saquon Barkley is the FBS leader in all-purpose yardage, a statistic that alone would get him consideration as a Heisman trophy contender. But Barkley also is the FBS leader in Heisman moments, those acts of football athleticism that feed highlight reels all fall.
Two Saturdays ago there were his sideline tiptoe and hurdle vs. Iowa. This past Saturday he opened the Nittany Lions’ game vs. Indiana with a 98-yard kickoff return for touchdown and closed it with a 16-yard TD pass to DaeSean Hamilton.
Barkley leads the survey of The All-American’s staff for the second consecutive week, garnering 48 percent of the possible voting points.
Saquon Barkley leads in Heisman straws and Heisman moments
