INDIANAPOLIS -- Saquon Barkley was as advertised from start to finish during Friday’s on-field drills at the 2018 NFL Combine.
That meant the Penn State running back broke away from a deep pack of talented running backs in a variety of ways, as he posted impressive numbers on the bench press, vertical leap, 40-yard dash and many more.
One day after posting 29 repetitions on the bench press, tied for the best total among all running backs and even most offensive linemen, Barkley clocked a 4.40-second 40-yard dash -- second-best among all running backs and just a few one-hundredths of a second behind NC State’s Nyheim Hines, who is 36 pounds lighter -- and posted the best vertical leap (41 inches).