Saquon Barkley broke several NFL and New York Giants records as a rookie and is nominated for an ESPN ESPY Award for Best Breakthrough Athlete, which will be handed out on July 10.
Barkley is up against some staunch competition in outfielder Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young and tennis pro Naomi Osaka.
Yelich was a budding star with the Miami Marlins for five seasons when he was traded to the Brewers after the 2017 season. He flourished in Milwaukee, batting and NL-leading .326, belting 36 homers and driving in 110 runs with an OPS of 1.