Saquon Barkley is going from Happy Valley to the Big Apple, with the New York Giants deciding they’d be the team to take perhaps the best overall player in the 2018 NFL draft rather than the best quarterback available.
The Giants made Penn State’s star running back the No. 2 pick in Thursday night’s draft, bypassing the likes of Josh Allen, Josh Rosen and Sam Darnold — all quarterbacks considered worthy of building a franchise around — to take the Big Ten Conference offensive player of the year. One pick earlier, the Cleveland Browns made Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield the top selection in this year’s draft.