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5 players we missed out on playing in EA Sports NCAA Football

By Clayton Panzeri

LOUISVILLE, KY - NOVEMBER 18: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Louisville Cardinals runs for a touchdown against the Syracuse Orange during the game at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium on November 18, 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KY - NOVEMBER 18: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Louisville Cardinals runs for a touchdown against the Syracuse Orange during the game at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium on November 18, 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – DECEMBER 30: Running back Saquon Barkley #26 of the Penn State Nittany Lions walks on the field during the first half of the Playstation Fiesta Bowl against the Washington Huskies at University of Phoenix Stadium on December 30, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – DECEMBER 30: Running back Saquon Barkley #26 of the Penn State Nittany Lions walks on the field during the first half of the Playstation Fiesta Bowl against the Washington Huskies at University of Phoenix Stadium on December 30, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

806. Penn State. player. RB. Saquon Barkley. 2. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis

Barkley may be a newcomer to the NFL, but he is a guy that everyone wanted to play as in NCAA Football. Watching him at Penn State was like watching him actually play in a video game. The way he was able to outrun opponents and run over opponents, all the same, puts him at #2 in the rankings for players you never got to play as.

Just like the three before Barkley, he only played three years at Penn State. Having the ability just like the others, Barkley left as soon as possible to get that NFL paycheck. In his three years at Penn State, Barkley started every single game. He was one of the most reliable guys on the field with limited injury concerns every single year. Barkley was also able to pass 1,000 rushing yards each of the three years he was a Nittany Lion.

Barkley had the rare ability to run over people at will, jump through the roof, and run past you all in the same game. A freak athletically, he was a human highlight reel. Now, playing him in the video game, you could make all of the same moves Barkley made while beating your friends.

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