In addition to the Giants' second win of the season, rookie running back Saquon Barkley is on a mission to get a jersey from Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium.

"Yeah," Barkley said with a grin prior to Thursday's practice, when asked if it was his goal to swap jerseys with Peterson on Sunday. "I'm not going to lie. That would be pretty cool, if I was able to trade jerseys with Adrian Peterson, but, you never know."

Barkley is already amassing quite a collection of jerseys in his locker, with the uniforms of Jaguars defensive end Calais Campbell, Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, Panthers wide receiver D.J. Moore, and Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu, already hanging alongside his Giants' 26 color rush jersey.

Meanwhile, Peterson has found new life in the Redskins' offense, averaging 4.3 yards per attempt on 101 carries for 438 yards and three touchdowns through the first six games of the season, at age 33.

"He just runs through anybody that's in his way," Barkley said of Peterson. "Hopefully he doesn't do that this week. I just love how aggressive he plays, his aggressive nature, it wouldn't matter if there were 12 guys against him because he's going to try to plow them all over. That's something I can continue to add to my game."

There seems to be a mutual admiration society brewing between the pair of NFC East backs.

Barkley was chosen with the No. 2 overall pick in April's NFL Draft, and currently trails only Todd Gurley for the NFL lead in yards from scrimmage with 905 yards and seven touchdowns.

"I always sit back and watch young guys when they come in," Peterson told reporters, via ESPN. "And he's one of those guys that really excites me."

"From what I've seen so far he shows some God-given ability," Peterson said. "Great patience, his lower-body strength and balance is amazing. He flows."

Peterson's praise seems to have meant a lot to Barkley ahead of Sunday's game.

"That means a lot," Barkley said. "When you can catch the eye of a guy like that. He's one of the best running backs to ever play this game. He's a future Hall of Famer. I admire his game, and how he plays. For him to say that about me, especially being a young guy in the league, that means a lot to me."

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