Selected second overall in the 2018 draft, Barkley lived up to the expectations, rushing for 1,307 yards (second most in NFL) and 11 touchdowns on 261 carries, and catching 91 passes (tying Odell Beckham Jr. for most for a Giants rookie in team history) for 721 yards and four touchdowns. Barkley was a human highlight reel, running through, around and leaping over defenders all season while finishing with the most scrimmage yards (2,028) in the NFL. Arguably no one was more important to his team than Barkley was to the Giants.