Saquon Barkley won the NFL's Rookie of the Year award in 2018 and if you put his impressive rookie season in context against the rest of the class it's easy to see why. Taking it one step further, if you put Barkley's breakout rookie season in the context of some of the greatest rookie running backs in NFL history, the results are promising to say the least.

Entering the New York Giants regular season finale against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 17, Barkley had a chance to make NFL history in a number of ways. By the end of Week 17, he had broken and/or set several of these records. Today, we're diving into all of the milestones, records, and crazy stats from Barkley's rookie season.

During the 2018 season, Barkley achieved several Giants all-time team records in addition to one all-time NFL rookie record.

In addition to the broken records, Barkley reached milestones from both a yardage and touchdown standpoint that compare favorably to some of the greatest running backs in NFL history.

Barkley's debut was so impressive that it has drawn rave reviews from former NFL running backs and game film analysts. Two-time All-Pro running back Maurice Jones-Drew ranked Barkley No. 1 in his top-5 NFL running backs list for 2019. Earlier this offseason, NFL Films analyst Brian Baldinger said Barkley is 'different' than any other running back who has ever played in the NFL. Future Hall of Fame running back Adrian Peterson said Barkley can be the best running back of all time. Sanders called Barkley a future Hall of Fame running back. LaDainian Tomlinson said he sees a mixture of himself and Sanders when evaluating Barkley.

CBS Sports' Pete Prisco ranked Barkley No. 11 on the top-100 players of 2019 list and Pro Football Focus named him to their top-50 players for 2019 list as well.

Scroll down to read the full breakdown of every impressive record and/or milestone reached by the No. 2 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft -- in the first year of the Pat Shurmur and Dave Gettleman regime in New York.