COPLAY, Pa. -- Eli Manning, Odell Beckham Jr., ..... Saquon Barkley?

It's possible that the New York Giants could call the Penn State All-American's name with the No. 2 overall pick in April's NFL Draft, although predictions at this point range from the back going anywhere from No. 1 overall to Cleveland to somewhere deeper in the top-10.

If it happens to be the NFC East franchise, though, the onetime Brooklyn resident could see that working out quite well considering all of the pieces that the franchise already has in place.

"I think Eli Manning definitely has a lot in his tank left, and is an extraordinary player, and then Odell Beckham is the most exciting player in the NFL over the last three or four years, and obviously he's coming off an injury.

"Then, you have a great wide receivers corps, Sterling Shepard and the tight ends and all those guys. I think I would have the success I had in college."

Needless to say then, Barkley sees a lot of similarities between what the Giants do when they have the ball and how Penn State's offense operated.

"Being able to demand that attention I brought from the backfield; it's kind of hard [for defenses]. What are you going to do? It's pick your poison," Barkley said.

"You don't want to load the box because the wide receiving corps is so dangerous, and if I went up there and had success, you'd have to factor in the run game. It's kind of a two-man game if I'd be able to have success."

He's not guaranteed to land with the franchise, of course, but he makes a compelling case for why it'd be a perfect match. That said, he's studied the rest of his potential landing spots closely, and one common thread ties them together.

"All those teams that are at the top of the draft, they're very close, a couple of pieces away, and I just hope that whichever team drafts me, I can come in and be a spark," Barkley said.

As for the notion that he's the best player in the draft but maybe won't go No. 1 overall to Cleveland and perhaps fall out of the top-five all together because of the perceived need for a star quarterback in the NFL, Barkley addressed that and the idea that running backs might not hold up in this day and age, saying:

"The need for quarterbacks, it's a team need. If you need a quarterback, take a quarterback, because there's four or five in this class that are considered in the first round, and all of them are good. I'm glad I'm not making that decision, because that's a hard decision to make.

"But, if you view me as the best player in the Draft, and you want to go with the best overall player in the draft, then take me. If you think it's Quenton Nelson, or Bradley Chubb, or Minkah Fitzpatrick, then take one of those guys. People have the idea that; you definitely need a quarterback, but just because you draft a quarterback doesn't mean they're going to be Tom Brady or Peyton Manning.

"It's also not a guarantee that you draft Saquon one or two, he only has a great career for seven to eight years. That's not true. I could play two, I could play 12. A quarterback could play two, he could play 15. Everyone has ideas, but it's all hypothetical. Whoever you feel like the best player in the draft is, and whoever you feel like you need, you take them."

Barkley was speaking here in his hometown on 'Saquon Barkley Day' in the borough. Thousands came out to honor him and his family as he awaits the next chapter in his already stories football career.