UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State junior running back Saquon Barkley was unanimously selected to the NCAA Consensus All-America team, becoming the 42nd student-athlete in program history to earn the honor. Barkley is also the 14th player to be a unanimous selection.

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Barkley garnered first-team All-America honors from five outlets that comprise the NCAA Consensus All-America team: Walter Camp (running back), Associated Press (all-purpose), Football Writers Association of America (all-purpose), Sporting News (athlete) and American Football Coaches Association (running back).

Barkley has already collected several honors this season, winning the Paul Hornung Award for college football’s most versatile player and dominating the Big Ten major awards, winning 2017 Graham-George Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, 2017 Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year and 2017 Rodgers-Dwight Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year – as well as winning the Chicago Tribune Silver Football for the second-straight year for the conference’s best player.

The Coplay, Pennsylvania native also finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting and became the 100th first-team All-American in Penn State history. He was also a finalist for three other national awards – Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.