Is Saquon Barkley the best RB prospect since 1993?

Published: Mar 06, 2018 at 05:45 AM

The Checkdown's daily collection of football culture stories for March 6, 2018. This is The Extra Point.

1. Sean Payton was very impressed by Saquon Barkley's combine performance.

“He’s the best running back prospect I’ve seen in 25 years,” Saints coach Sean Payton on Saquon Barkley. @SI_PeterKing on Barkleymania: https://t.co/YfTPkrUAa7
— The MMQB (@theMMQB) March 5, 2018

Here's a snapshot of the some top RB prospects since 1993: Adrian Peterson, Ezekiel Elliott, LaDainian Tomlinson, Leonard Fournette.

2. Speaking of Saquon, he recently trained with Johnny Manziel.

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UNDISPUTED #1 Pick...Go get it my guy @sb_xxvi @sb_xxvi @sb_xxvi @sb_xxvi #JLT

A post shared by Johnny Manziel (@jmanziel2) on Mar 5, 2018 at 5:48pm PST

3. Eagles fans who watched Wheel of Fortune were happy to see this Super Bowl LII reference last night.

We’d like to solve the puzzle, Pat. #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/NAirQYoMGu
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) March 6, 2018

4. Raiders P Marquette King playfully trolled Academy award-winning producer Kobe Bryant.

Aye! @kobebryant how u get an oscar before me, @PatMcAfeeShow and @KingJames we flop way more! 🙄
— Marquette King (@MarquetteKing) March 6, 2018

5. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid's mac and cheese recipe sounds like a cheese lover's paradise. We'd love to see coach get his own offseason show on Food Network.

i met andy reid at the airport today. somehow we had a long talk about thanksgiving foods and he gave me the cheeses he uses in his mac and cheese recipe. pic.twitter.com/hNzoIn7WL7
— charles (#1 stay yo ass at home fan) mcdonald (@FourVerts) March 5, 2018

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