UNIVERSITY PARK — Junior running back Saquon Barkley (Coplay, Pa.) added more All-America honors to his record-breaking career with berths on the Associated Press and Football Writers Association of America first teams as an all-purpose player today. He was also named second-team All-America running back by USA Today.

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 has garnered first-team All-America honors from Walter Camp (running back), Associated Press (all-purpose) and Football Writers Association of America (all-purpose). He was also a finalist for three other national awards – Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.

Saquon Barkley, RB, Jr./Jr., 5-11, 230, Coplay, Pa./Whitehall

-2017 All-America first team selection

-Associated Press first-team all-purpose, Football Writers Association of America first-team all-purpose and Walter Camp first-team running back.

-Is the 100th first-team All-American in Penn State history.

-Is the first Penn Stater to win first team honors since defensive end Carl Nassib in 2015.

-Is the first Nittany Lion offensive player to earn Walter Camp first-team All-America status since A.Q. Shipley in 2008 (Stefen Wisniewski was on Camp’s second team in 2010).

-Is the first Penn State running back to be named first team All-America since Larry Johnson in 2002.

-2017 Paul Hornung Award winner (most versatile player in college football)

-Is the first Penn State player to win the Paul Hornung Award.

-Is the second-straight Big Ten player to win the Hornung Award (Jabrill Peppers, Michigan).

-Finished fourth in the 2017 Heisman Trophy voting

-Is the 18th Penn State player to finish in the top-10 in Heisman voting.

-Is the first Penn State player to finish in the Heisman top 10 since Michael Robinson finished fifth in 2005.

-Marks the highest finish in Heisman voting by a Penn State player since Larry Johnson was third in 2002.

-Earned All-America honors from Sports Illustrated (1st team all-purpose; 2nd team running back), The Athletic (1st team all-purpose), SB Nation (1st team running back; honorable mention kick returner), USA Today (2nd team running back) and College Sports Madness (1st team running back; 2nd team kick returner).

-2017 Chicago Tribune Silver Football winner (best player in the Big Ten)

-Wins the award for the second-straight seasons (shared with J.T. Barrett in 2016).

-Is the fifth player since the award’s inception in 1924 to claim the honor twice, joining the elite list of Minnesota’s Paul Giel (1952-53), Ohio State’s Archie Griffin (1973-74), Indiana’s Anthony Thompson (1988-89) and Ohio State’s Braxton Miller (2012-13).

-This is the sixth time a Penn State player has won the Silver Football.

-Selected as a finalist for the Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.

-Is the second player in conference history to win three Big Ten Conference major awards, joining Michigan’s Jabrill Peppers (Defensive Player of the Year, Linebacker of the Year, Return Specialist of the Year) in 2016.

-2017 Graham-George Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.

-Is the first back-to-back Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year since Ohio State’s Braxton Miller (2012 & 2013).

-Is the third player to win multiple Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year honors (Miller; Drew Brees, Purdue in 1998 & 2000).

-Is the first running back to win multiple Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year honors.

-This is the fifth time a Penn State player has won Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (Kerry Collins, 1994; Curtis Enis, 1997; Michael Robinson, 2005; Barkley, 2016).

-Is the first Penn State player to win Big Ten OPOY twice.

-This is the fourth consecutive year that a running back has won the award.

-2017 Ameche-Dayne Big Ten Running Back of the Year.

-Is the first player to win back-to-back Big Ten Running Back of the Year since Wisconsin’s Montee Ball (2011 & 2012).

-2017 Rodgers-Dwight Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year.

-Is the first Penn State player to be Return Specialist of the Year (award established in 2015).

-First-team all-conference running back (coaches & media).

-First-team All-Big Ten return specialist (coaches & media).

-Second-straight first-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and media.

-Marks the third all-conference honor of his career after first team bid in 2016 and second team berth in 2015.

-Is just the second running back in Penn State history to earn back-to-back first team honors, joining Curtis Enis (1996 & 1997).

-Is the first Penn State player to be named all-conference return specialist (added in 2015).

-Named Associated Press Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and All-Big Ten first team, as well as Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten first team.

-Is 1-of-5 student-athlete in the FBS with four all-purpose plays of 80 yards or longer in 2017.

-Ranks No. 2 in the FBS and leads the Big Ten in all-purpose yards (179.50).

-Ranks No. 4 nationally and leads the Big Ten in kickoff return touchdowns (2).

-Ranks No. 10 in the FBS and leads the Big Ten in kickoff return average (28.4).

-Is the 24th FBS player to produce 1,000 rushing yards, 500 receiving.