If you had to choose. Ki-Jana or Saquon?
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Barkley. Most of Carter’s OL was drafted in the NFL. Still, very close.
Imagine Barkley in the 1994 offense, I-Formation and getting the ball with a head of steam. No standing around in the backfield waiting for the ball.
Barkley and I don’t think it’s as close as some think.
It’s a tough call but if forced to pick, I guess I’d go with Barkley. Carter ran behind a phenomenal line. Barkley had to make his own space a lot of times.
Saquon it is for me, and that is absolutely no slight to Kijana. Hopefully two years from now can post this same question and include Nick!!
Ki-Jana's OL >>>>>>> Saquon's OL. It would have been interesting to watch Saquon run behind that 1994 OL.
I could have thrown that in there. But I didn't because then I would have to include, a lot Kinlaw's awesome year, Enis, etc. etc. etc. Now that might not be fair. I acknowledge. I just listed it between these two.
Curt Warner should be in the conversation.
Barkley every time. Carter had insane talent around him at all times. Barkley was the insane talent. Not saying KJC wasn't awesome, but Barkley was/is a freak of nature.
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Barkley just because he was the more complete player. Carter did not have his receiving skills.
However, I wouldn't take anything away from Carter just because he played behind better offensive lines. I don't know how many other backs had his combination of speed and power. He was like Singleton and Allen rolled into one.
However, I wouldn't take anything away from Carter just because he played behind better offensive lines. I don't know how many other backs had his combination of speed and power. He was like Singleton and Allen rolled into one.
Carter was my all time favorite player until Barkley….gotta go with Barkley.
Not sure that is totally accurate.....Bates, McGovern, Walker, Fries all played NFL...plus Menet, Scruggs, Effner, Gonzales, Holmes, Miranda, Thorpe and others shows Saquon had some talent to run behind also...the problem was the mess point fiasco. Different schemes....Both incredible talents.
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This is off topic, but is Ki-Jana active with current program and football letterman? Don't hear his name mentioned.
Tough choice. Saquon was easily the better receiver. However, I believe Ki-Jana Carter was the better runner because he was more physical and tougher for opposing teams to tackle. I still get goose bumps every time I watch Ki-Jana smoke Oregon for an 83 yard TD on the first PSU offensive play of the 1995 Rose Bowl.
If you ever want to see what coaches mean when they talk about a runner “making himself small” at the point of contact, please watch a highlight film of KJC. Nobody was better at making people miss and squeezing through holes that didn’t look like they were there (and may not have been). Both are/were phenomenal, but I give the slightest edge to Carter.
I was a huge Carter fan from the first time I saw him run. I never thought I would find a running back who was better . . . until I saw Saquon run.
What i am sure about....is KiJana was better than Rashaan Salaam and his not winning the Heisman was a joke! Of course today only QBs are eligible
I love both but Ki-Jana was the sweetest runner I had ever seen in a PSU uniform! I used to get excited every time Kerry handed him the ball.
Saw both play and Barkley, hands down. Every time he touched the ball, I felt he could take it to the house. A generational player for sure...
Barkley with Ki-Jana's line and we would never had thrown a pass and Saquon would have the highest YPC in the history of college football.
Yep, as I remember Carter broke more tackles, and pretty much ran right through would be tacklers at times.
For those that didn't see him or for those that need a reminder, here's 15 minutes of KJC highlights.
Kijana was powerful and had crazy speed. Saquan struggled getting the short yardage when needed, good offensive line or not.
Actually he wouldn’t have because he would have sat most of all second half’s just like Carter did.
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