Todd McShay says top 2023 RB is more talented than Saquon Barkley

While the consensus among most draft experts is that Bijan Robinson is one of the best players available in the 2023 NFL Draft, the University of Texas running back will likely fall outside of the top 10 simply because of the nature of his position.

However, ESPN’s Todd McShay recently stated on an episode of “First Draft” that he believes Robinson has a higher upside than the last running back to be taken in the top five — New York’s Saquon Barkley.

“I haven’t talked to a team that doesn’t have Bijan Robinson — just purely ranked on talent — in their top seven,” McShay noted. “He’s one of the seven best players in this draft. I thought Saquon Barkley was sensational coming out of Penn State (in 2018), I’ll make this argument…I think Bijan Robinson is more talented coming out of Texas, more complete, has more explosiveness and creates more missed tackles than Saquon Barkley did. We saw last season what (Barkley) can be in the NFL, how special he is. I think Bijan is that, and maybe a little bit more.”