NEW ORLEANS — Saquon Barkley was named offensive player of the year by The Associated Press on Thursday, further cementing his first season with the Eagles into NFL history. The 27-year-old was announced as the winner at NFL Honors,

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley won AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year, with 35 of the 50 first-place votes.

There was little fanfare about Jefferson potentially winning the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year award, but he did receive some votes. He finished seventh in voting with 27 points. Voting was on a 10-5-3-2-1 scale, where first place was worth ten points, second place was worth five, etc.