NEW ORLEANS — Saquon Barkley is one of the busiest people in New Orleans right now, but on Wednesday afternoon, with a flock of reporters trailing him down a hallway, he made time to shout-out someone special.

Barkley got his start at Whitehall High School in Whitehall, Pennsylvania, where he was also a star running back for the Whitehall Zephyrs. He came to know the Hartmans because Bob Hartman, Maisey and Zack's father, is the athletic director at Whitehall.

Saquon Barkley came away with AP Offensive Player of the Year, after his stunning first-year performance in Philadelphia.