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Giants superstar Saquon Barkley scored with kids at a South Bronx housing project over the weekend as he handed out free book bags.

The 22-year-old New York running back, who was born in The Bronx, was swarmed by young fans at the Patterson Houses during the school-goodie giveaway Saturday, NY1 reported.

“Anytime you’re blessed, in a position where God blesses you, to have an impact on your community and an impact on other people, you want to take advantage of that,” the NFL player said. “I’m just blessed and fortunate enough to be able to give back.”

Barkley said he had another message for kids.

“You can do whatever in this world that you want to,” the football phenom said. “Whatever you want to be. If you want to be a NFL running back, you want to be a champ, you want to be a doctor or anything you want to be. Anything is possible as long as you put your mind to it, have the right mindset and the right work ethic. You can accomplish anything.”

One of the kids in the crowd said of Barkley’s appearance, “It’s a big thing … because a lot of people don’t see other celebrities nowadays, and he comes from the bottom. So it’s good how he is supporting people in these streets that’s still struggling to get book bags.

“That’s a really nice guy.”

Another child said, “It means a lot because I like Saquon. He is one of my favorite football players.”

Barkley’s mom, Tonya Johnson, added of her son, “He wants to give back to the community, and that is what we did. He said, ‘Make it happen.’ We made it [happen.]”

Barkley’s great-uncle, former boxing champ Iran Barkley, also attended the event.

“I’m having excitement watching them and how they jump up for Saquon,” he said of the kiddies. “I am saying, ‘Wow! You know, this is great.’ ”

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