Saquon Barkley still hasn’t secured his desired new Giants contract, but he might have a firm grip on an unwelcome place in NFL Draft history.

Despite Texas’ Bijan Robinson running a 4.46-second 40-yard dash, jumping 37 inches, being named as the top player that prized defensive end Will Anderson played against, and doing everything he could Sunday at the NFL Combine to prove he is one of the best rookies available, teams still are penalizing college running backs for the wear and tear endured at their position.

Too bad for Robinson that former general manager Dave Gettleman — who drafted Christian McCaffrey for the Panthers with the No. 8 pick in 2017 and Barkley for the Giants at No. 2 overall in 2018 — is “retired” instead of still building rosters.

“Everybody says that Bijan Robinson is not only the best running back in this class, he is one of the five best players in this class. He is elite,” NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah, a well-connected former scout, said before the NFL Combine. “You then transition to, ‘OK, where does he go?’ Then all of them say, ‘I have no idea.’ Does he go under the 20s? If he were to go in the top 10, he would not get laughs around the league because people know how good this guy is.”