Jonathan Stewart has spent time around both New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley and Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey, and in doing so, he has come to the conclusion that they are the two best halfbacks in the league.

“The best running back in football right now is Saquon Barkley, I think,” Stewart said on the Wilson & Parcell show this past Friday. “And I'd say a 1B to that is Christian McCaffrey.”

Stewart spent the first nine years of his career with the Panthers before residing with the Giants for one season in 2018, so Stewart has gotten to see both running backs up close and personal.

Barkley won the Offensive Rookie of the Year award this past season after racking up 1,307 yards and 11 touchdowns while averaging five yards per carry and also hauling in 91 receptions for 721 yards and four scores.

“He's just a tremendous talent,” Stewart said of Barkley. “There's no way around it, he's doing things that are just freakish.”

As for McCaffrey? He may not have the numbers of Barkley, but he is similar in terms of his versatility, as he rushed for 1,098 yards and seven touchdowns while catching 107 passes for 867 yards and six scores this past season.

“You have a guy that everyone overlooks because of whatever the reasons are,” Stewart said of McCaffrey. “He's put up the numbers, he's played every single down pretty much this past year. He can do everything on the field, such as passing and catching and running and running routes and breaking tackles. You find those same things in Saquon Barkley.”