Miles Sanders
 Miles Sanders (2019) |
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| Philadelphia Eagles - No. 26 | |
| Running back | |
| Date of birth: May 1, 1997 | |
| Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| Height: 1.80 m | Weight: 96 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2019 for the Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Career | |
| College : Penn State | |
| NFL Draft : 2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53 | |
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| Current status: active | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Yards run | 818 |
| average | 4.6 |
| Run touchdowns | 3 |
| Captured passports | 50 |
| Space gain | 509 |
| Captured touchdowns | 3 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Miles Sanders (born May 1, 1997 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ) is an American football player in the running back position . He is under contract with the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pennsylvania State University football team . Sanders was selected as the 53rd pick by the Eagles in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft .
college
Penn State (2016-2018)
In his first season he was mainly used in the special team as a kick returner , since the position of running back was occupied by Saquon Barkley . That year, Sanders set a new record for the most kickoff returns (33) in a season in college history.
In his second season, the majority of the season went to Saquon Barkley as running back and Sanders had to be content with the role as a substitute player.
With Barkley's departure after the 2017 season, Sanders took over the position of first running back. While he only got a total of 56 runs in his first two seasons, he made 220 attempts in his third year. On September 21, 2018, he ran for 220 yards and three touchdowns in the game against Illinois - both career records.
College statistics
| year | team | Games | Runs | Yards | Avg. Yards | TD (run) | TD (passport) | Yards (pass) |
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| 2016 | PS | 13 | 25th | 184 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| 2017 | PS | 10 | 31 | 191 | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 30th |
| 2018 | PS | 13 | 220 | 1,274 | 5.8 | 9 | 0 | 139 |
| total | 36 | 276 | 1,649 | 6.0 | 12 | 1 | 193 | |
| Source: Sanders College Statistics | ||||||||
NFL
Miles Sanders was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft .
He made his NFL debut in the opening game against the Washington Redskins. Sanders played every game and finished the season with 818 run yards - a new record for a rookie in the history of the Eagles.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Lee Sifford: Looking back at the college career of Miles Sanders. April 27, 2019, accessed on May 23, 2020 .
- ^ Joe Juliano: Penn State's Miles Sanders ready to replace Saquon Barkley as No. 1 running back. Retrieved May 23, 2020 (American English).
- ^ Miles Sanders College Stats. Retrieved May 23, 2020 (English).
- ^ The Draft Network. Retrieved May 23, 2020 (English).
- ^ Miles Sanders College Stats ; sports-reference.com; last accessed on May 23, 2020
- ^ Eagles select Miles Sanders, JJ Arcega-Whiteside. Retrieved May 23, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Miles Sanders 2019 Game Log. Retrieved May 23, 2020 (English).
- ↑ By the numbers: Miles Sanders' historic rookie season. Retrieved May 23, 2020 (American English).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sanders, Miles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sanders, Miles (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | american football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1997 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States |