Former Penn State running back Miles Sanders looked to turn heads at the 2019 NFL Combine. By
Miles Sanders — the Philadelphia Eagles’ new running back — is a bit of an outlier.
The last time the Eagles drafted a tailback as high as Sanders (No. 53 overall on Friday night) was LeSean McCoy in 2009, oddly enough, at No. 53 overall. Philadelphia also rarely drafts Penn State players; the last Nittany Lion to be selected by the Keystone State franchise was running back Tony Hunt in 2007.
But Eagles executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman and head coach Doug Pederson identified Sanders as someone they needed.