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As Nick Foles replaces Carson Wentz, Nate Sudfeld is Eagles' new heartbeat-away backup

Unless you’re a draft geek or an Indiana University football fan — or googled his name in despair after Carson Wentz got hurt — you probably don’t know much about the Eagles’ new backup quarterback, Nate Sudfeld.

Here’s a little background to help you.

— At 6-6, he’s the same size as Nick Foles, though about 15 pounds lighter. He’s also a separated-at-birth Foles lookalike.

— Sudfeld played his college ball at Indiana. He started 26 games and finished as the school’s all-time leader in touchdown passes (61) and passing yards (7,879), and was second in completions (593) and completion percentage (60.