Hindsight is often 20/20, but if there’s one decision so far in the Doug Pederson era that may have changed (or prevented) their current running back predicament, it’s the Donnel Pumphrey draft pick in 2017.
The Eagles traded a fourth AND a seventh round pick to jump up in the draft and take the running back out of San Diego State at No. 132 overall — and just a year and a half later, Pumphrey isn’t even on the roster. Or any NFL roster, for that matter.
Sure, his college credentials were legit, Pumphrey amassed 6,405 rushing yards and 62 touchdowns — maybe or maybe not breaking the all-time NCAA record, depending on who and when you ask —, not to mention his 1,039 receiving yards and five more scores.