Miles Sanders with the Philadelphia Eagles, 2019
With the Philadelphia Eagles, 2019. Photo: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Penn State, 2016–⁠18

Miles Sanders

Number
No. 24
Height
5′11″
Weight
207 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Pittsburgh, PA
Born
May 1, 1997

Miles Sanders played running back at Penn State (2016–⁠18). The Philadelphia Eagles took Sanders in round 2, No. 53 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,271
Rushing yards, 2018 (Penn State, 9–⁠4)
Best game
200 yards
At Illinois, week 4, 2018: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 53
Round 2, 2019 NFL Draft (Philadelphia Eagles)

Career highs

200rushing yards, career highat Illinois, 20183rushing touchdowns, career highat Illinois, 20186catches, career highat Indiana, 2018

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Penn State251847.4157
2017Penn State311916.2231
2018Penn State2191,2715.8978
Career2751,6466.01278

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016Penn State346880
2017Penn State5760
Career397640

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Penn State22412.0121
2017Penn State6305.007
2018Penn State241395.8029
Career321936.0129

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Penn State24RBFr.
2017Penn State24RBSo.
2018Penn State24RBJr.5′11″207

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2016Penn State280.07––1.95%–
2017Penn State41-0.08––-3.26%0.02
2018Penn State2500.1654th (n=300)0.1541.027%0.15

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Penn State 13 games, 1,271 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.App StateW 45–⁠3819912––
Sep 8atPittsburghW 51–⁠6161180––
Sep 15vs.Kent StateW 63–⁠1014860––
Sep 21atIllinoisW 63–⁠24222003––
Sep 29vs.Ohio StateL 26–⁠2716431––
Oct 13vs.Michigan StateL 17–⁠21171621––
Oct 20atIndianaW 33–⁠2815721––
Oct 27vs.IowaW 30–⁠2417620––
Nov 3atMichiganL 7–⁠426110––
Nov 10vs.WisconsinW 22–⁠10231591––
Nov 17atRutgersW 20–⁠727880––
Nov 24vs.MarylandW 38–⁠3141280––
Jan 1 ✦vs.KentuckyL 24–⁠2713510––
2017 Penn State 10 games, 191 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.AkronW 52–⁠01160––
Sep 9vs.PittsburghW 33–⁠141−30––
Sep 16vs.Georgia StateW 56–⁠03441––
Sep 23atIowaW 21–⁠19160120
Oct 7atNorthwesternW 31–⁠7–––––
Oct 21vs.MichiganW 42–⁠136250––
Nov 11vs.RutgersW 35–⁠62180––
Nov 18vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠444280––
Nov 25atMarylandW 66–⁠37420––
Dec 30 ✦vs.WashingtonW 35–⁠286151456
2016 Penn State 13 games, 184 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3vs.Kent StateW 33–⁠13–––236
Sep 10atPittsburghL 39–⁠42–––250
Sep 17vs.TempleW 34–⁠273270131
Sep 24atMichiganL 10–⁠492140367
Oct 8vs.MarylandW 38–⁠141251450
Oct 22vs.Ohio StateW 24–⁠211−100489
Oct 29atPurdueW 62–⁠24360224
Nov 5vs.IowaW 41–⁠145340272
Nov 12atIndianaW 45–⁠311−20357
Nov 19atRutgersW 39–⁠05850112
Nov 26vs.Michigan StateW 45–⁠12450363
Dec 3vs.WisconsinW 38–⁠31–––483
Jan 2 ✦vs.USCL 49–⁠52–––354

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019
Height5′10⅝″
Weight211 lb
Arm length30⅝″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan74⅝″W
40-yard dash4.49 s
10-yard split1.53 sW
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press20 reps
3-cone drill6.89 s
20-yard shuttle4.19 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 88 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.

Pro Bowl: 2022

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2019Philadelphia Eagles16179818350509
2020Philadelphia Eagles12164867628197
2021Philadelphia Eagles12137754026158
2022Philadelphia Eagles172591,269112078
2023Carolina Panthers16129432127154
2024Carolina Panthers1155205224148
2025Dallas Cowboys4201171830
NFL career889434,462241831,274

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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