One of the running backs the Chicago Bears will have their eyes on during this year’s draft is Penn State’s Miles Sanders, who has met with the Bears on several occasions.
And it’s easy to see why the Bears have shown interest. Sanders is the kind of dual-threat running back with home-run ability that make him one of the top running back prospects in this draft class.
When “Good Morning Football” welcomed Sanders to their show on Friday, they asked him to describe his style as a running back.
Sanders considers himself an every-down back that can contribute in all facets of the game, whether that’s running up the middle to fight for those yards or blocking or contributing in the passing game.
“I feel I have that natural running ability,” Sanders told NFL Network. “I can always make the first guy miss, and my ability to catch is just real good. So I can be that Alvin Kamara type or that Tarik Cohen type.”
Those comparisons to Cohen, and Kamara, are enough to make Bears fans salivate, as Sanders is the type of back that would excel in the backfield alongside Cohen or Mike Davis.
Following the trade of Jordan Howard to the Eagles, it’s a foregone conclusion that the Bears are looking to add another running back to the roster through the draft. Sanders is definitely a player that has caught Chicago’s eye.
Sanders, who rushed for 1,294 yards and nine touchdowns in 2018, has a versatile skill set and runs with a combination of power and elusiveness that makes him that home-run threat that Nagy desires.
While he lacks explosiveness and speed to the corner, his instinctive nature allows for him to create on the ground. But perhaps most importantly for running backs in Nagy’s offense, Sanders excels in the passing game, and the thought of him in the backfield with Cohen is quite enticing.
But the Bears don’t have a first or second round pick in this year’s draft, and Sanders isn’t expected to make it outside of the second round. But if Sanders is there when pick 87 comes around — or Ryan Pace feels the need to move up and grab him — he could be the guy.
