Maurice Jones-Drew was a solid running back during his time in the NFL and as he’s made the transition to an analyst, he’s picked up the penchant for really interesting hot takes.
Jones-Drew recently ranked all 32 starting running backs around the NFL and he somehow dropped Miles Sanders all the way to the backend, at No. 27 overall.
Rank
27
Miles Sanders
Miles Sanders
Philadelphia Eagles · Third season
2020 stats: 12 games | 164 att | 867 rush yds | 5.3 ypc | 6 rush TDs | 28 rec | 197 rec yds | 0 rec TDsSanders has shown flashes of being a really good player in both the run and pass games over his first two seasons. He was more productive as a runner in 2020, averaging 5.3 yards per carry, but wasn’t the pass-catching threat he was in his rookie season. Sanders must show up and have a Saquon Barkley-esque impact on the offense to help alleviate pressure from second-year QB Jalen Hurts. I’m looking for more consistency here.
Only Myles Gaskins, Devin Singletary, Mark Ingram, Damien Harris and Tevin Coleman finished behind Sanders, who has yet to eclipse a 1,000 yards in a single season.
