Miles Sanders entered the NFL as a talented running back with question marks about his ability to make big plays in the passing game. The Eagles second-round pick has taken off after a slow start to his career and he’s now the Birds big-play artist.
Sanders has amassed 336 rushing yards, 305 receiving yards and 314 kick return yards, making him the fourth player in NFL history with 300 yards rushing, receiving and kick returning in his first nine career games per Reuben Frank.
According to Inside Edge, Sanders 11.3 yards per target currently leads all NFL running backs.
Yards Per Target Overall this season
Rank Player Yards Per Target Receiving Yards / Targets
1st Miles Sanders 11.3 305 / 27
2nd Austin Ekeler 8.8 530 / 60
3rd Dalvin Cook 8.2 338 / 41
4th Aaron Jones 7.7 354 / 46
4th David Johnson 7.7 315 / 41
33rd Mark Walton 4.2 89 / 21
34th Tarik Cohen 3.8 193 / 51
34th Dion Lewis 3.8 96 / 25
36th Todd Gurley 3.4 81 / 24
37th Melvin Gordon 3.3 66 / 20
Sanders is also now the third player in NFL history to average over 13 yards per catch and 4.4 yards per carry in his first nine career games. The other two are Billy Sims of the Lions (1980) and Ezekiel Elliott of the Cowboys (2016).
