The 2020 NFL season is upon us and this year will shape up to be one of the most exciting in recent memory. There are a lot of talented running backs in the league and the Philadelphia Eagles have one of the top young players in the NFL, in second-year running back, Miles Sanders.
ESPN’s NFL Nation reporters released their bold predictions for all 32 teams and Tim McManus believes that Sanders will lead the NFL in all-purpose yards.
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Miles Sanders will lead the NFL in all-purpose yards.Sanders wants to be a dual-threat running back in the mold of Carolina’s Christian McCaffrey. He showed he has the tools his rookie season, racking up 50 catches for 509 yards to go with 818 yards rushing while playing a touch over 50% of the snaps. Sanders’ playing time should skyrocket now that he has established himself as the feature back, and the numbers to go along with it. — Tim McManus
Sanders already has the pass-catcher role down pat and if he can increase the Eagles rookie record of 818 yards rushing, he could be on pace for a 1,700 total yard season. Sanders didn’t take off until around Week 11 and he’s already previously stated that he left about “200-300” yards on the field last season.
If Sanders can hit the ground running in his second season, the Eagles could be on their way to repeating as NFC East champs and making a deep playoff run.
