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Miles Sanders

RB, Eagles

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Last year, Miles Sanders was amazing when on the field, putting up 1,327 yards from scrimmage, 6 total touchdowns, and 50 receptions while playing on only 52% of the team’s snaps. Now Jordan Howard is gone and the backfield is really only just Sanders and Boston Scott, who is going to take some work from Sanders but not near enough to prevent a breakout season. In his six full games after Jordan Howard’s injury, Sanders had 635 yards from scrimmage, 4 touchdowns, and 28 receptions with Boston Scott there. That equates to 1,693 yards from scrimmage, 11 total touchdowns, and 75 receptions over the course of an entire season. Those numbers would make Sanders the fourth best running back in PPR and the sixth best running back in standard last year. Sanders should improve next year and gain even more trust amongst the coaching staff to be the full time back and get more carries. The Eagles have a great offense and now that Howard is gone Sanders will be the primary goal line back. Last year Howard had eight goal line carries in eight games, which is 16 over the course of a full season, and that would be top-3 in the NFL, so Sander has 15+ touchdown upside. Brandon Brooks’s injury will hurt, but the Eagles will still have an elite run blocking offensive line for Sanders to run behind. Sanders is fully expected to be a top-10 running back next year and has top-3 upside. He is worth a first round pick but you can probably get him in the second round. Overall, Sanders is being very undervalued in fantasy this year and could end up being a league-winning type of player.

Standard Analytics-Based Projected Points: 162

PPR Analytics-Based Projected Points: 240

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