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WhiteFanposts Fanshots Eagles StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Eagles NewsYahoo Eagles Team PageYahoo Eagles ReportYahoo Eagles Depth ChartYahoo Eagles TransactionsYahoo Eagles PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕NFL DraftEagles 2019 NFL DraftLooking back at the college career of Miles Sanders New Brian Dawkins Jersey ,13commentsThe Eagles finally have a new three-down backEDTShareTweetShareShareLooking back at the college career of Miles Sanders Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY SportsWith the 53rd pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, the Eagles selected running back Miles Sanders out of THE Pennsylvania State University (We Are!) to provide some spark which will nicely complement the power brought by fellow newly acquired running back, Jordan Howard. Before you can discuss why Sanders will be a great addition to the Eagles, you first must see how he played with the Nittany Lions. 2016While Sanders begins his freshman year ready to play, he buried on the running back depth chart by a guy named Saquon Barkley. Sanders didn’t allow this to hold him back, however, as he set the school record for most kickoffs returned with 33 in one season. Sanders was rewarded for his hard work with 67 offensive snaps. With those snaps, Sanders was able to take 25 rushes for 184 yards (7.4 YPA), 125 of which came after contact. Had he not been behind one of the best RBs in the nation, Sanders would have likely earned more touches his freshman year.2017In his sophomore season, Sanders continued where he picked up. In limited offensive touches, again being limited by Barkley, he was able to gain 7 yards per attempt http://www.eagleslockerroom.com/authentic-sidney-jones-jersey , 5.8 of them coming after the contact. Again, this was a small sample size, but the results looked promising nonetheless. Unfortunately, Barkley also took over primary kick return duties leaving Sanders with just one.2018Come junior year, the team was finally his. Sanders was naturally compared to Barkley all season and for good reason. Look at how similar numbers the two put up.Sanders 2018:207 Rushes for 1225 Yards (5.9 YPA ranked 69th)14 rushes of 15+ yards49 Avoided Tackles (47 rushing + 2 receiving)9 Total TDs (9 Rushing + 0 Receiving)Barkley 2017200 Rushes for 1135 Yards (5.7 YPA ranked 71st)18 rushes of 15+ yards48 Avoided Tackles (36 rushing + 12 receiving)21 Total TDs (18 Rushing + 3 Receiving + 1 Passing)Clearly, Barkley was much more involved in the passing game during his final season with PSU than Sanders was, and Barkley found the endzone more frequently, but some of the other numbers are remarkably similar. Both showed the ability to break tackles and make big plays. Now, as a Penn State alumnus myself, I am biased; I must admit this. With that said, I love this pick. Sanders is a shifty runner capable of breaking big plays. While his stats don’t show him as a pass-catching threat, he has worked out as a receiver this spring and looks more than capable to play from the outside. While Sanders likely could be a third-down back from the get-go, it seems more likely that he’ll be used as a complement to Jordan Howard. It’s hard not to be excited about this pick. With the 21st overall pick in the 2019 Bleeding Green Nation community mock draft Womens Rasul Douglas Jersey , Seattle Seahawks GM NickfoleonDynamite selects ..."Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, S, FloridaJack-all-trades, moveable chess-piece, Swiss Army Knife. Use whichever clich茅 you’d like, but make no mistake about it – CGJ is a versatile DB with a high ceiling. For a long time “free” and “strong” have been the terms used to differentiate between roles at the safety position. In the modern NFL, these buckets lack necessary nuance. I prefer to think of the positions in four roles, as laid out by Jon Ledyard of The Draft Network: Single high, two-high, slot, and box. The beauty of Chauncey Gardner-Johnson is the he can play each of these – it is this versatility which lands him at SAF1 in my eyes. The PlayerCoverage: Chauncey’s speed, twitchiness, and change-of-direction skills give him all of the tools to be an excellent man-coverage defender. His route recognition and break anticipation could benefit from improved consistency to really put him over the top here. In 2018 Mack Hollins Jersey , CGJ got a lot of play as a slot defender, and proved excellent at fighting through contact and sticking though the route break, while his explosiveness and closing ability in underneath zones jumped off the tape. Though he did not play in a single-high assignment with frequency in 2018, his 2017 tape proved him to be a capable centerfield defender, with the necessary range and ball skills to man the back end.Run Defense: While he will never be mistaken for the quasi-LB box safety archetype, like a Mark Barron, Chauncey’s college tape shows a strong skills in playing the run. Quick diagnosis flows into a committed downhill attack, and while his 2017 tape displayed inconsistent tackling ability, the 2018 version of CGJ showed a marked improvement.Mental Processing: In a physical and often violent game, the safety position is one that allows cerebral skills to be a true differentiator. Gardner-Johnson is an instinctive defender, capable of quickly diagnosing a play and seamlessly break on the ball with no hesitation or delay. Trusts his eyes and frequently jumps routes, displaying excellent ball skills at times. Again, consistency is where the rub lies. His trust in his eyes can lead to being beaten on double moves http://www.eagleslockerroom.com/authentic-brian-westbrook-jersey , and leave him out of position when he incorrectly predicts the route. Improvement in this consistency at the next level will allow his rapid processing and closing ability to shine, and unlock a vast ceiling.The FitThe departure of Earl Thomas leaves marks the final toll of the bell for the once-great Legion of Boom. At the peak of the Thomas/Chancellor days, Seattle employed a straightforward box/single-high safety scheme, with Chancellor playing the underneath and Thomas manning the back end. However, with the proliferation of the spread offense, as well as an NFL that has become adept at diagnosing single-high coverage, we’ve seen an evolution in Seattle – one that became more profound after the injury to ET-III. This new-look Pete Carroll defense, a defensive back is rarely asked to provided boundary-to-boundary coverage on over the top of the D. Instead, a ‘weapon’ style safety will be employed – sometimes covering a dynamic tight end - but often patrolling the middle, diagnosing the play, and closing quickly in smaller zones. Conveniently, these are all roles that CGJ excels in. Combined with his reliability in a more Thomas-esque centerfield role, Gardner Johnson would allow Seattle to terrorize offensive minds with a diverse and versatile scheme. Bottom Line2017 and 2018 tape presents a Tale of Two Chaunceys. Put on his 2017 tape Womens Destiny Vaeao Jersey , and you’d be evaluating a tantalizing playmaker, and reliable coverage DB – but an atrocious tackler. Fast-forward to 2018, and you’ll find a prospect lacking in consistent break recognition, but with much-improved tackling, and a newfound fire for fighting through physicality. The reality is, his floor in each area is not very low, and his ceiling is astronomical. Chauncey Gardner-Johnson projects as a Day-One contributor in either an underneath/slot role or as a traditional high-safety. Continued growth in the area of consistency will allow him to become a true defensive weapon for the modern NFL. The Eye CandyWhile highlight compilations are a terrible scouting tool, and anyone making evaluations based on them should probably rethink what they’re doing with their life, they can be a fun way to get a feel for a player’s ceiling. Enjoy the below CGJ reel, and please try not to drool.