Last confirmed: Penn State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 207 lb · Pittsburgh, PA · Woodland Hills
Miles Sanders: RB · Penn State · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Miles Sanders
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Third year in the Penn State backfield. On tape: 200 rushing yards and 3 rushing TD against Illinois, Week 4, 2018.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
44.9% of carries overall (213/474) → 35.4% of Q4-with-lead carries (34/96) — 94.1% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
16 of 16 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (100.0%). 14 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (43.8%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Penn State | 219 | 1,271 | 5.8 | 9 |
| 2017 | Penn State | 31 | 191 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 2016 | Penn State | 25 | 184 | 7.4 | 1 |
| Career | 275 | 1,646 | 6.0 | 12 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Penn State | 24 | 139 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2017 | Penn State | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Penn State | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 |
| Career | 32 | 193 | 6.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-38vs App State | 19 | 91 | 4.8 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-6@ Pittsburgh | 16 | 118 | 7.4 | 0 | 41 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-10vs Kent State | 14 | 86 | 6.1 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | W 63-24@ Illinois | 22 | 200 | 9.1 | 3 | 48 | Season-high 200 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 26-27vs No. 4 Ohio State | 16 | 43 | 2.7 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-21vs Michigan State | 17 | 162 | 9.5 | 1 | 78 | 162-yard day |
| Wk 8 | W 33-28@ Indiana | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-24vs No. 18 Iowa | 17 | 62 | 3.6 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-42@ No. 5 Michigan | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 11 | W 22-10vs Wisconsin | 23 | 159 | 6.9 | 1 | 29 | 159-yard day |
| Wk 12 | W 20-7@ Rutgers | 27 | 88 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-3vs Maryland | 14 | 128 | 9.1 | 0 | 35 | |
 Bowl | L 24-27vs No. 16 Kentucky | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 219 | 1271 | 5.8 | 9 | 78 |
Week 11 · 2018
W 22-10
vs Wisconsin
159 rush yds (23 car) · 1 TD
With T. McSorley — 160 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 67.0 · B. Gillikin — 38 yards per punt · 3 punts · 44 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
48%205 carriesFumble rate
2.3%5 of 219 carries · 4 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.8 yds/carry on 219 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under James Franklin — 31-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 104 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 97.8 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 107 | 6.2 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 86.7 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
42.6%
379 pass / 510 run
Plays / game
68.4
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
420 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
219 carries and 24 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Penn State, 1,646 rushing yards — drafted at #53 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
His career
He has a stat line in 36 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under James Franklin.
Where he ended up · NFL
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 8th NFL season
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 8th NFL season
