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Oklahoma football: Jalen Hurts is now a Philadephia Eagle

By Chip Rouse

ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 28: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners scrambles with the ball from defender Damone Clark #35 of the LSU Tigers during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 28, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 28: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners scrambles with the ball from defender Damone Clark #35 of the LSU Tigers during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 28, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) /
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He had to wait 20 picks into the second round, but Oklahoma football quarterback Jalen Hurts is now the property of the Philadelphia Eagles with the 53rd pick in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

The former Alabama transfer was the third Sooner selected in this year’s draft and the fifth quarterback. He is expected to be the backup to Eagles starting quarterback Carson Wentz, a first round pick, No. 2 overal, in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Most NFL draft experts had projected Hurts to go sometime in the second round, but Philadelphia  was not one of the teams he was expected to fall to, although the Eagles didn’t have the strongest of quarterback rooms with 41-year old Josh McCowan, Nate Sudfield and Kyle Lauletta currently listed on the active roster.

Hurts had an accomplished career at Alabama, having participated in three College Football Playoff games and compiling a record of 26-2 as a starter for Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide before losing his starting job to Tua Tagovailoa. He entered the transfer portal and spent his final season of college eligibility playing for Lincoln Riley and Oklahoma.

Scouting Report. Oklahoma. 53. player. Pick Analysis. Quarterback. Jalen Hurts. 54

In his one season at Oklahoma, Hurts threw for 3,851 yards and set a Sooner career record for a quarterback with 1,298 rushing yards. He led the nation with 11.3 yards per pass attempt, ranked second in passing efficiency rating (191.2) and third in total offense (367.8 yards per game). He set a new rushing record for an Oklahoma quarterback with 1,298 rushing yards and accounted for 52 touchdowns (32 passing and 20 rushing) in his one season at OU.

Hurts had an impressive showing at the NFL Scouting Combine and had another strong performance at the OU Pro Day, all of which helped strengthen his draft stock, which ended Friday night with the 53rd overall selection in round two by the Philadelphia Eagles.

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