The Philadelphia Eagles took Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts with the 53rd pick of the 2020 NFL Draft, one of the most stunning selections of Friday's second round.
The Eagles already have a franchise quarterback in Carson Wentz, but Hurts provides a different skill set as a dual-threat QB and arrives in Philadelphia after an illustrious and unique collegiate career.
Beginning at Alabama, Hurts led the Crimson Tide to the national championship game as both a freshman and a sophomore. In the championship game of the 2017 season against Georgia, however, he was benched at halftime and replaced by Tua Tagovailoa, who led Alabama to a comeback win.
After backing up Tagovailoa as a junior in 2018, Hurts transferred to Oklahoma, where he earned third-team AP All-American honors and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy in 2019. He passed for 3,851 yards with 32 touchdowns and eight interceptions and ran for 1,298 yards and scored 20 TDs on the ground to lead the Sooners to the Big 12 title.
He finished his four-year collegiate career with 9,477 passing yards with 80 touchdowns and another 3,274 rushing yards and 43 TD runs.
Hurts completed 69.7 percent of his passes this past season to rank seventh in the FBS among those with at least 200 attempts, though did struggle with his accuracy on deep balls. Passing on the run or rolling out and tucking the ball to pick up yards on the ground are where he is most dangerous.
A winner in college, Hurts brings a lot of intangibles to coach Doug Pederson and the Eagles and gives their offense some fascinating possibilities.