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On Friday night, the Philadelphia Eagles selected Jalen Hurts at No. 53 overall.
He also was the 7th Alabama player taken off the board.
Hurts finished the 2019 season at Oklahoma with a career high 3,851 yards passing, as well as a career high 32 passing TDs. Not to mention a career 1,298 yards rushing to go along with yet another career high, 20 rushing touchdowns.
In his college career at both Alabama and Oklahoma, Hurts has recorded almost 9,500 passing yards and 80 touchdowns, not to mention his almost 3,300 rushing yards to go along with his 43 rushing touchdowns.
Jalen not only won an SEC Championship, a National Championship, and now a Big 12 Championship during his career, he was also named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year this past season.
Hurts will be bringing grit, talent, and leadership to Philadelphia.
He was so much fun to watch at Alabama and at Oklahoma this past season, and there’s no doubt that he will be a star in the NFL.
Hurts never let anyone undervalue his draft stock, and he continues to be on a mission to prove he’s an NFL quarterback.
Hurts is the 15th quarterback in Alabama football history to be drafted to the NFL. The first ever drafted quarterback for the Crimson Tide was Riley Smith, back in 1936.
He is also the 2nd Alabama quarterback to be drafted in the 2020 NFL Draft behind Tua Tagovailoa who was drafted at NO. 5 to the Miami Dolphins.
One thing is for certain: the Eagles added a number of Alabama fans on Friday night when they drafted Hurts.
Jalen Hurts is going to prove he belongs in the NFL, and just like he did in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and in Norman, Oklahoma, he will win over the hearts of every coach, teammate and fan of Eagles .
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