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Philadelphia Eagles

Team should add to receiving group

Before Calvin Ridley was suspended for the season, there were a couple of teams looking to trade for him. We learned last week that the Eagles were one of those teams, which makes sense. Last year's top pick DeVonta Smith was a 900-yard receiver, but he was about all they had at the position.

Quez Watkins (43-647-1), former first-rounder Jalen Reagor (33-299-2), Greg Ward (7-95-3) and former second-rounder J.J. Arcega-Whiteside (2-36-0); that's the rest of this team's receiving corps. They need to add someone noteworthy.

Ridley is out of the picture, and many of the big-name free agents (such as they are) signed already. Allen Robinson is a possibility, and perhaps another veteran interests them.

But the Eagles also have three first-round picks, and it looks like an appealing wide receiver class. There might be four or five first-round talents. It would be surprising if the Eagles didn't use one of their picks on a wideout, even if they also sign a quality free agent.

Ohio State teammates Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave, Arkansas' Treylon Burks (pictured) and Alabama's Jameson Williams are among the names floated as likely first-rounders, and one of them might reasonably be called by the Eagles. Last year they were among the NCAA's best receivers, most notably in terms of scoring. There were 30 pass catchers to catch at least 10 TDs last year; each of those guys did so.

COLLEGE RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS, 2021
PlayerSchoolGRecYdsAvgTD
Jordan AddisonPittsburgh14100159315.917
Jerreth SternsWestern Kentucky14150190212.717
A.T. PerryWake Forest1471129318.215
Jameson WilliamsAlabama1579157219.915
Mitchell TinsleyWestern Kentucky1487140216.114
Brock BowersGeorgia145688215.813
Chris OlaveOhio State116593614.413
Nathaniel DellHouston1490132914.812
Jahan DotsonPenn State1291118213.012
Zakhari FranklinTexas-San Antonio1381102712.712
Isaiah LikelyCoastal Carolina135991215.512
Isaiah NeyorWyoming134487820.012
Cedric TillmanTennessee1264108116.912
Garrett WilsonOhio State1170105815.112
Xavier WorthyTexas126399815.812
Treylon BurksArkansas1266110416.711
Jalen CropperFresno State138589910.611
Romeo DoubsNevada1180110913.911
Brandon JohnsonCentral Florida123856514.911
Derek WrightUtah State144878916.411
Brandon BowlingUtah State145683514.910
Tay MartinOklahoma State1280104613.110
Skyy MooreWestern Michigan1295129213.610
Kyle PhilipsUCLA115973912.510
Gerrit PrinceAlabama-Birmingham133669919.410
Jayden ReedMichigan State1359102617.410
Jack SorensonMiami (OH)1376140618.510
JaCorey SullivanCentral Michigan104968714.010
Deven ThompkinsUtah State14102170416.710
Tyquan ThorntonBaylor146294815.310

Two other names that stand out on the list (mostly from impressing at the combine) are Western Michigan's Skyy Moore and Baylor's Tyquan Thornton. Moore ran a 4.41 and figures to be at least a second-round pick. Thornton initially was reported to have turned in a combine record 4.21, but his official time was 4.28. Still really fast, and Thornton might also be a Day 2 (Round 2-3) pick.

The Eagles appear to have gotten burned on Reagor, infamously selected before Justin Jefferson two drafts ago, but seems to be a good chance they'll roll the dice with another early selection next month.

--Andy Richardson

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