The Philadelphia Eagles will have a massive battle during training camp for the other wide receiver spots on the roster outside of A.J. Brown and Devonta Smith. Brown and Smith are two of the Top 20 wide receivers in the NFL. The Eagles need depth around them.
They signed Parris Campbell this offseason to the roster. He played with the New York Giants last season. Campbell is projected to be the third wide receiver on the Philadelphia Eagles depth chart for now, but a lot could change in training camp.
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There are a lot of unknowns at the position for the 2024 season outside of the stud wide receivers. It will be interesting to see what happens during training camp.
Bleacher Report Thinks That Philadelphia Eagles Rookie Wide Receiver Johnny Wilson Was Overlooked And Could Be Huge For Them In Training Camp
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Rookie wide receiver Johnny Wilson is currently with the second team on the Philadelphia Eagles depth chart. He could dethrone Parris Campbell for a starting spot on the roster by the end of training camp.
Bleacher Report Matt Holder thinks that Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Johhny Wilson can be useful for them during training camp. Holder said:
“There aren’t many receivers who have Johnny Wilson’s combination of size and ability to win down the field. That’s a big reason he averaged 17.2 yards per catch in college, including 18.0 yards per grab over the last two years at Florida State, and was a top-100 prospect on B/R’s final big board.
“Johnny Wilson is a skyscraper-sized wide receiver with surprising movement ability and impressive polish,” offensive skill positions scout Derrik Klassen wrote in the Florida State product’s scouting report.
“Wilson is 6’7” and 237 pounds, and he sports outrageously long arms (over 35 inches). His size alone makes him difficult to bully at the line or throughout his routes, but he supplements that with crafty use of his length and impressive power to run through physical defensive backs.
“As a route-runner, Wilson has much more to him than his ball-winner frame suggests. He plays with surprisingly quick feet and smooth hips. Wilson is able to throttle down and burst out of his route breaks with relative ease for a player his size.”
That makes it even more surprising that he lasted until the sixth round and was barely taken within the top 200 picks (185th overall). However, the former Seminole does enter a great situation.
The Philadelphia Eagles have been looking for a third wide receiver to complement A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith for the better part of the last two years. In 2023, they thought Julio Jones could fill that role, but Jones was a shell of himself last year. This offseason, the Eagles signed DeVante Parker, but that lasted a week as Parker surprisingly retired.
That leaves Wilson to compete with Parris Campbell, Joseph Ngata and Ainias Smith during training camp. So, keep an eye on the news coming out of Philadelphia this summer as the sixth-rounder could be a sleeper in the fall.”
Johnny Wilson last season only had 41 receptions for 617 yards receiving and two touchdowns, along with 15.0 yards per reception. He did not have a single 1,000-yard receiving season in college with the Florida State Seminoles.
The offense has enough talent that they could get by the 2024 season without much-receiving help outside of A.J. Brown and Devonta Smith. However, if one of those two players gets injured this season, someone else will need to step up for the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Despite signing Parris Campbell also, they need Johnny Wilson to step up in training camp. Wilson will get a lot of reps during training camp.
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