DontayvionWicks

Oct 12

DeVonta Smith missed his second straight game with a hamstring injury, while Hollywood Brown missed his third game with an ankle injury.

During the first two weeks of the season, Dontayvion Wicks was the Eagles' X receiver, Smith was the Z and Makai Lemon was the slot receiver in 11 personnel. Darius Cooper backed up Wicks, while Brown backed up Smith and Lemon. Last week, Cooper took Smith's spot as the Z receiver, while Elijah Moore emerged as the fourth receiver on the depth chart. Moore got the start alongside Wicks, but the Eagles largely stuck with the same strategy as last week. Moore rotated in more often in the first half, cutting into the playing time of all three lead receivers. However, in the second half, Philadelphia stuck with the top three receivers on its depth chart. The wide receiver rotation will be one to watch once Smith returns. Lemon has been the clear slot receiver, with Wicks, Smith and Cooper playing out wide. Wicks has played well for Philadelphia, but Cooper has arguably outplayed him. We could see the two rotate more frequently going forward, hurting both players' fantasy value.

Wendell Ferreira·Oct 8

The No. 1 thing I’m watching with Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is simple. He’s hesitating again. Over the last two games, Hurts has passed up throws he normally makes in his sleep, and the Eagles’ offense has paid for it....Let’s start with what’s on him, because it’s fair to point out. There were a couple of times where Makai Lemon ran an in-breaker and was wide open, and Hurts didn’t hit him. There was a Dontayvion Wicks route 10 to 15 yards out, open, and again the ball never came. Those are throws a franchise quarterback has to make.