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Philadelphia Eagles: 5 players who need to step up in Reagor’s absence

By David Esser

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 17: DeSean Jackson #10 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on during training camp at NovaCare Complex on August 17, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Yong Kim-Pool/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 17: DeSean Jackson #10 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on during training camp at NovaCare Complex on August 17, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Yong Kim-Pool/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – DECEMBER 09: J.J. Arcega-Whiteside #19 of the Philadelphia Eagles makes a first down reception during the fourth quarter against the New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field on December 9, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia defeats New York in overtime 23-17. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – DECEMBER 09: J.J. Arcega-Whiteside #19 of the Philadelphia Eagles makes a first down reception during the fourth quarter against the New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field on December 9, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia defeats New York in overtime 23-17. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /

JJ Arcega-Whiteside, WR

It’s time for the training camp hype and smack talking to end, second year WR JJ Arcega-Whiteside simply needs to produce when Week 1 rolls around.

For what it’s worth, it does appear that JJAW has been having a really impressive camp. He’s noticeably showed up in better shape, his drop numbers have gone down, and he’s been a red zone machine. JJAW appears far more comfortable within the offense, especially considering the fact that he’s been able to line up predominantly as an “X receiver”, his natural position in college.

Training camp clips and cocky sound bites are always fun, but the Philadelphia Eagles really just need their second-round pick from last year to take a massive step forward in 2020. JJAW had an absolutely abysmal rookie season, getting so bad that the team opted to run guys like Robert Davis and Shelton Gibson over him instead.

JJAW’s big-bodied and physical stature doesn’t really replace the void of speed that Reagor’s injury has now created, but he is still a player who should be able to catch a lot of TDs and contested balls. Even if he’s not running 50-yard streaks like Reagor would have been, he should be a reliable target across the middle of the field and in the red zone.

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Whoever it is, the Philadelphia Eagles are going to need someone to step up and fill Reagor’s shoes for at least a few weeks. Hopefully the team’s first-round pick is back in action shorty, because if he’s not, it could be yet another long season in the WR department.

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