The Philadelphia Eagles have 4 main options when it comes to slot WR

Jalen Reagor

After a disappointing rookie season as the team’s primary “Z” receiver, there was clearly some internal talk amongst the Philadelphia Eagles front office/coaching staff in regards to converting their 2020 first round pick into a full-time slot WR. Jalen Reagor himself mentioned that he was going to be taking more reps on the inside this season, and with the addition of DeVonta Smith in the draft, the need for a true #1 outside pass-catcher has been lessened.

While you can make the argument that punting Reagor to the slot just one year into his NFL career would be an admittance of failure on drafting him in the first place (the Eagles very publicly claimed liked Reagor over Justin Jefferson due to Reagor’s outside profile), it’s probably what’s best for the former TCU product in the long run. Reagor really struggled to create separation on the outside in 2020, and only flashed first round type talent on the occasional slant route, or punt return.

Maximizing Reagor’s ability as a ballcarrier could easily be performed by converting him into the slot full-time, as such a role would put more emphasis on short routes and RAC (run after the catch) ability.

Maybe they should see what Sirianni can do with Reagor as a stereotypical outside deep threat first, but I personally think Reagor would be better suited on the inside.