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Execs, coaches, scouts rank the NFL’s top 10 WRs for 2025 - ESPN+
5. A.J. Brown, Philadelphia Eagles. Highest ranking: 3 | Lowest ranking: unranked. Age: 28 | Last year’s ranking: 6. It’s odd to see a top-five receiver here tied for 43rd in leaguewide targets last season (97). But those numbers for Brown were more a product of the run-heavy Eagles offense and didn’t affect his high-end ability. Philly was 16-1 while averaging 31.5 points per game with Brown in the lineup last season. Without Brown, the team went 2-2 while averaging 18.0 points per game. Those numbers include Philadelphia’s playoff run. “He’s still awesome,” a veteran AFC scout said. “He comes up big when you need him, he’s still incredibly strong and fast enough. A nightmare to tackle. Maybe a tad slower than he was, but that’s slight.” Brown averaged 3.3 yards per route in 2024, second highest among wideouts with a minimum of 75 targets. He’s been so good that Eagles general manager Howie Roseman has paid him top-end receiver money on two occasions in three years. “Dealing with his physicality and strength is a problem [for cornerbacks],” an NFL personnel evaluator said. “At the end of the day, sometimes, it’s really that simple.” [...] Also receiving votes: DeVonta Smith (Philadelphia Eagles). [BLG Note: There aren’t four wide receivers better than A.J. Brown. And DeVonta not making the top 16 is silly.]
This could be the year for Jeremiah Trotter Jr. to shine - BGN
“I’m going into the season with the attitude that anything the team needs me to do, I’m ready to do it,” Trotter Jr. told Bleeding Green Nation. “I feel good. I’m walking around at 225, 230 pounds, but I feel a lot stronger and at the same weight that I was last year. I watched film every day this offseason, going over game film, learning the defense even more. Having a year in the system definitely helped. I know what Vic likes, the way Vic wants his defense to look like. I can just play this year. Considering the situation that we’re in right now, with injuries and younger players, I could be the guy who calls the defense. In all due respect to Nakobe, and the way the NFL is run, if a guy goes down, someone needs to step up and perform. If I’m that guy, I have to be the best I can be to fill that role. I want more responsibility this year and I’m ready for it. I have a year in the system and know how it looks. I know what I am doing and know where I need to be.” Trotter Jr. feels a greater comfort zone within the defense.
Eagles roster 2025: Locks, not-quite-locks, bubble players, and long shots - PhillyVoice
20 bubble players. Running back: A.J. Dillon. Wide receiver: Ainias Smith, Avery Williams, Terrace Marshall, Danny Gray. Tight...
