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Eagles Select Stanford Wide Receiver JJ Arcega-Whiteside With 57th Overall Pick
By Bob Wankel
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The Eagles are giving Carson Wentz weapons. All of the weapons. Jim Schwartz must really like his defense, I guess?
The pick:
With the 57th pick in the 2019 #NFLDraft, the #Eagles select WR JJ Arcega-Whiteside#EaglesDraft | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/GsgnfyPhod
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) April 27, 2019
Arcega-Whiteside is listed at 6’2″, 225 pounds and is a big body at wide receiver that many draft experts believe is the best red zone target available in this year’s draft. In his final season at Stanford, he hauled in 63 passes for 1,059 yards and 14 touchdowns. For what it’s worth, Pro Football Focus is a fan, specifically citing his excellent work on third and fourth downs:
JJ Arcega-Whiteside was Mr. Clutch for Stanford – finishing with the highest receiving grade on 3rd+4th down last season – THE TOP figure in the draft class. #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/2aOcjCYq30
— PFF (@PFF) April 27, 2019
With Alshon Jeffery, DeSean Jackson, and Arcega-Whiteside now in the fold, questions surrounding Nelson Agholor’s future with the Eagles will only continue to intensify. Stay tuned on that front. For now, you can check out Arcega-Whiteside do his thing, after the jump.
Bob Wankel covers the Phillies for Crossing Broad. He is also the Vice President of Sports Betting Content at SportRadar. On Twitter: @Bob_Wankel E-mail: b.wankel@sportradar.com