The Philadelphia Eagles are dealing with multiple injuries at the wide receiver position and now with an extremely thin and inexperienced wide receiver group set to face the San Francisco 49ers, it’s a primetime opportunity for a few players to turn the “next man up” motto into a permanent fixture.
Wentz led the Eagles’ on a four-game winning streak to end last season and he did it mainly with tight end Zach Ertz and a cast of throw-ins that included the ascending Greg Ward.
Wentz had a synergy with the young guys and with most of his star playmakers dealing with an injury, the 2020 version of the Eagles wide receiving corps could catapult the team on a much-needed winning streak.
Source says WR Quez Watkins will NOT come off IR for tomorrow
Quez needs another week or 2
So Eagles WRs tomorrow night??
Greg Ward
John Hightower
Deontay Burnett
Travis FulghamMarcus Green?
Hakeem Butler? pic.twitter.com/zVCSrVy4Lg— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) October 3, 2020
The Eagles wide receiving corp will enter the Sunday night matchup with three career total touchdowns.
Rookie wide receiver John Hightower led the Eagles in wide receiver snaps against the Bengals last week and he adds an element of size and speed that’ll be much needed. Adrian Killins is the wild card and could shock some fans and analysts on Sunday.
The undrafted rookie standout is similar to Darren Sproles and could really become a weapon in the open field or out of the slot for Carson Wentz and company.
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