Expanded roles for Marcus Epps and K’Von Wallace
With one safety down and one possibly moving to corner two young safeties in Epps and Wallace can – and will – find more playing time,
Epps came to the Eagles by way of a waiver claim last season. He was a sixth-round pick in 2019, so he’s still young in his NFL career. Known mostly for his special teams’ ability he will be leaned on a little more in the coming weeks.
Most Eagles fans already know Wallace, this year’s fourth-round pick, and have been dying for him to see the field. They’ll get their wish as the season winds down.
Epps and Wallace played 35 and 28 snaps respectively on Sunday against the Saints. When the team cut safety Will Parks on Dec. 1 it was implied the team wanted to move in a younger direction. Now that McLeod is out the two will have plenty of time to play and grow.