Dae\u2019quan Wright, TE, Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles are hoping to turn around last season\u2019s offensive disasters with a brain trust led by new offensive coordinator Sean Mannion, and it would appear that you can expect multi-tight end personnel packages as a major part of that lift. Philly selected Vanderbilt tight end\/big receiver Eli Stowers in the second round, and they already have Dallas Goedert and Grant Calcaterra, so you can expect the Eagles to align with this current schematic wave. Another guy who should get an opportunity is Ole Miss tight end Dae\u2019Quan Wright, simply because this guy just knows how to get open for big plays \u2014 kind of important for Jalen Hurts. Last season, the 6\u20194\u201d, 246-pound Wright caught 39 passes on 55 targets for 635 yards and five touchdowns, and he was getting it done to all areas of the field. Moreover, Wright is a good enough inline blocker to add to his potential with his new team, as not all Eagles tight ends are great blockers (yes, this is a Grant Calcaterra reference).<\/p>\n
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Philadelphia Eagles: Deontae Lawson, LB, Alabama. A two-time captain at Alabama who helped keep things together after Nick Saban retired, Lawson (6-2, 226) is a long and lean off-ball linebacker with quick feet and disciplined eyes between the tackles. I\u2019m not sure if he\u2019ll be able to hold up physically on a down-to-down basis, but he could be a valuable special teams\/rotational piece.<\/p>\n
The money doesn\u2019t always indicate how well these UDFAs are going to perform. Heck, Blankenship got one of the smallest sums of guaranteed money in his rookie class. But it at least tells us how much the Eagles had to pay to entice these players to come to Philly. This year, Ole Miss DB Kapena Gushiken and International Player Pathway program DE Joshua Weru were at the top of the class with $25,000 signing bonuses and total guarantees of $272,500 each.<\/p>\n
WIDE RECEIVER: DeVonta Smith, Makai Lemon, Dontayvion Wicks, Hollywood Brown, Darius Cooper (5) [11]. Smitty is more than ready to take over as WR1 with A.J. Brown soon to be traded. I don\u2019t think it\u2019ll take us long to realize if Lemon is equipped to be a serious contributor as a rookie or not. I\u2019m cautiously optimistic; it\u2019ll be nice to see evidence of his talents translating to the NFL. Wicks is an underrated player who could thrive with more opportunity in Philly than he saw with the Packers. Brown\u2019s deep threat ability and general veteran competence makes him worth keeping around. Wicks and Brown have combined for five career special teams snaps, so, they\u2019re probably not going to help out in that category. The Eagles need to keep around a dirty work guy or two and Cooper showed he\u2019s capable of playing that role last year while also flashing offensive potential. Johnny Wilson was a tough cut here; he was showing promise before suffering a season-ending injury in August. Would like to see him back on the field first before assuming he\u2019ll pick up where he left off. Elijah Moore has never really been a special teams guy and there are too many players ahead of him on offense, so, he\u2019s more realistically looking at a practice squad spot unless there are injury issues. The Eagles could try to have Britain Covey begin the season on the practice squad, which they\u2019ve done in the past, and use up his temporary elevations early on to be their punt returner. Doing so would buy them time to open up a spot for him if they want him to stay around for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n
Shane and Jonny are joined by Brandon Lee Gowton from Bleeding Green Nation to break down the draft classes of the Eagles, their NFC East Rivals, and the 2026 schedule.<\/p>\n
The Eagles\u2019 wide receiver corps are going to take a hit in a couple weeks when the Eagles trade A.J. Brown. Overall, they should be worse at receiver in 2025 than they have been for the last four seasons. DeVonta Smith was definitively better than Brown in 2025, in my opinion, and is more than ready to step into the WR1 role. However, the Eagles don\u2019t have any receivers who can realistically step in and be anywhere near as good as Smith was in his WR2 role, at least in 2025. We\u2019ll see in time what Lemon can become. However, while the Eagles will take a step back overall at receiver, their depth at the 3-4-5 spots should be improved, as Dontayvion Wicks and Marquise Brown are both better than any of the Eagles\u2019 previous WR3s during the Nick Sirianni era: 2021: Jalen Reagor, 2022: Quez Watkins, 2023: Quez Watkins, 2024: Jahan Dotson, 2025: Jahan Dotson. Are the Eagles in good shape here relative to the rest of the league, depth-wise? Meh, middle of the pack.<\/p>\n
One of the most active owners is the Philadelphia Eagles\u2019 Jeffrey Lurie, who is a student of the quarterback position and will make trips to watch players in person at times. He was influential in the selection of quarterback Jalen Hurts in the second round of the 2020 draft, sources said at the time. Philadelphia was financially committed to Carson Wentz, but Lurie believes in investing heavily in the position. As one source put it, he didn\u2019t want to miss out on a playmaker like Hurts after failing to land another coveted quarterback in Russell Wilson eight years prior. The move proved to be the unofficial end to the Wentz era, but it worked out quite well for the Eagles over the long term. In six seasons, Hurts has helped Philadelphia to a pair of Super Bowl appearances and an NFL title.<\/p>\n
Ali\u2019s take on the Eagles\u2019 season: Are the Eagles at risk of suffering their first playoff-less season under Nick Sirianni? If they don\u2019t start hot, they just might. Although I have them exacting revenge on the Bears (281 rushing yards allowed last year) and Rams (one of the wildest games of 2025) in Weeks 3-4, should those games go sideways for Philly, the reigning NFC East champs could return from their UK adventure against the Jags with a sub-.500 record and pressure mounting ahead of a home tilt with the Panthers. They\u2019ll need to stack wins away from the Linc (31st-hardest road SOS) and during the middle chunk of their schedule to keep their tournament hopes alive — both of which seem reasonable for a team this talented.<\/p>\n
With early difficulties coming, what could that mean for the Cowboys heading into the new season? As luck would have it, the schedule has done them a solid by giving them a bunch of more manageable offenses over the first half of the season. In fact, according to Sharp Football Analysis, the Cowboys only have six games against top 10 offenses, and four of them won\u2019t happen until Week 12 when the defense reaches its gelling period. This fortunate sequencing gives the roster a crucial bit of breathing room to iron out the wrinkles, make their mistakes against lesser opponents, and become fully acclimated to the new system without destroying their confidence. That\u2019s a comforting feeling.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old isn\u2019t a household name and has bounced around a fair amount recently, but Douglas is a guy who can come in and compete. He\u2019s a bigger cornerback at 6-foot-2 and 209 pounds, and could certainly fit into new coordinator Daronte Jones\u2019 scheme. Adding Douglas isn\u2019t an original thought. Our John Portis and Matt inBrisVegas have brought him up a bunch, and I like their logic. He has been a steady starter throughout his career, including the 2025 campaign in Miami. He had 62 tackles, two interceptions and a sack, allowing just a 72.6 passer rating when targeted. That\u2019s, you know, pretty good.<\/p>\n
The Eagles\u2019 offseason is not over yet, and the Brown domino has yet to officially fall. Still, Philadelphia is in a transitional period \u2014 one that places their quarterback in a situation he has yet to consistently prove he can navigate effectively, particularly when it comes to maximizing two top draft assets who would be best utilized over the middle of the field. Philadelphia is likely losing its best receiving threat, but the Eagles 11 personnel package is more flexible and their multi-tight-end sets are more explosive, while maintaining a physical nature with the addition of Mundt. The loss of Jeff Stoutland could have a deleterious effect on the offensive line, as a whole, and that can\u2019t be understated.<\/p>\n
Lupa Systems, James Murdoch\u2019s media and technology holding company, is acquiring New York Magazine, the Vox Media Podcast Network, and Vox. Those properties will form a new media company under Lupa ownership, which will carry the Vox Media name forward, and I\u2019ll serve as its CEO when the transaction closes. Eater, Popsugar, SB Nation, The Dodo and The Verge will make up a second independent company under a new corporate name, which will be determined in the weeks ahead, with Ryan Pauley continuing at that company as its leader post-closing. We expect this transaction to close in 4-6 weeks, pending customary closing conditions; Ryan, Lauren Rabaino, and I will lead the transition planning during this time. I realize there will be many questions that we will not be able to answer yet, but we will share decisions with the appropriate people first as they are made, just as we are doing today. [BLG Note: Unclear exactly what this means for BGN. Will share more when I learn more. Stay tuned.]<\/p>\n![\"brunog39\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4FApLCBCmU-fceef35a-a009-4fde-b343-31667d245765.jpeg\"\/)
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