Somebody Likes Jason Avant in 2009

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Pat Kirwan over at NFL.com posted an article about ten receivers he thinks will breakout this season. Number three on one of his lists is Eagles’ slot king, Jason Avant:

“With all of the attention focused on DeSean Jackson and rookie Jeremy Maclin, Avant should have a very productive year.”

Don’t forget about Curtis, Celek and Westbrook, Pat. At any rate, I agree about Avant. We keep talking about guys being “Wes Welker” in the Birds’ offense. Well, I think that guy is Avant. A reliable chains mover is needed for this offense to explode. 50-60 catches for Jason is a reasonable number to expect.

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You're right, Matt. He's one of the guys who will be approached about a new contract. He'll be a free agent after this season. With the receiver picture looking crowded, I wonder if he'll stick around?

I'll be honest: until late in the 2008 season, Jason Avant just struck me as another name on the depth chart for the Eagles at the WR position. Yet, time-after-time, he came up big on third down. Not just the yardage, but the YAC as well. Now, I look at him as one of my favorite kinds of players: a role-player who does just what he's asked to do, and does it very well.