Five Prospects The Philadelphia Eagles Need To Keep An Eye On

Wide Receiver, Josh Doctson

Doctson is a fairly polished route runner, with good acceleration and quick feet. His best feature is exactly what the Eagles have been sorely lacking in a receiver; he goes after the ball and fights to come down with it. He isn’t a burner, so he isn’t going to take the top off of any defenses, but the dude fights to make plays. Philly needs to have a reliable set of hands.

I talked briefly about value on the previous page. Josh Doctson isn’t exactly flying under the radar, but he isn’t necessarily considered, by most, to be a top 10 pick. Doctson will assuredly be available when it is Philadelphia’s turn in the first round, but is it a reach? Especially in a position group that the Eagles aren’t necessarily weak at? To me, no. However, a good deal of folks would disagree. This is where having the 8th overall pick gets tricky. There are about six impact, instant starter-caliber players in this draft. And then there is everyone else. That isn’t to say there are no other good players, but the talent level plateaus after those first six. So there isn’t a huge difference with the talent level at pick #15, and #51. Sure, that’s relative to a team’s needs, but you get my point. With that said, Doctson is good enough to be picked as high as eight, and could just as easily fall to the top of the second round. Though the latter less likely.

Full disclosure, Doctson is my favorite receiver in the draft (this week). He’s going to be a difference maker and my reliable scouting source would agree with me. The Eagles need a consistent play maker. It would be a real bummer for Philly to pass on this player, but at no. 8, I would understand.

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