Revisiting, grading every WR Philadelphia Eagles have drafted since 2010
. . . JJ Arcega-Whiteside, 2nd Round. . player. 54
57th-overall selection (2019)
Thankfully, there’s some hope here. Much of JJ Arcega-Whiteside‘s early failure can be heaped onto the shoulders of Philly’s former wide receivers coach Carson Walch, but you can’t blame anyone else for him dropping that final pass from Carson Wentz versus the Detroit Lions.
That one’s squarely on JJ.
Bad playcalling and schemes can be identified as some of the reasons for 19’s inability to truly showcase what he’s capable of during his rookie season, but the inability to separate from defenders isn’t a result of bad coaching. That too is totally on the shoulders of JJ Arcega-Whiteside as well.
He has to be better.
Philly banked a lot on their offense’s future during the last two drafts with the selection of the man they hope will be their left tackle of the future (Andre Dillard), a tight end that they took in the second round of 2018’s draft (Dallas Goedert), and the selection of an all-world talent at running back (Miles Sanders). Arcega-Whiteside is a part of that plan. Philly wouldn’t have spent a second-round draft choice on him if he wasn’t.
Eagles best and worst FA pre-combine options by position. light. Related Story
’19’ caught ten passes on 22 targets for 169 yards and one touchdown as a rookie. He has to be better in year two or there’s a very high chance of more of that offensive apathy from the Eagles in 2020. ‘Birds’ fans everywhere are hoping he flips that switch. Grade: Undetermined but for now, he gets an F