Maddox, as stated earlier, is the top option to start opposite Slay on the outside in 2020, but there might be extenuating circumstances that could prevent that from coming into fruition. Namely, the fact that he’s five-foot-nine, and he has a small frame.
The neck injury he sustained versus the Green Bay Packers early on in the season set him back, but he made a surprisingly speedy recovery. During his rookie season, he played 295 snaps as an outside corner and 109 in the slot. In 2019 he played just 136 snaps on the outside and 400 in the slot.
Maddox’s height could factor into the coaching staff’s decision on where to play him. Keep in mind the fact that Robey-Coleman is five-foot-seven, so we may be watching one of the more undersized Eagles secondary units of recent memory. on one side of the field.
If the Eagles stick a five-foot-nine Maddox and a five-foot-seven Robey-Coleman in the lineup to cover bigger receivers, the Eagles are begging to be attacked by lobbed passes.
Maddox has the experience. He just doesn’t have the size. If Maddox doesn’t win the outside job or Jones breaks out or Rasul Douglas has a bounce-back season. Maddox could be lost in the shuffle.
He’s held his own the past couple of seasons and might be a lock to make the roster, but the presence of Robey-Coleman might prevent Maddox from being the full time outside corner.