Philadelphia Eagles: DeVonta Smith makes his first reception count

The Philadelphia Eagles are facing the Atlanta Falcons down in Georgia and were hoping to see big things from their first-round draft pick, DeVonta Smith. The Eagles traded up one spot to nab Smith in the 2021 NFL Draft with the hopes that he’d be able to take their receiving game to the next level.

Well — So far, so good for the Heisman Trophy-winning wide receiver.

On the Eagles’ second offensive possession, quarterback Jalen Hurts looked Smith’s way for the first time and it went as well as anyone could have hoped. Smith caught the pass for a touchdown and put the Eagles up 7-3 against what appears to be a fiery Falcons squad.

Philadelphia Eagles rookie WR made his presence known

The Eagles hit the reset button this offseason and adding Smith was part of that. Their receiving game wasn’t great last year but Smith gives them the WR1 they were missing last year and fans are hoping to see a lot more plays like these as the season continues.

Maybe we’ll even get to see another electric touchdown like this from Smith in this game alone, but for now, we’re underway in Atlanta. Keep looking Smith’s way though, Hurts, because as we’ve seen — Good things happen when you throw the ball to DeVonta Smith.

This will be a tough game for the Eagles and it’ll require them to put up a lot of points but Smith is showing that he can be a part of helping this team compete.