5 second-year Eagles poised for huge sophomore seasons in 2022
. . Tyree Jackson. 80. player. 54.
Tyree Jackson and Landon Dickerson give the Eagles’ offense some physicality.
Okay, so maybe this is cheating to a degree… maybe. Technically, Tyree Jackson is as far from being a sophomore as Miles Sanders is (both entered the league in 2019), but we’re going to call this year two for the former. Plus, we just wanted to slide Jackson’s name onto the list and share a few thoughts on what we’re seeing.
The six-foot-seven, 249-pound quarterback turned tight end joined the Buffalo Bills in 2019 after going undrafted during that year’s selection meeting. He started the fourth game of the preseason and led a fourth-quarter comeback to erase a 17-point deficit with just under four minutes remaining.
He was waived during final roster cuts and spent time with the XFL’s DC Defenders in 2020, but again, technically, the 2021 NFL season equates to a rookie year. He caught three passes for 21 yards and scored a touchdown in the regular-season finale. We expect him to have an expanded role in 2022.
Would it be too much to ask for a short-yardage and goal-line package?
. Landon Dickerson. 69. player. 54. .
There were theories that stated if Landon Dickerson had healed properly from the ACL tear he suffered during the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on January 11th of 2021, Philly might be able to lay claim to having nabbed the best interior offensive lineman in the entire selection meeting.
After missing the first game of the season and once he got his legs under him (no pun or disrespect intended), he proved to be worth the second-round investment. He had an extensive amount of injuries at the collegiate level, but if all of that’s behind him, the Birds have a monster and a possible successor for Jason Kelce if they want to do some cross-training.