Eagles players whose stock is soaring after Philly's preseason opener

Who owns stocks? Yep, that's what we thought. Their mere mention can often do one or two things. They either make the person who owns them believe they're a genius or lost in their high school calculus class. Sometimes, it can make them feel as if both statements are true... So, let's talk about these Philadelphia Eagles.

Though football and shares are seemingly unrelated, we can draw lines that connect both dots. NFL players see their 'stock' rise and fall constantly. Training camp and Week 1 of the preseason are typically when we first see that happen.

Members of the Eagles roster aren't immune to this. Some saw their stock fall. Others went to bed and woke up with smiles on their faces. Here's a quick tip of the cap to the dudes in the latter category.

Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

If Week 1 of the preseason would have been one of the Olympics' featured events, Jeremiah Trotter Jr would have come home with the gold medal. Though this isn't a word, his performance was uncriticizable.

If he keeps this up, theories about him being on this roster simply because his last name is 'Trotter' will vanish. He tied for the team lead in total tackles (six) and solo tackles (four). He notched a sack, an additional QB hit, and some quality snaps on special teams.

Jalyx Hunt

Can we be honest? We didn't think we'd walk out of Week 1's game spending more time discussing Jalyx Hunt than Nolan Smith, but that's the nature of the preseason.

We often scoff when edge rushers are asked to drop into coverage, but the third-rounder looked good doing so. He's going to contribute and do so during his rookie season.

Will Shipley

With Saquon Barkley sitting this one out, rookie Will Shipley notched a heavy workload. He didn't complain. He took every opportunity and displayed maximum effort with every one of his touches.

He was on the receiving end of a seven-yard TD pass. He notched 23 yards on seven carries, but what made our heart sing was a block he threw on an early third-down conversion.

Kelee Ringo

We knew Kelee Ringo was fast. His speed won't be on display during every play, but there is something we'd like to point out.

If quarterbacks are going to beat this guy, it will be because they are completing passes in front of him. You aren't going to beat him deep unless the pass is dropped in perfectly.

He broke up two passes on Friday. Most importantly, he outplayed Isaiah Rodgers.

Quinyon Mitchell

We already felt good about Quinyon Mitchell, and we feel even better about him now. He played both inside and out, and had he come up with that interception, we'd be throwing a party today.

Still, as it stands, it was a nice breakup on third down. That forced the Baltimore Ravens to kick a field goal. Next time, we'd like to see him come up with the turnover.

Britain Covey

Ainias Smith returned three punts and looked very bad doing so. Britain Covey had one opportunity and took his back for an adrenaline-inducing 26 yards.

Who would have thought? Covey is still this team's best returner. He's also proving to be a good receiver. He led the team in receptions, catching all four of his targets. He also finished second in receiving yards, adding 25 of those.

Patrick Johnson

Don't kick Patrick Johnson off of this team yet. He enjoyed his MVP-level moment. His late strip-sack set up the game-winning field goal by Jake Elliott (after Jake had missed one one play prior).

He's valuable on special teams, and if he keeps this up, he'll be one of those guys we hope makes the 53-man roster.

Tanner McKee

Statistically, Tanner McKee was outplayed by Kenny Pickett, but somehow, his stock rose anyway. The narrative? His supporting cast let him down. Don't look now. McKee's fan club isn't going away.

Well, that isn't totally true. He displayed some happy feet. He air-mailed one of two, but there is some validity to the theories that suggest we need to see him play a few snaps with the second team for proper evaluation.