Although it wasn’t necessarily an immediate need, many experts had mocked a wide receiver to the Philadelphia Eagles early in the 2019 NFL Draft. Sure enough, the team selected a wide receiver, but it wasn’t the type of player that many had thought.
The belief was that the team needed a deep threat or a “burner” type, but instead, they selected JJ Arcega-Whiteside out of Stanford. Immediately, one of the few criticisms of the pick was that he didn’t have that top-end speed that the Eagles were supposedly looking for, and that he might struggle to create separation.