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Eagles News: Philadelphia places third in ESPN’s playmaker rankings

NFL team wide receiver, tight end, running back rankings for 2023 - ESPN+
3) Eagles. I mentioned what I got wrong with the Seahawks, so let me take a little victory lap here. After the Eagles traded for A.J. Brown on draft day in 2022, I wrote about the deal and how Brown hadn’t been used often enough in Tennessee. In this space last year, I speculated that the Eagles would up Brown’s usage to about 85%. Sure enough, that’s exactly where Brown landed, and his numbers spiked as a result. He racked up 1,496 yards and 11 touchdowns and did so without giving up anything in terms of efficiency, as he ranked second in the NFL in yards per route run.