Eagles Rookie Report Card: Encouraging start for DeVonta Smith

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports The Eagles took on the New England Patriots in their second preseason game of the year. Many starters sat out the game and that created an opportunity for the Eagles rookies to make an impression.

DeVonta Smith: B-

It was clear that the Eagles wanted to get DeVonta Smith involved in his preseason debut. He saw a handful of targets in the first half from Joe Flacco. It took a bit for the two to get on the same page, with Flacco misfiring on early throws and Smith not able to adjust to poorly thrown balls.

Towards the end of the half, Flacco got DeVonta Smith the ball twice on short passes. Both times, Smith won early at the line of scrimmage, secured a catch and…