When the Philadelphia Eagles selected JJ Arcega-Whiteside 57th overall in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft, the theory was they were selecting someone who would wind up being their fourth or fifth-string wide receiver. It may be difficult for some to remember this now, but only two months ago, the Eagles were walking into the regular season with one of the deepest rosters in the entire NFL.
They had the returning hero in Desean Jackson, a healthy Alshon Jeffery and a version of Nelson Agholar that fans didn’t completely despise.