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Putting perspective on J.J. Arcega-Whiteside’s rookie season with the Eagles

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There is no way to sugarcoat it: Second-round pick J.J Arcega-Whiteside had a rough first season with the Philadelphia Eagles. Whenever thinking of JJ, most people think of his disappointing stats and this play:

The 57th overall selection in the 2019 draft out of Stanford was known for one thing – Physicality. He became renowned for abusing people at the catch point, making defenders in college look silly, using all of his 6’3″ and basketball background to out-position the man trying to cover him.

J.J was drafted to be a project, no matter how many times people will say “you can’t draft a project in the second round”.