Fantasy Football Projections 2021: Philadelphia Eagles

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Below you will find our 2021 fantasy football projections for the Philadelphia Eagles.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Jalen Hurts	517	314.1	3696.6	22.49	13.44	119.7	628.4	5.09	304.32
Joe Flacco	48	30	319.2	1.85	1.15	4.8	11	0.11	19.63

Jalen Hurts: With three (most likely) first-round picks next year, the Eagles have positioned themselves to potentially draft a quarterback early in the 2022 NFL Draft. In addition, ESPN's Adam Schefter had said to "watch Philadelphia" when it comes to a potential Deshaun Watson trade.

That said, Hurts should easily hold off Joe Flacco in 2021, which puts him squarely in the top-10 mix in fantasy football (barring a Watson trade). After the Eagles benched Carson Wentz, Hurts scored more than 17 fantasy points in all four of his starts and averaged 23.74 per game over that stretch. While he threw for 300-plus yards in two of his four starts, his rushing stats (46/272/3) over that span put him on a Lamar Jackson-esque full-season pace of 184/1,088/12 rushing.

RUNNING BACKS

Player	Att.	Yards	TD	Rec.	Yards	TD	Points
Miles Sanders	229.9	1023.1	6.9	37.3	301.2	1.7	202.68
Kerryon Johnson	67.1	281.8	1.61	14.6	112.4	0.6	59.98
Boston Scott	33.5	144.1	0.84	19.8	166.7	0.9	51.42
Kenneth Gainwell	18	76.5	0.38	13.4	106.4	0.5	30.27

Miles Sanders: Falling short of preseason expectations, Sanders missed four games and averaged just 3.1 yards per target after his catch rate dropped from 79.4% as a rookie to 53.8% in 2020. Although he averaged an impressive 5.3 yards per carry for the season, Sanders failed to exceed 3.8 YPC in four of his final five games. While roster cuts will make the running back room less crowded, comments by running backs coach Jamel Singleton suggest that Sanders may not be featured as heavily as he was last year even though he's the clear RB1.

Boston Scott: Likely reading too much into running back practice reps/touches, WIP's Eliot Shorr-Parks tweeted recently that "I think Sanders and Scott could end up basically splitting touches this season." If so, he's vastly undervalued, but it does, however, add another concern about Sanders' workload.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
DeVonta Smith	58.5	843.3	5	3.6	19.4	0.07	145.94
Jalen Reagor	46.5	676.7	4.1	2.4	0	0	115.52
Greg Ward Jr.	24.9	291.1	2.2	0	0	0	54.76
Travis Fulgham	14.6	210.8	1.3	0	0	0	36.18
Quez Watkins	6	80.3	0.6	0	0	0	14.63
J.J. Arcega-Whiteside	3.4	48.2	0.4	0	0	0	8.92

DeVonta Smith: One year after selecting Jalen Reagor in the first round, the Eagles traded up for the Heisman Trophy winner. The only thing to dislike about Smith is his slight frame, but he was uber-productive as he set Alabama school receiving records -- receptions (235), yards (3,965) and touchdowns (46). Smith is dealing with an MCL injury, but he should be ready for Week 1.

Jalen Reagor: Selected one pick before Justin Jefferson (88/1,400/7) in the 2020 NFL Draft, Reagor's disappointing 2020 campaign (31/391/1) becomes even more pronounced. Durability (five missed games) and sub-par quarterback play didn't help, but Reagor's breakout potential makes him a high-upside late-round pick.

TIGHT ENDS

Player	Rec.	Yards	TD	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Dallas Goedert	53.3	612.4	3.7	0	0	0	110.09
Zach Ertz	40.4	441.7	2.6	0	0	0	79.97
Richard Rodgers	11.2	124.5	0.7	0	0	0	22.25

Dallas Goedert: Goedert missed five games including Week 17 last season, but he was a consistent producer following the team's Week 9 bye through Week 16. Over that stretch, Goedert scored the sixth-most fantasy points among tight ends and ranked top five in both receptions (32) and yards (371). Earlier this offseason, expectations were that the Eagles would part ways with Zach Ertz, but that no longer appears to be the case although it can't be ruled out.

Zach Ertz: Missing five games last season, Ertz didn't score a touchdown after Week 1 and averaged a career-low 9.3 yards per reception. Meanwhile, his 30.5 YPG were his lowest since his rookie season (2013, 29.3). If the Eagles are unable to find a willing trade partner before the start of the season, Ertz will enter 2021 as the team's TE2 behind Dallas Goedert.

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Week 11 Fantasy Football WR Strength of Schedule

When it comes to picking up or trading for players, one factor to consider is the player's fantasy football strength of schedule.

A player's fantasy strength of schedule is far from the most important aspect of his outlook. But if you're debating a pair of players and they are otherwise comparable in your view, a more favorable fantasy schedule could at least break the tie.

MORE: Our Week 11 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Post

Based on the fantasy points each team has surrendered up to this point, we average what each team's remaining opponents have given up to each position. The higher the number, the more favorable their collective remaining matchups are.

With that said, here are the WR Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule for the remainder of the year:

Rank	Team	Player	Cumulative Points	Fantasy Playoffs
1	Philadelphia Eagles	Travis Fulgham	30.12	101.85
2	Washington	Terry McLaurin	29.41	102.55
3	Baltimore Ravens	Marquise Brown	29.28	99.28
4	New York Giants	Sterling Shepard	29	93.55
5	Los Angeles Rams	Cooper Kupp	28.38	108.9
6	New Orleans Saints	Michael Thomas	28.17	91.59
7	Indianapolis Colts	T.Y. Hilton	27.65	96.73
8	New York Jets	Jamison Crowder	27.44	103
9	Los Angeles Chargers	Keenan Allen	27.08	99.3
9	Kansas City Chiefs	Tyreek Hill	27.08	100.11
11	Jacksonville Jaguars	D.J. Chark	27	84.54
12	Cincinnati Bengals	Tyler Boyd	26.91	101.89
13	Cleveland Browns	Jarvis Landry	26.79	88.46
14	Chicago Bears	Allen Robinson	26.67	102.22
15	Arizona Cardinals	Deandre Hopkins	26.63	88.84
16	Miami Dolphins	DeVante Parker	26.26	86.25
17	Las Vegas Raiders	Henry Ruggs	25.76	84.52
17	Minnesota Vikings	Adam Thielen	25.76	82.69
19	Tennessee Titans	A.J. Brown	25.25	90.69
20	Detroit Lions	Kenny Golladay	25.22	91.78
21	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chris Godwin	25.21	104.31
21	Dallas Cowboys	Amari Cooper	25.21	91.67
23	Green Bay Packers	Davante Adams	25.01	95.02
24	New England Patriots	Jakobi Meyers	24.86	80.6
25	Carolina Panthers	Robby Anderson	24.81	82.05
26	Seattle Seahawks	D.K. Metcalf	24.79	78.4
27	Atlanta Falcons	Julio Jones	24.76	79.55
28	Buffalo Bills	Stefon Diggs	24.57	93.01
29	Houston Texans	Will Fuller	24.44	84.56
30	Denver Broncos	Jerry Jeudy	24.35	82.53
31	Pittsburgh Steelers	JuJu Smith-Schuster	24.23	88.51
32	San Francisco 49ers	Brandon Aiyuk	23.96	94.49

* Note: Totals above are the average fantasy football points allowed based on their remaining opponents.

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Fantasy Football WR Strength of Schedule: Week 9

When it comes to picking up or trading for players, one factor to consider is the player's fantasy football strength of schedule.

A player's fantasy strength of schedule is far from the most important aspect of his outlook. But if you're debating a pair of players and they are otherwise comparable in your view, a more favorable fantasy schedule could at least break the tie.

Based on the fantasy points each team has surrendered up to this point, we average what each team's remaining opponents have given up to each position. The higher the number, the more favorable their collective remaining matchups are.

With that said, here are the WR Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule for the remainder of the year:

Rank	Team	Player	Cumulative Points	Playoffs
1	Philadelphia Eagles	Travis Fulgham	30.18	98.78
2	Chicago Bears	Allen Robinson	30.12	105.95
3	Los Angeles Rams	Cooper Kupp	29.99	107.32
4	Baltimore Ravens	Marquise Brown	29.54	101.23
5	Washington	Terry McLaurin	29.25	99.89
6	Indianapolis Colts	T.Y. Hilton	29.08	99.22
7	Jacksonville Jaguars	D.J. Chark	28.61	86.01
8	Buffalo Bills	Stefon Diggs	28.31	92.41
9	Cleveland Browns	Jarvis Landry	28.21	91.15
10	New York Jets	Jamison Crowder	28.05	105.56
11	New Orleans Saints	Michael Thomas	27.97	93.03
12	Cincinnati Bengals	Tyler Boyd	27.94	103.6
13	New York Giants	Darius Slayton	27.67	93.1
14	Los Angeles Chargers	Keenan Allen	27.29	97.18
15	Arizona Cardinals	Deandre Hopkins	27.21	90.73
16	Las Vegas Raiders	Henry Ruggs	27.1	91.69
17	Kansas City Chiefs	Tyreek Hill	26.96	102.53
18	Houston Texans	Will Fuller	26.89	83.54
19	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chris Godwin	26.44	107.38
20	Green Bay Packers	Davante Adams	26.36	94.59
21	Tennessee Titans	A.J. Brown	26.18	89.33
21	Denver Broncos	Jerry Jeudy	26.18	79.33
23	Miami Dolphins	DeVante Parker	26.06	81.38
24	Dallas Cowboys	Amari Cooper	26.04	88.48
25	Atlanta Falcons	Calvin Ridley	26.02	79.67
26	Detroit Lions	Kenny Golladay	26	91.25
27	New England Patriots	Julian Edelman	25.81	79.6
28	Pittsburgh Steelers	JuJu Smith-Schuster	25.51	86.61
29	Minnesota Vikings	Adam Thielen	25.43	83.62
30	Carolina Panthers	Robby Anderson	24.95	77.65
31	San Francisco 49ers	Deebo Samuel	24.12	85.78
32	Seattle Seahawks	Tyler Lockett	23.97	75.29

* Note: Totals above are the average fantasy football points allowed based on their remaining opponents.

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Fantasy Football Week 8 WR Start'em, Sit'em

The decision on which player to start, or sit, largely comes down to the options on your roster (and/or possibly the players available on your league's waiver wire).

As an example, Justin Jefferson is listed below as a "start" for Week 8. And I'd certainly be comfortable going into Week 8 with him as one of my starting wide receivers.

Then again, Jefferson may be a "sit" for your team.

In other words, if you own both Tyreek Hill, Tyler Lockett and Jefferson and only start two receivers, you should start Hill and Lockett and, in turn, bench Jefferson.

For a more direct answer on whether we would start Player X over Player Y, check our Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings. Instead of making those direct comparisons, the goal here is to highlight players that we like, or dislike, for the week.

Week 8 Fantasy Football WR Start'em

Brandon Aiyuk, San Francisco 49ers (at SEA)

While the 49ers are a run-first team that ranks in the bottom 10 of the league in pass attempts per game, things could be different this week if the team is forced to keep pace with Russell Wilson and the high-flying Seahawks offense. No team is averaging more points per game (33.8) than Seattle.

Aiyuk set career highs with six catches for 115 yards last week against the Patriots. The rookie now has either 100-plus scrimmage yards and/or a touchdown in four of five games. With Deebo Samuel out, Aiyuk could get a larger share of a larger pie.

No team has allowed more fantasy points per game to opposing wide receivers than the Seahawks this season. While the 49ers are a small home underdogs, this week's game has the highest over/under (53.5).

Travis Fulgham, Philadelphia Eagles (vs. DAL)

Fulgham now has three consecutive games with double-digit targets. Over his four games this season, Fulgham has 23 catches for 357 yards and three touchdowns on 37 targets. Even though first-round rookie Jalen Reagor and tight end Dallas Goedert will be active on Sunday night, Fulgham is still the best bet to lead the team in receiving in a soft matchup against the Cowboys. Dallas has allowed the seventh-most fantasy points to opposing wide receivers this season.

Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings (at GB)

Before the bye, Jefferson had a blowup game with nine catches for 166 yards and two touchdowns against the Falcons. The rookie wide receiver now has more than 100 yards in three of his past four games. In a game where the Vikings could trail big, there could be plenty of opportunities for both Adam Thielen and Jefferson in Week 8.

Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals (vs. TEN)

It was another productive week for Higgins in Week 7. The rookie out of Clemson finished with five catches for 71 yards and a touchdown and added a seven-yard run. Since Week 3, Higgins has 24 catches for 375 yards and three touchdowns plus 22 rushing yards. The Titans have allowed the fourth-most fantasy points to opposing wide receivers this season.

Week 8 Fantasy Football WR Sit'em

JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pittsburgh Steelers (at BAL)

If you drafted Smith-Schuster, you drafted him to be a (high-end) WR2 and he's been anything but. His only top-24 (half-PPR scoring) performance this season was in Week 1 against the Giants. While JJS set season highs last week in targets (14), receptions (nine) and yards (85) against the Titans, he actually finished second on the team in targets (Diontae Johnson, 15) last week. With talented receivers like Johnson and rookie Chase Claypool competing for targets and a difficult matchup on tap, you can likely do better than Smith-Schuster if you only start two receivers.

T.Y. Hilton, Indianapolis Colts (at DET)

Through six games, here are Hilton's weekly finishes in half-PPR scoring: WR50, WR90, WR52, WR75, WR34 and WR86. Hilton has barely averaged three catches (3.33) and 40 scoreless yards (40.33) per game this season. Even in a favorable matchup (the Lions have surrendered the eighth-most fantasy points to opposing wide receivers), it's difficult to have the confidence to put Hilton into your lineup.

Jerry Jeudy, Denver Broncos (vs. LAC)

With Courtland Sutton out for the season, Jeudy was expected to step up as the team's No. 1 receiver and he started the year with four consecutive outings of 55-plus yards. Over the past three games, however, Jeudy has exactly two receptions per game and a total of only 13 targets during that stretch. Meanwhile, teammate Tim Patrick has a total of 13 catches on 19 targets for 258 yards and a touchdown over the past three games. The Chargers are one of the 10 stingiest defenses when it comes to limiting fantasy points to opposing wide receivers, so Jeudy isn't any better than a WR4 in Week 8.

Michael Gallup, Dallas Cowboys (at PHI)

Gallup broke out in his sophomore campaign (66/1,107/6 in 2019). Through the first five games with Dak Prescott, Gallup had a minimum of 50 yards in four of those games and averaged nearly 70 yards (69.6) over that span. Since then, however, Gallup has 2/23 on six targets and a goose egg on two targets. With rookie Ben DiNucci expected to make his first start of the year, there's no reason to believe that things will get any better for Gallup. In fact, it's difficult to trust Amari Cooper or CeeDee Lamb either.

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Fantasy Football WR Strength of Schedule (SOS): Weeks 8 to 16

When it comes to picking up or trading for players, one factor to consider is the player's fantasy football strength of schedule.

A player's fantasy strength of schedule is far from the most important aspect of his outlook. But if you're debating a pair of players and they are otherwise comparable in your view, a more favorable fantasy schedule could at least break the tie.

MORE: Our Week 8 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Post

Based on the fantasy points each team has surrendered up to this point, we average what each team's remaining opponents have given up to each position. The higher the number, the more favorable their collective remaining matchups are.

With that said, here are the WR Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule for the remainder of the year:

Rank	Team	Player	Cumulative Points	Fantasy Playoffs
1	Philadelphia Eagles	Travis Fulgham	31.47	97
2	Chicago Bears	Allen Robinson	30.95	106.56
3	Baltimore Ravens	Marquise Brown	30.42	105.06
4	Indianapolis Colts	T.Y. Hilton	30.17	102.83
5	Los Angeles Rams	Cooper Kupp	29.7	107.05
6	Jacksonville Jaguars	D.J. Chark	29.51	87.2
7	Washington	Terry McLaurin	29.4	98.16
8	Cincinnati Bengals	Tyler Boyd	28.76	104.17
9	Cleveland Browns	Jarvis Landry	28.61	87.89
10	New York Jets	Jamison Crowder	28.43	111.63
11	New York Giants	Darius Slayton	28.41	97.01
12	Buffalo Bills	Stefon Diggs	28.26	93.16
13	Green Bay Packers	Davante Adams	27.74	96.22
14	Los Angeles Chargers	Keenan Allen	27.73	100.18
15	Houston Texans	Will Fuller	27.52	82.85
16	New Orleans Saints	Michael Thomas	27.49	96.35
17	Las Vegas Raiders	Henry Ruggs	27.42	86.29
18	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chris Godwin	27.41	111.15
19	Tennessee Titans	A.J. Brown	27.33	94.62
20	Arizona Cardinals	Deandre Hopkins	27.32	89.71
21	San Francisco 49ers	Deebo Samuel	27.14	86.25
22	Carolina Panthers	Robby Anderson	26.85	79.3
23	Kansas City Chiefs	Tyreek Hill	26.79	97.6
24	Detroit Lions	Kenny Golladay	26.63	92.92
25	Dallas Cowboys	Amari Cooper	26.62	86.5
26	Denver Broncos	Jerry Jeudy	26.22	78.87
27	Minnesota Vikings	Adam Thielen	26.01	82.22
28	Miami Dolphins	DeVante Parker	25.59	87.15
29	Atlanta Falcons	Calvin Ridley	25.56	79
30	Pittsburgh Steelers	JuJu Smith-Schuster	25.5	85.64
31	New England Patriots	Julian Edelman	25.26	77.88
32	Seattle Seahawks	Tyler Lockett	24.05	71.68

* Note: Totals above are the average fantasy football points allowed based on their remaining opponents.

Full Strength of Schedules:

• Fantasy Football QB Strength of Schedule
• Fantasy Football RB Strength of Schedule
• Fantasy Football WR Strength of Schedule
• Fantasy Football TE Strength of Schedule

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