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Friday, August 25, 2023

Philadelphia Eagles 2023 Fantasy Football Projections

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Below you will find our 2023 fantasy football projections for the Philadelphia Eagles.

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QUARTERBACKS

PlayerAtt.Comp.YardsTDINTRushYardsTDPoints
Jalen Hurts495.2321.93837.822.787.43148.1725.79.26357.9
Marcus Mariota34.421.5252.81.510.8912.160.50.4823.3

Jalen Hurts: Hurts set career bests in passing — 66.5% completion, 8.0 Y/A, 4.8 TD%, 1.2 INT%, and 101.5 passer rating — in 2022. Despite his improvement as a passer, aided by the trade for A.J. Brown last offseason, it's especially the rushing production that makes him an elite fantasy quarterback. Over the past two seasons (30 games), the former Oklahoma (and Alabama) quarterback has rushed 304 times for 1,544 yards and 23 touchdowns. That's an equivalent to 9.75 fantasy points per game (from his rushing stats alone).

RUNNING BACKS

PlayerAtt.YardsTDRec.YardsTDPoints
D'Andre Swift126.6582.45.3837.1286.31.5146.7
Rashaad Penny150.8738.95.816.955.20.2118.92
Kenneth Gainwell78.1343.63.1220.3149.30.882.96
Boston Scott22.997.30.927.959.30.326.93

D'Andre Swift: There's a good chance that Swift leads Philadelphia's backfield in fantasy production, as long as he stays healthy, but he has missed a minimum of three games every season in his young career. Swift is one of the league's best receiving backs with an average of 3.9 receptions per game in his career. While he'll benefit from playing in a high-powered offense and behind an elite offense line, a drop in target share is likely with Jalen Hurts (165 carries in 2022) under center. Only Chicago's running backs had fewer receptions than Philadelphia's last season.

Rashaad Penny: Through five NFL seasons, Penny has missed nearly as many games (40) as he has played (42). When healthy, however, he has averaged 5.7 yards per carry over his career and an even-better 6.2 YPC over the past two seasons (176/1095/8). Aside from durability concerns, Penny hasn't been a factor in the passing game — 36 career targets in 42 games.

Kenneth Gainwell: The Eagles will employ a committee approach to their backfield, and it's even possible that Gainwell will lead the backfield in fantasy production without factoring in health. Given the durability history of Swift and Penny, however, there is the potential that Gainwell gets even more work than anticipated.

WIDE RECEIVERS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
A.J. Brown76.71147.47000195.09
DeVonta Smith82.41041.16.5000184.31
Quez Watkins25.6341.6200058.96
Olamide Zaccheaus10.1130.90.800022.94
Britain Covey4.1430.20007.55

A.J. Brown: Brown shattered previous career highs in targets (145), receptions (88) and yards (1,496) last season and tied his career high in touchdowns (11) in his first season in Philadelphia. Even if he doesn't repeat as a top-five fantasy wide receiver, he's the 1A in this offense to Devonta Smith's 1B, and should be drafted as a top-10 receiver in 2023.

DeVonta Smith: Smith followed up a strong 2021 rookie season (64/916/5) with an even better sophomore campaign (95/1,196/7) despite the addition of A.J. Brown to the receiving corps. Brown was fantasy's WR5 (half-PPR scoring) in 2022, but Smith was also a top-10 performer last season.

TIGHT ENDS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Dallas Goedert61.1705.64000125.11
Jack Stoll6.775.70.500013.92
Grant Calcaterra4.555.20.400010.17

Dallas Goedert: Goedert missed five games last season, but he still finished with 55 catches for 702 yards and three touchdowns. His 58.5 YPG average was a career high and he had 60-plus yards in eight of 12 games. In addition, he had a minimum of three catches in all but one game last season.

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

Philadelphia Eagles Fantasy Football Projections 2022

Our 2022 Fantasy Football Projections will be viewable by both position and team.

Below you will find our 2022 fantasy football projections for the Philadelphia Eagles.

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QUARTERBACKS

PlayerAtt.Comp.YardsTDINTRushYardsTDPoints
Jalen Hurts520.1322.53770.722.3611.96121.4667.77.28326.8
Gardner Minshew49.933.7359.32.30.89.7310.1926.21

Jalen Hurts: Hurts threw only 16 touchdowns in 2021, but only one quarterback -- Justin Herbert (12) -- had more QB1 weekly finishes last season than Hurts (11). Hurts was tied for second with Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady and Josh Allen. His elite rushing upside (10 rushing scores in 2021) matters more than his modest passing numbers, but the trade for A.J. Brown to join Devonta Smith and Dallas Goedert should lead to more prolific passing stats in 2022.

RUNNING BACKS

PlayerAtt.YardsTDRec.YardsTDPoints
Miles Sanders186.9897.14.2131.2243.71.3162.74
Kenneth Gainwell78.9339.31.9727.4194.1184.86
Boston Scott74325.61.6715.7111.50.966.98
Trey Sermon14.662.10.381.812.40.111.23

Miles Sanders: Sanders has missed at least four games in back-to-back seasons and the hamstring injury that has sidelined him for the past several weeks will give fantasy managers additional pause. Over the past two seasons, however, Sanders has averaged 5.4 yards per carry on 301 rush attempts even though he's been less efficient as a receiver (6.6 Y/R, 62.8% catch rate). As his ADP continues to trend lower, it's creating an opportunity for those that draft/roster Sanders if they are "just being precautious."

WIDE RECEIVERS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
A.J. Brown73.41028.46.3000177.34
DeVonta Smith69.8916.95.4000158.99
Quez Watkins29.4365.5200063.25
Zach Pascal25.6313.91.900055.59

A.J. Brown: While he missed four games in 2021, Brown's 105 targets were only one shy of his career high (106, 2020). That said, he posted career lows in receiving yards (869), yards per reception (13.8), yards per target (8.3) and touchdowns (five). Going from one run-centric offense in Tennessee to another in Philadelphia means that he will boost the fantasy value for Jalen Hurts more than the other way around.

DeVonta Smith: Smith had a productive rookie season (64/916/5), but the trade for A.J. Brown limits Smith's upside and potential to make a big second-year leap. Based on talent alone, however, he remains a solid WR3 in fantasy.

TIGHT ENDS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Dallas Goedert58.6695.94.2000124.09
Jack Stoll9.6105.30.500018.33
Grant Calcaterra7.176.40.400013.59
Tyree Jackson6.666.10.400012.31

Dallas Goedert: Zach Ertz was traded in October, and Goedert had back-to-back 100-yard games in December. If it weren't for the addition of A.J. Brown, who I project to lead the team in receiving, Goedert would be poised for another big leap forward. Even though he's third in line for targets behind Brown and last year's first-round pick Devonta Smith and Philadelphia led the NFL in rushing play percentage (49.87%) last year, Goedert is a mid-tier TE1 in fantasy.

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Monday, September 6, 2021

2021 Fantasy Football Projections: Philadelphia Eagles

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

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QUARTERBACKS

PlayerAtt.Comp.YardsTDINTRushYardsTDPoints
Jalen Hurts517314.13696.622.4913.44119.7628.45.09304.32
Gardner Minshew4831.4333.62.260.677.235.30.0424.81

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. Earlier in the offseason, ESPN's Adam Schefter had said to "watch Philadelphia" when it comes to a potential Deshaun Watson trade.

That said, Hurts is 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

PlayerAtt.YardsTDRec.YardsTDPoints
Miles Sanders239.51065.87.1939.2322.41.9212.96
Boston Scott57.5247.31.4421.4185.41.169.21
Kenneth Gainwell48.9207.81.0314.3116.90.649.4

Miles Sanders: Falling well short of 2020 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%. Although he averaged 5.3 yards per carry for the season, Sanders failed to exceed 3.8 YPC in four of his final five games. 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 earlier this offseason 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.

Kenneth Gainwell: A talented receiver out of the backfield, it was a bit surprising that Gainwell lasted until the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Like Scott, Gainwell could have a fairly significant complementary role to Sanders.

WIDE RECEIVERS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
DeVonta Smith67.59295.63.820.50.08162.78
Jalen Reagor54.8753.64.72.415.60.05132.82
Quez Watkins32.5413.12.600073.16
Greg Ward Jr.14159.21.100029.52
J.J. Arcega-Whiteside3.548.40.40008.99

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 in college as he set Alabama school receiving records -- receptions (235), yards (3,965) and touchdowns (46).

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) became even more pronounced in comparison to Jefferson's success. Durability (five missed games) and sub-par quarterback play didn't help, but there is some breakout potential heading into his second season.

TIGHT ENDS

PlayerRec.YardsTDRushYardsTDPoints
Dallas Goedert55.3632.73.8000113.72
Zach Ertz42.2459.4300085.04
Jack Stoll0.910.100001.46

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 he's still on the roster with less than a week to go until the opener.

Zach Ertz: Ertz missed five games, didn't score a touchdown after Week 1 and averaged a career-low 9.3 yards per reception in 2020. While he seemed all but gone at one point this offseason, his presence will most likely frustrate those that roster/start Goedert more than anything else as he should get just enough targets to cap Goedert's upside.

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