Eagles WR room update
An X thread this weekend flagged fresh changes and chatter in the Eagles’ wide-receiver room, and it also noted a public response from Travis Hunter that was reposted and liked several times (x.com). The exchange has become part of broader offseason noise as the team sorts roles and expectations for the receiving corps (x.com).
Philadelphia’s wide receiver room changed again on April 11, when the Eagles traded for Dontayvion Wicks after adding Hollywood Brown and Elijah Moore in March. (philadelphiaeagles.com) The Eagles said Wicks cost a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round pick, and the team said it also agreed to a one-year extension that keeps him under contract through 2027. Philadelphia’s announcement said Wicks had 1,328 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns in three seasons with Green Bay. (philadelphiaeagles.com) Those moves came after Philadelphia agreed to one-year deals with Hollywood Brown on March 17 and Elijah Moore on March 25. The team said Brown had 587 receiving yards and five touchdowns with Kansas City in 2025, and Moore entered Philadelphia with more than 2,000 career receiving yards. (philadelphiaeagles.com, philadelphiaeagles.com) The current roster lists A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Hollywood Brown, Elijah Moore, Johnny Wilson, Britain Covey, Quez Watkins, Danny Gray and Darius Cooper at wide receiver, and the official depth chart still shows A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith as the starters. The depth chart page also says it is an unofficial chart compiled by the Eagles’ media relations department. (philadelphiaeagles.com, philadelphiaeagles.com) That is the backdrop for the fresh online chatter: Philadelphia has added three veteran receivers in 26 days while trade talk around A.J. Brown has continued into April. On March 30, National Football League Network reported coach Nick Sirianni said, “Nothing’s changed there. A.J.’s an Eagle.” (nfl.com) The volume of additions does not mean the Eagles have announced a top-of-the-depth-chart change. The team’s own pages still place A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith first, with Britain Covey also listed in a starting slot on the unofficial chart. (philadelphiaeagles.com) The outside noise also picked up because Travis Hunter’s name has hovered over the 2026 draft cycle as teams weigh him at wide receiver, cornerback, or both, and social posts tied his public response to the Eagles conversation this weekend. The Eagles’ official site said on April 11 that Philadelphia holds eight picks in the 2026 draft, including four compensatory selections, with the first round set for April 23. (philadelphiaeagles.com) For now, the confirmed part is narrower than the social-media swirl: the Eagles have made three wide receiver additions since March 17, Wicks is the newest one, and the team has not publicly moved A.J. Brown off the roster or the top line of its unofficial depth chart. (philadelphiaeagles.com, philadelphiaeagles.com, philadelphiaeagles.com, philadelphiaeagles.com)
