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Teams will brave the summer heat for a little over a week until the preseason begins when the Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers face off in the Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, Aug. 6 on NBC. Week 1 of the preseason officially kicks off the following week on Aug. 13.
In counting down until the NFL regular season starts on Sept. 9, we continue to look at key offseason storylines for each of the league’s 32 teams. Next up in our offseason series is power ranking every wide receiver room in each of the NFL’s eight divisions. Next up is the NFC East.
There may not be a better WR duo in the NFL than CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens, who combined for 168 catches, 2,506 yards, and 12 touchdowns last year. Dallas wants Pickens to prove himself again next year, and with a lot of money on the line, he will likely try to replicate his 90-catch, 1,400-yard season.
Lamb is a top-five WR in the league and thrives when he has a player like Pickens taking some of the heat off him. If the Cowboys can get average production out of Ryan Flournoy, KaVontae Turpin, and Marquez Valdes-Scantling, they could have a top-five, or even top-three passing offense in the NFL next year.
Losing A.J. Brown knocks the Eagles down a notch. If they still had Brown, it’s possible they’d be ranked ahead of Dallas. But it was clear he needed to go. In his place, the Eagles jumped up a few spots to draft Makai Lemon, who will see a high volume of targets as a rookie.
Trading for Dontayvion Wicks and signing Hollywood Brown and Elijah Moore in free agency were solid moves to round out the WR depth. Philadelphia did its best to give quarterback Jalen Hurts no excuses next year.
This ranking comes with the caveat that Malik Nabers is healthy, and no one knows exactly when he’ll return from his devastating ACL injury. Losing Wan’Dale Robinson was also a big blow, but drafting Malachi Fields should prove to be an underrated move.
Darius Slayton, Darnell Mooney, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Calvin Austin III are all middle-of-the-depth-chart players, but the Giants should have enough depth to stay afloat until Nabers returns to the field.
Terry McLaurin was another star receiver who was hampered by injuries last year. But when healthy, there’s no question he’s a difference-maker. But after losing leading receiver Deebo Samuel in free agency, the depth behind McLaurin is questionable at best.
Dyami Brown is a solid WR3, so depending on him to produce as a No. 2 may not be the best strategy. Treylon Burks had potential when the Titans drafted him to be A.J. Brown’s replacement, but he’s struggled to keep his career afloat. However, he impressed the coaches enough last year to earn a shot at a permanent spot this year. Washington’s WRs have potential, but it’s really limited.
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