Well, with all the speculation swirling about A.J. Brown’s future in Philadelphia, the team made things pretty clear for fans on Thursday night, trading up in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft to select WR Makai Lemon out of USC. If Brown was still in the plan for this upcoming season, it’s hard to imagine Howie Roseman and Co. using a first round pick on another wide receiver.
This pick will also help long term as the Eagles’ super young defense will need some big contracts over the next few
seasons and a younger offense as result will be needed to balance things out.
Lemon is just the latest in a long list of new receivers heading to Philadelphia this offseason, but he’s someone who should compliment DeVonta Smith well, and should give some quality depth to the room — even if Brown doesn’t end up being traded after June 1.
Here’s what folks are saying about the pick:
