2015 NFL Draft: Quarter grades for 1st-round picks
Oct 4, 2015; Landover, MD, USA; Washington Redskins defensive end Stephen Paea (90), Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Nelson Agholor (17), and Redskins linebacker Preston Smith (94) attempt to recover an Eagles fumble in the second quarter at FedEx Field. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
WR. Philadelphia Eagles. NELSON AGHOLOR. D-. <p>The Philadelphia Eagles drafted Nelson Agholor No. 20 overall because he has similar traits to Jeremy Maclin, whom they lost in free agency this offseason. Agholor is a fast, smooth route runner that’s good for a big play much in the same way Maclin is. Not that Maclin made a huge immediate impact but Agholor isn’t making one at all.</p> <p>If you had seen him this preseason, you would have thought he was ready to make a big splash immediately. Early in his first preseason game, he went up and got a high, short pass and went 34 yards for a touchdown. But since the regular season started, he hasn’t had a chance to do much with just four catches on 11 targets.</p> <p>Agholor did make his presence felt in the second quarter in Week 4 against the Washington Redskins. He had a nice little one-handed snag of a deep ball for 45 yards before fumble on the next play. On the season so far, Agholor has a pedestrian seven catches for 100 yards, which can’t be what the Eagles were looking for when the drafted him.</p>
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