Olamide Zaccheaus is officially an Eagle after the team announced a one-year deal for the Falcons free agent wide receiver.
Signed by the Falcons as an undrafted free agent, Zacchaeus could assume multiple roles for Philadelphia after a career-high 40 receptions, 533 yards, and three touchdowns last season for Atlanta.
With the deal now complete, we’ll look at the wide receiver depth chart after getting a significant boost.
A.J. Brown
Brown was expected to be a considerable addition to the Philadelphia offense, but his 88 catches for 1,496 yards and 11 touchdowns were monster numbers for a wide receiver joining a new organization.
Brown averaged 3.4 yards per route run against man coverage, the fourth-most in the league.
DeVonta Smith
Smith set the franchise record for receptions in a single season (95).
In his second year, Smith had close to 1,200 yards during the regular season, 100 yards in the Super Bowl, and over the last eight games of the regular season, was the 4th-leading receiver in the NFL.
Smith and Brown also became the first WR duo in franchise history to record 1,000-plus receiving yards each.
The Heisman Trophy winner will look to take the next steps and join the elite group of receivers in the NFL.
Quez Watkins
The third guy on the depth chart, Watkins, will need to hold off Zaccheaus in what should be an entertaining camp battle.
Watkins had just 354 receiving yards in 17 games, and his yards per catch plummeted to 10.7 after a 2021 season in which he logged 43 catches for 647 yards.
Olamide Zaccheaus
An ideal fit for the Eagles’ offense, Zaccheaus can play multiple wide receiver positions, made good on 93 percent of “catchable” balls, and has displayed consistent hands in his four NFL seasons.
Greg Ward
Originally signed by the Eagles as a rookie free agent in 2017, Ward started this season on the Injured Reserve list with a toe injury before he was added to the practice squad in October. He was elevated from the practice squad for Super Bowl LVII.
Britain Covey
In his first nine games, Covey averaged 7.6 yards per punt return, which ranked 18th out of 24 returners. In the last 11 games, he averaged 12.7, the 2nd-highest in the league behind Donovan Peoples-Jones.
Covey will look to carve out a role on offense in year 2.
Devon Allen
Allen signed with the Eagles as a free agent during the 2022 offseason after a six-year hiatus competing as an Olympic hurdler.
He had one 55-yard touchdown against the Browns during the preseason and spent the year on Philadelphia’s practice squad.
Tyrie Cleveland
A 2020 seventh-round draft pick out of the University of Florida, Cleveland played in 23 career games for the Broncos, amassing 91 yards on nine receptions.
Cleveland made six appearances this season, mainly on special teams.
His most recent game action came in Week 10 for the Broncos, when he saw three targets in a loss to the Titans, as Denver was without starting wide receivers Jerry Jeudy (ankle) and KJ Hamler (hamstring), who was sidelined by injury.
Cleveland has a history with offensive coordinator Brian Johnson from their time in Gainsville.
