";s:4:"text";s:2847:" John Hightower IV (born May 31, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).
In 2017, he caught 65 passes for 810 yards and 5 touchdowns.
And he produced his senior year, racking up 51 catches for 943 yards and eight touchdowns. But he was a key role player for the Patriots from 2016-18, winning Super Bowls LI and LIII. The Philadelphia Eagles are starting to hit their groove and after acquiring Marquise Goodwin via trade, the Philadelphia Eagles selected speedy Boise State wideout John Hightower in … The only other players in NFL history to put up those numbers in their first three seasons are Michael Thomas, Odell Beckham, A.J. But could he be productive in a limited role with an offense hungry for a veteran presence? He played on a national championship team as a junior at Alabama and was the Heisman Trophy runner-up as a senior at Oklahoma.What's a guy like that doing in the middle of the fifth round?This is a different kind of offseason, with no minicamps or preseason games and a stripped-down training camp. The former Seahawk and Jet is 30 years old now and missed the 2019 season. He’s now 30 and coming off two disappointing seasons with the Cowboys, catching just 21 passes for 317 yards. By Andrew Kulp April 25, 2020 4:05 PM The Eagles said they wanted to get faster, and say what you want about this draft, they've done that.
Gabriel was really good in 2018, catching 67 passes for 688 yards, but played in just nine games in 2019. He has had a pretty productive career, especially for an undrafted player. Hurts has 46 days to get ready to play NFL football because last time I checked Wentz has been having trouble getting to the end of the season, and the NFL is trying to operate amidst a pandemic that could knock a QB or two out of commission at any time.So what we have here in Hightower is a raw talent the Eagles will need to develop if he's ever going to become a weapon in the passing attack, much less see the field.Sure, he’s a heck of a runner, a tremendous athlete and a versatile kid. In his first three NFL seasons with the Eagles from 2014-16, Matthews had 225 catches for 2,673 yards and 19 touchdowns.