The DeVonta Smith-related problem with Eagles draft pick Makai Lemon

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To be clear, the Philadelphia Eagles likely made a great pick by moving up three spots and snagging USC wide receiver Makai Lemon with the 20th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

It's not a perfect pick, though, because of how it relates to A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.

At this point, it seems a foregone conclusion that Brown is traded eventually, most likely to the New England Patriots.

That leaves a receiving group led by Smith but also including Lemon, Dontayvion Wicks, Hollywood Brown and Elijah Moore.

Those are quality WR talents, yes, but there's something quite in common there: None of them are that big.

Lemon is a playmaker, but he's a lot closer to Smith's size than Brown's.

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Hollywood and Moore are both on the smaller, quicker side, as well.

Wicks is 6-foot-1 and a great jumper, so in this group, he's the big guy, but he doesn't have the strength of the 6-1 (but feels taller) and 226-pound Brown.