The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl two years ago but suffered a Wild Card loss to the 49ers last year. They spent the offseason overhauling the offense, changing an offensive coordinator and moving around pieces at wide receiver. While A.J. Brown was traded away, the team added a few new options as pass-catchers, including Dontayvion Wicks from the Packers. Wicks had a big Week 1, but is his role going to continue going forward?
Let’s take a look at his Week 1 contributions and how he can help the Eagles, and potentially your fantasy squad over the next several weeks.
I highlighted Wicks in my Week 1 WR sleepers before he went off, and he’s a great option as one of the best Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2.
Dontayvion Wicks Fantasy Football Outlook
Before this season, Wicks had a few spike games for the Packers when he was tapped to step into a larger role. He had a two-touchdown game against the Bears as a rookie in 2023, a two-touchdown game against the Vikings in 2024, and a two-touchdown game against the Lions last season.
He has shown that he can be a serious deep threat who can make the most of his targets with the ability to make splash plays when volume is available. However, he never really found consistency in his seasons with the Packers. Part of that was due to a crowded wide receiver room with Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, Jayden Reed and Tucker Kraft all getting targets in an offense that focused heavily on the run.
The Eagles saw enough in Wicks to make him a trade target this offseason and sent a 2026 fifth-round pick (originally owned by the Atlanta Falcons) and a 2027 sixth-round pick to the Packers in exchange for the fourth-year receiver, who they immediately extended for an extra season to keep him in Philly through at least 2028.
It didn’t take him long to make an impact!
Wicks finished with two catches for 73 yards and a touchdown, and he drew four targets, which were the third-most on the team behind Dallas Goedert (five) and DeVonta Smith (six). Rookie Makai Lemon also had four targets, but he had three catches for a total of -5 yards.
Wicks looks like he will be one of the team’s top deep targets and get opportunities to make downfield plays. The Eagles only attempted 25 passes and were playing from ahead most of the game, running 25 times in an evenly balanced attack. With Hurts still finding ways to give Wicks a chance to make plays even in this limited passing game, it’s a good indication that he has a higher floor in his current role than he had in Green Bay.
If the Eagles are in a game where they have to rally from behind and air it out, Wicks could be even more heavily involved since he has the ability to win contested catches down the field.
In another key to watch for Wicks’ fantasy outlook going forward, he was on the field for a massive 91% of the team’s snaps, even when they were playing from ahead. He got significantly more run than Lemon, who only played 64%, and was just behind Smith, who played 95%. If Wicks is on the field that much, he can be a reliable contributor given his role as a field-stretcher and red-zone threat.
The Bottom Line: Add Wicks in Deep Leagues
Wicks didn’t get quite enough volume to challenge options like Devaughn Vele or Caleb Douglas as the top overall pickup this week, but his upside definitely makes him relevant in deep leagues. If you need reinforcements for later in the year or will be too far down the waiver wire list to get those top names, Wicks is a very solid snag in 12-team leagues.
His role may make him boom-or-bust, but he definitely has fantasy relevance in the Eagles’ new-look receiver room.
