John Hightower Fantasy Football News
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Eagles’ John Hightower: Struggling with consistency
John Hightower (groin) has had issues with drops and route-running this preseason, Chris Franklin of NJ.com reports.Hightower has shown the speed to make plays both in 2020 and in camp but hasn’t consistently executed his routes or catching the ball so far this year. Those just happen to be two of the primary elements in the job description of a wide receiver. Add to that he’s currently week-to-week with a groin injury, and it’s safe to say that the 2020 fifth-round pick is currently behind Quez Watkins and J.J. Arcega-Whiteside in the competition for one of the final spots on the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster.
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Eagles’ John Hightower: Week-to-week
John Hightower is week-to-week after leaving Thursday’s practice with a groin injury, the Philadelphia Eagles’ official site reports.It remains to be seen how long Hightower will miss, but a lengthy absence could hurt his chances of making the team’s roster, Zach Berman of The Athletic notes. Hightower is competing with the likes of Quez Watkins and J.J. Arcega-Whiteside for depth slotting in the Eagles’ wide receiving corps.
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Eagles’ John Hightower: Posts 10 catches in rookie season
John Hightower caught 10 of his 29 targets for 167 yards across 13 games during the 2020 season.Since Hightower often functioned as a downfield threat for Philadelphia, he didn’t draw many high-percentage targets as a rookie, though he didn’t help himself by dropping three passes. Hightower did most of his damage in the first half of the season when many of the Philadelphia Eagles’ receivers were banged up, but he became a healthy scratch for three of Philadelphia’s last four games, with fellow rookie Quez Watkins passing him up on the depth chart. Hightower will almost certainly have to fight for a roster spot in training camp this summer.
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Eagles’ John Hightower: Healthy scratch again Sunday
John Hightower (coach’s decision) is inactive for Sunday’s Week 16 tilt against the Cowboys, Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.The rookie wideout has been a healthy scratch for three consecutive games, a status that was seemingly even more of a certainty this week with DeSean Jackson (ankle) being activated from injured reserve Saturday.
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Eagles’ John Hightower: Inactive Week 15
John Hightower (coach’s decision) is inactive for Sunday’s game against the Cardinals.The rookie is a healthy scratch for the second straight game as the Philadelphia Eagles move forward with Quez Watkins and Travis Fulgham as their No. 4 and No. 5 receivers against Arizona.
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Eagles’ John Hightower: Healthy scratch Week 14
John Hightower (coach’s decision) is inactive for Sunday’s Week 14 tilt against the Saints.The rookie had played a combined 37 snaps over the previous two games, but with the Philadelphia Eagles receiving corps back to full health save for DeSean Jackson (IR, ankle), Hightower will be inactive for Jalen Hurts’ first NFL start. The Boise State product’s next opportunity to garner active status will come in a Week 15 road battle versus the Cardinals.
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Eagles’ John Hightower: Fails to catch two targets
John Hightower didn’t catch his two targets during Sunday’s 30-16 loss at Green Bay.The 24-year-old played 18 of 62 offensive snaps but was unable to make an impact in the passing game. Hightower has only one reception for one yard since Week 7.
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Eagles’ John Hightower: Offensive role shrinking
John Hightower wasn’t targeted during Sunday’s loss to the Giants.The 24-year-old played only one offensive snap and didn’t have a reception for the second straight contest. Hightower is buried on the depth chart behind Travis Fulgham, Jalen Reagor, Greg Ward and Alshon Jeffery.
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Eagles’ John Hightower: Shut out Sunday night
John Hightower did not catch any of his three targets in Sunday’s 23-9 win over the Cowboys.After catching a couple bombs over his past two games, Hightower got yet another deep target early in the contest but was unable to corral it this time. The last pass thrown his way was intercepted, so he had little chance to make an impact. Most importantly, the rookie fifth-rounder was only on the field for 10 snaps, a trend that will likely continue now that Jalen Reagor is healthy again.
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Eagles’ John Hightower: Big fourth-quarter grab
John Hightower secured one of two targets for 59 yards in the Philadelphia Eagles’ 22-21 win over the Giants on Thursday night.As was the case in Week 6 against the Ravens, Hightower’s one reception covered plenty of ground, and in Thursday’s case, it came at a critical juncture of the contest. The rookie got loose down the right sideline for his 59-yard grab with Philadelphia down by 11 and 6:05 remaining, setting up the Eagles at the Giants’ 14-yard line ahead of what would be one of two fourth-quarter touchdowns. Hightower has lived by the big play in the last two games, but he’s still been unable to fully capitalize on the plethora of injuries to the Eagles’ pass-catching corps. He’ll look to offer his downfield dimension once again versus the Cowboys in a Week 8 battle on Sun., Nov. 1.
