Howie Roseman may have found a clean steal in the offseason, and the Green Bay Packers are the ones paying for it now.
The Philadelphia Eagles landed Dontayvion Wicks from Green Bay by sending a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round pick the other way, a modest price for a receiver who already looks plugged right into Sean Mannion’s offense. Wicks had been with the Packers under Mannion before the move, and that familiarity has shown up immediately in Philadelphia.
Through two games of the 2026 season, Wicks has topped 70 receiving yards in each one. No other Eagles receiver has done that. He’s totaled seven catches for 147 yards and a touchdown, giving Philly exactly the kind of steady production it hoped for when it made the deal.
The fit in Philadelphia has been seamless because the Eagles don’t need Wicks to carry the whole passing game. He’s already settled in as the WR2 behind DeVonta Smith, and the Eagles’ receiver room has plenty of depth around him with Makai Lemon, Darius Cooper, Hollywood Brown and Elijah Moore. Moore, a career WR3, has been inactive for the first two weeks because the group is that crowded.
Green Bay, meanwhile, has leaned hard on Christian Watson and Matthew Golden. The two have combined for 32 receptions, 537 yards and five touchdowns, and they’ve accounted for 63.6% of Jordan Love’s passing yards while catching all but one of his touchdown passes.
The issue is what comes after them. Tucker Kraft is third on the team in receiving yards with 106, and the next wideout behind Watson and Golden is Skyy Moore with 37. That leaves the Packers without a dependable third option in the passing game.
That shortage matters even more because Green Bay is already dealing with a big running game and an offensive line problem. Without another trustworthy target, the passing attack has become far too top-heavy.
Wicks could have been that extra piece for Love. Instead, he’s giving the Eagles the kind of receiver depth that makes the offense look stacked, and the Packers are left staring at a move that has gone the wrong way from the start.
Philadelphia got a receiver who has fit right in and cost very little to acquire. Green Bay let one get away, and now it’s the one with the regret.
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