Eagles Waive Johnny Wilson With Knee Injury Amid Roster Shuffle
Wilson, who already missed the 2025 season, heads back toward IR while Philly reshapes its WR and center depth. Here's who it actually touches on your roster.
Nursing an injury but still the WR to own in Philly's crowded room.
- Wilson waived with lingering knee injury
- Wilson missed all of 2025 with injuries
- 2024: 5 rec, 38 yds, 1 TD — 15 PPR pts
- DeVonta Smith: 77-1008-4, 202 PPR in 2025
- Center depth: Jurgens, Lampkin, now Correll
The Eagles waived wide receiver Johnny Wilson on Friday due to a lingering knee injury, and if he clears waivers unclaimed he'll revert to injured reserve for the season. That's a quiet ending for a former Philly draft pick who already sat out all of 2025 with injuries and, per the team, was trending the same way for 2026.
Wilson was the biggest body in a receiver room that head coach Nick Sirianni and OC Sean Mannion have praised for its range of skill sets. His raw production never matched the size, though — just 5 catches for 38 yards and a touchdown in 16 games back in 2024, worth 15 PPR points. He sits at WR161 in our rankings (#415 overall), so this move barely moves the fantasy needle by itself.
The bigger picture is a Philadelphia WR corps that's both crowded and banged up. Brandon Hayes has been signed and cut repeatedly over the past few months, and this time he was back on the roster in under a week. He profiles as practice-squad depth and a body to soak up reps while DeVonta Smith and Makai Lemon work back from their own injuries.
The Eagles also added center Zeke Correll, a 6-foot-3, 307-pounder who spent the 2025 offseason with the Vikings before being waived-injured and landing on their IR. He already knows new Eagles OL coach Chris Kuper's scheme from their time together in Minnesota. Behind starter Cam Jurgens, the pecking order now runs through the impressive-in-camp Willie Lampkin and Correll.
The Fantasy Fallout
None of these names belong on your bench, but the injury context around Smith is what matters. He posted 77 catches for 1,008 yards and 4 scores across 17 games in 2025 (202 PPR points), landing at WR17 and #61 overall in our rankings. His form dipped late — down 3.2 fantasy points per game over his final five outings last season — and now he's rehabbing an injury heading into the year.
The actionable takeaway: keep drafting Smith as a solid WR2 in PPR, but track his practice reports through the preseason. Wilson is a pure NFL-roster story, not a waiver-wire add. And Correll and Hayes are depth-chart trivia unless the injuries in Philly keep piling up — file them away, don't spend a roster spot.
