Dontayvion Wicks — Week 5: Three Third-Down Conversions
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Oct 12
Wicks caught 5 of 8 targets for 63 yards against the Jaguars and converted three third downs, two on the drive that tied the game 7-7, in a 19-17 loss in Jacksonville.
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Dontayvion Wicks moved the chains for the Eagles when they needed it against the Jaguars: 8 targets, 5 catches, 63 yards, +3.7 expected points added (EPA) on his targets. EPA is what a play was worth given down, distance and field position.
His best drive came down 7-0 early in the second quarter. Third and 8 at the Jacksonville 37, he caught a short pass for 10 yards to the 27, +2.2 EPA. On the next third down, third and 10, he took another 18 yards to the 9, +2.1 EPA. Will Shipley finished the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run that tied it 7-7.
The third conversion came on the last drive. Down 16-14 with 1:27 left, third and 5 at the Philadelphia 43, he caught a 6-yarder for the first down, +10.1 points of win probability, one snap after a 10-yard catch. Two deep throws to him late in the third quarter fell incomplete.
Eight targets were a season high, after 4, 6, 5 and 5, and 63 yards his most since 74 in Week 2. Weeks 1 through 4: 12 catches on 20 targets, 197 yards, 1 touchdown, +10.5 EPA.
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