Smith, a second-year player, is starting to turn the corner, while Hunt, a rookie, is earning more rotational reps. The pair and the rest of the Eagles' front will need to produce without Graham.
Smith, a second-year player, is starting to turn the corner, while Hunt, a rookie, is earning more rotational reps. The pair and the rest of the Eagles' front will need to produce without Graham.
That jump in production can be traced back to Smith developing a more effective counter rush to his arsenal. He is listed at 6-foot-2 and 238 pounds, so it should come as no surprise that Smith’s most utilized pass-rush move is to dip his shoulder and try to beat opposing tackles around the edge with his speed.
With the Rams facing third-and-11 midway through the fourth quarter, Smith did exactly that to get by Jackson and hit Stafford as he threw for an 8-yard completion. A converted defensive back from Houston Christian by way of Cornell, Hunt played just 17 defensive snaps in the first nine weeks of the season before getting a spot in the edge-rusher rotation in Week 10 against the Dallas Cowboys. The developmental prospect played 24 snaps against the Rams, recording just one pressure in 17 opportunities, according to Pro Football Focus.
Hunt had an encouraging training camp and preseason, and has flashed at times during the season to back that up. Perhaps an uptick in snaps can hasten his development, but he’s still a work in progress and his production so far illustrates as much.The Eagles' best bet for replacing Graham’s production might come outside of the newly shaped edge rotation.
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