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I had my doubts about Desean Jackson. Honestly. But they are gone and I’d be shocked if he wasn’t the Eagles’ leading receiver and the NFL Rookie of the Year at the end of the year. He already has more catches and yards than anyone on the team and is 8th in the NFL in receiving yards. This is not a knee-jerk reaction. He’s the type of player who is not only going to be really good someday, but maybe become a bona-fide superstar. You usually know early on when a player is going to be a star, and I can’t help myself but think his performance so far says anything but that. He’s faster than anyone else. He has great hands. He has a second step that is faster than most players’ first step. He’s cocky.

Most rookie wide receivers don’t see the playing field for the Eagles until at least year 2. Sure, if Reggie Brown and Kevin Curtis were available there is a good chance we’d see a little less of Desean right now, but we’d also see less of Greg Lewis and maybe Hank Baskett. His electricity returning punts would guarantee him more playing time and you probably wouldn’t be able to keep him on the sidelines for long anyway.

Just for the very premature hell of it, the NFL’s rookie receiving records are:

Most Yards Receiving in Rookie Season - 1,473, Bill Groman 1960
Most Touchdowns in Rookie Season - 17, Randy Moss 1998
Most Yards Gained, Total, in Rookie Season - 2,317, Tim Brown 1988

How many yards is this guy going to finish with?

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