2015 NFL draft prep: Replacing Jeremy Maclin

With the loss of Jeremy Maclin to Kansas City, the Eagles may be scrambling to fill that substantial void. Assuming they don't trade the No. 20 pick to select Oregon QB Marcus Mariota, there are several prospects worth looking at in the 2015 NFL draft who could be around at No. 20 to help make up for the production Maclin brought to the table. (We're assuming Alabama's Amari Cooper and West Virginia's Kevin White will be gone by then.)

1. Jaelen Strong — Arizona State
Strong may be my favorite WR in the draft pool. Big (6-2/217) and fast (4.44 40), Strong has the size and strength to work the middle of the field and the hands and agility to make plays along the sideline. The Philly native isn't the route artist Cooper is, but he knows how to use his big frame to keep defenders away from 50-50 balls.

2. Breshad Perriman — Central Florida
Another raw guy with the measurables team's drool over, Perriman's workouts might get him into the bottom-half of the first round. If the Eagles are looking for a consistent deep threat, Perriman could be their guy. The rest of his game needs some work, but Perriman can certainly step in and take the top off a secondary.

3. Sammie Coates — Auburn
Another favorite of mine, Coates (6-1/212) is a big play waiting to happen. He's a physical talent who had the top vertical jump (41 inches), most bench reps (23) and top broad jump (131 inches) among WRs at the combine. Coates also ran a very impressive 4.43 40. The knock on him is his inconsistent hands. Yes, he does drop some balls, but that can be rectified. By all accounts, Coates is a hard worker, good teammate and big-time playmaker. I wouldn't argue with Kelly if he went at No. 20, but we'll most likely see him go at the top of the second round.

4. Devin Smith — Ohio State
Smith is this draft's DeSean Jackson in terms of being the ultimate deep threat. He averaged an outstanding 28.2 yards per pass as a senior, catching 12 touchdown passes. Smith is a tad one-dimensional though, and you don't see him utilized much else other than fly patterns. For my money, he's a second-round pick, but I'm sure some team in the first round might see that deep speed and take a flier on him.

5. Phillip Dorsett — Miami (FL)
A smaller receiver (5-10/185) who ran the fastest 40-time (4.33) at this year's combine, Dorsett is similar to Indianapolis' T.Y. Hilton, a guy I was high on when he came out two years ago. Dorsett is a guy who can leave corners in the dust, but will have to prove he can get off the line against bigger defensive backs. If the Eagles wanted to reach, Dorsett could be a devastating slot receiver with his speed and quickness, but I don't see a team selecting this burner until the second round.

Later round possibilities