The Philadelphia Eagles are adding a receiver, and it is not A.J. Brown. The Eagles agreed Today to acquire wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks from the Green Bay Packers in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round pick, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Wicks, who was heading into the final year of his rookie contract, also agreed to a one-year, $12.5 million extension with his new team.
What Wicks brings to Philadelphia
Wicks is 24 years old and was originally a fifth-round pick by Green Bay in the 2023 draft. Over three seasons with the Packers, he caught 108 passes for 1,328 yards and 11 touchdowns, building a reputation as a reliable depth option with upside the team was not positioned to pay for long term. In 2025, he posted 30 catches for 332 yards and two touchdowns across 14 regular-season appearances before a concussion ended his season early. He has since been cleared from that injury.
In Philadelphia, Wicks joins a receiver room that already includes DeVonta Smith, Hollywood Brown, Elijah Moore and Johnny Wilson, with tight end Dallas Goedert drawing significant target share as well. His path to immediate playing time is not obvious, but the situation could shift considerably if Brown, whose future with the Eagles has been unsettled throughout the offseason, is eventually moved before the regular season. Cap considerations make a post-June 1 designation the more likely structure for any Brown deal, giving the Eagles flexibility in how they manage the transition.
What the trade does for Green Bay
For the Packers, the trade is as much about roster management as it is about draft capital. Five of Green Bay’s top seven receivers were entering contract years heading into 2026, and Wicks was among them alongside Christian Watson, Jayden Reed, Bo Melton and Skyy Moore. Moving Wicks clears one of those decisions off the board and returns two picks in the process.
The fifth-round pick the Packers receive has been clarified by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport as the 153rd overall selection, originally belonging to the Atlanta Falcons before passing through Philadelphia. That pick slots into a Green Bay draft board that already carries picks at 52, 84 and 120 before reaching the fifth round. The Packers will now hold two fifth-round selections at 153 and 160, along with picks at 201 in the sixth and two seventh-round picks at 236 and 255, the latter a compensatory selection awarded for losing center Josh Myers in free agency.
Green Bay does not have its own first-round pick in 2026, surrendered as part of the Micah Parsons trade. The accumulation of mid-round picks reflects a front office threading a needle between competing in the near term and building depth for a roster with significant pending free agency exposure.
The receiver picture in Green Bay
Without Wicks, the Packers’ primary receivers heading into the draft are Watson, 2025 first-round pick Matthew Golden, Reed, Melton, Moore and 2025 third-round pick Savion Williams. The depth chart has youth and some proven contributors but no clear answer at the top of the outside receiver role beyond what Watson and Golden provide entering the season.
Green Bay’s draft focus is expected to lean toward defense, but adding a receiver with early-round value remains possible given how many contract situations remain unresolved among the current group.