Eagles add WR Shelton Gibson in 5th round

The Philadelphia Eagles have selected receiver Shelton Gibson out of West Virginia in the fifth round (166th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Shelton Gibson Bio

Position: WR
School: West Virginia
College Experience: Junior
Height: 5-11
Weight: 191 lbs.

Strengths

• Big play receiver. Has deep threat speed, averaged over 22 yards per catch in last two seasons.
• Open field runner. Doesn't break many tackles, but can juke and fake defenders out of his way with enough space.
• Resembles poor man's Tavon Austin. Depending on how much a team expects of him, Gibson could be solid gadget player and return weapon.

Weaknesses

• Not an NFL route runner. Ran a lot of simplified option routes at West Virginia. Will need to learn how to run an NFL route tree.
• Stifled against top competition. Large gap in production between games against top-rated teams and poorer programs.
• Specialty weapon. Only had at least six touches in two games last season. Mostly to be used in gadget, specialty plays.

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