Other Wide Receivers and Tight Ends…
Jason Avant
No. 81
Position: Wide receiver
Height: 6-0
Weight: 212
College: Michigan
Experience: 4th year
Birth date: April 20, 1983
Hometown: Chicago
Acquired by the Eagles: Drafted in the fourth round (109th overall) in 2006.
Stuff to know: He played in 15 games in 2008, when he caught 33 passes for 377 yards. Best game was a five-catch, 101-yard day versus Cleveland. He loves to play Scrabble, saying it "makes you think, and it keeps your mind active."
Hank Baskett
No. 84
Position: Wide receiver
Height: 6-4
Weight: 220
College: New Mexico
Experience: 4th year
Birth date: Sept. 4, 1982
Hometown: Clovis, N.M.
Acquired by the Eagles: Acquired in a trade from Minnesota in 2006 after being signed by the Vikings as an undrafted rookie.
Stuff to know: He caught 33 passes for 440 yards in 2008 and has made three of the 10 longest receptions in Eagles history. He married former Playboy Playmate Kendra Wilkinson during the off-season.
Reggie Brown
No. 86
Position: Wide receiver
Height: 6-1
Weight: 197
College: Georgia
Experience: 5
Birth date: Jan. 13, 1981
Hometown: Carrollton, Ga.
Acquired by the Eagles: Drafted in the second round (35th overall) in 2005.
Stuff to know: Brown was on the edge of the roster since last season, when his playing time decreased. Injuries cost him four games, but he was also inactive for two in December and the NFC title game. Led the Eagles in receiving yards (816) and touchdown receptions (8) in 2006.
Kevin Curtis
No. 80
Position: Wide receiver
Height: 6-0
Weight: 186
College: Utah State
Experience: 7th year
Birth date: July 17, 1978
Hometown: South Jordan, Utah
Acquired by the Eagles: Signed as free agent in 2007. Originally drafted in third round (74th overall) by St. Louis in 2003
Stuff to know: Curtis did well in 2007, when he caught 77 passes for 1,110 yards and eight touchdowns. He missed part of 2008 with a sports hernia and had surgery in the off-season.
Brandon Gibson
No. 19
Position: Wide receiver
Height: 6-1
Weight: 206
College: Washington State
Experience: Rookie
Birth date: Aug. 13, 1987
Hometown: Puyallup, Wash.
Acquired by the Eagles: Drafted in the sixth round (194th overall) in 2009.
Stuff to know: Gibson was a below-the-radar bright spot and he earned a job in training camp. He caught 182 passes for 2,756 yards and 17 touchdowns in his career at Washington State. He earned his degree and hopes to teach history someday.
Jeremy Maclin
No. 18
Position: Wide receiver
Height: 6-0
Weight: 198
College: Missouri
Experience: Rookie
Birth date: May 11, 1988
Hometown: Kirkwood, Mo.
Acquired by the Eagles: Drafted in first round (19th overall) in 2009.
Stuff to know: Maclin played in a spread offense at Missouri, where he scored 33 touchdowns in the last two seasons and was a two-time all-American. Abandoned by his father, Maclin eventually lived with the family of his youth football coach, Jeff Parres.
Brent Celek
No. 87
Position: Tight end
Height: 6-4
Weight: 255
College: Cincinnati
Experience: 3d year
Birth date: Jan. 25, 1985
Hometown: Cincinnati
Acquired by the Eagles: Drafted in the fifth round (162d overall) in 2006.
Stuff to know: He caught 27 passes for 318 yards during the 2008 regular season but exploded for 19 for 151 yards and three touchdowns in the playoffs. He had a team-record 10 catches for 83 yards and two touchdowns in the NFC title game.
Tony Curtis
No. 83
Position: Tight end
Height: 6-5
Weight: 251
College: Portland State
Experience: 4th year
Birth date: Feb. 11, 1983
Hometown: Seaside, Calif.
Acquired by the Eagles: Signed as free agent during training camp this year. Originally signed as an undrafted rookie by Dallas in 2005.
Stuff to know: Played all 32 games for Dallas in the last two seasons but was mostly a blocker. In 36 NFL games over three seasons, Curtis has 11 catches for 50 yards and three touchdowns.
…and their Coaches
David Culley
Wide receivers coach
Eagles: 11th season.
Stuff to know: Helped rookie DeSean Jackson amass 912 yards receiving in 2008. Played QB and graduated from Vanderbilt. Previously coached at Pittsburgh (NFL), Tampa Bay (NFL), Texas A&M, UTEP, South West Louisiana, Tennessee-Chattanooga, Middle Tennessee State, Vanderbilt and Austin Peay.
Tom Melvin
Tight ends coach
Eagles: 11th season.
Stuff to know: Like some others, joined the Eagles when Andy Reid took over as head coach. They worked together at San Francisco State. Spent first three seasons as offensive assistant/quality control. Previously coached at San Francisco State, Northern Arizona, UC-Santa Barbara and Occidental College.