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The Eagles activated Edge Nolan Smith from IR ahead of tonight's game against the Packers. It'll be his first game action since Week 3 because of a triceps injury. Smith had just 1 QB hit and no sacks through his three games before going down, so he's not much of an IDP option tonight -- and might not prove especially fantasy-relevant going forward. But he did get hot over the second half of last season, logging 8 sacks and 13 QB hits over his final 11 contests, including the playoffs. Smith's worth keeping an eye on.

The Eagles on Wednesday placed Edge Nolan Smith on IR after he tweaked the same triceps that he tore (and played through) in the Super Bowl victory over Kansas City. The designation knocks him out for at least the next four games.

The Eagles took Edge Nolan Smith in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Smith opened eyes with tremendous testing at the Scouting Combine. He delivered a 4.39-second 40 time, third fastest ever among edge players. Smith also posted a 95th-percentile broad jump and 98th-percentile vertical. But he’s also tiny for the position: 2nd-percentile weight and 15th-percentile height. More importantly, we don’t love Smith’s college production. He tallied just 15.0 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks total over the past two years. Smith did lose seven games to injury in his senior season, when he was on track for bigger numbers. We'll see how soon he can work into a prominent role in a loaded front seven. See where Smith sat in our pre-draft IDP rookie rankings.