PHILADELPHIA -- While Eagles' rookie wide receiver Nelson Agholor has been drawing rave reviews throughout the spring, it is another receiver who could be poised to breakout in 2015.

Josh Huff, taken by the Eagles in the third round of last year's NFL Draft, left much to be desired as a rookie after missing significant time in training camp and four regular season games en-route to hauling in just eight catches for 98 yards and one costly fumble against the Arizona Cardinals.

Likely being thrust into an outside role in the starting lineup, Huff hopes to live up to the expectations he set for himself after talking about how familiar he was both with scheme and personnel coming from Oregon where Eagles head coach Chip Kelly recruited and coached him for two seasons.

As fellow NFL sophomore receiver Jordan Matthews points out, Huff already has one important factor in his favor when it comes to a possible rebound: health.

"First of all, he's not hurt," Matthews told NJ Advance Media of Huff following Tuesday's practice at the Novacare Complex. "I don't think people understand just how much getting injured during your first year can really not just hurt physically, but also mentally.

"I always knew Josh had talent. Last year during OTAs Josh was doing extremely well. Our first day, I knew he was good ... But I never watched Pac-12 football and I thought 'this guy's a dog, he could play in the SEC, easily.' I saw the talent and that takes a toll.

Matthews found a home as the Eagles' slot receiver and will likely work in that role once again in 2015 after a 67 catch, 872 yard and eight touchdown campaign. The Vanderbilt product though says that if roles were reversed, he isn't sure how he would have handled Huff's circumstances.

"I don't even know how I would have reacted to something like that. Now that he's fully healthy, we're getting him through the preseason and I think it'll be night and day the production you're going to see out of him. He's always been a baller. Now he has the time to get out there and prove it."

It wasn't just health though, that derailed Huff.

While he was only targeted 18 times -- and he'll need to take on a significantly larger role if he is to emerge as a weapon -- the Oregon product had four drops. All of them seemed to come at the most inopportune times.

He also fumbled inside the red zone at a pivotal juncture of a Week 8 loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

Huff's rookie season wasn't a complete bust. The 5-foot-11 speedster had both a 104-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and 44-yard catch against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 14 that showed off his big play ability.

With the growing pains of a rookie campaign behind him, Huff has drawn rave reviews from Kelly about his maturity heading into his second season, something the wide receiver says he's noticed even about himself.

"Any time you come in as a rookie," Huff said. "It's kind of a wide-eye view. As time goes on and you figure out how things go, how things work and what they expect of you, that's when you become more comfortable in the offense and comfortable with yourself to just come out and be successful and make plays."

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