C+
Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles let Oladapo fall and pounced. Final grade: C+.
by Anthromench ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 3 steals
· 0 reaches
The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Eagles watched Kitan Oladapo slide 56 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. The Gray pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at wide receiver, interior defensive lineman and other spots.
The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 4 of 9 of the wish list covered.
Hit on Laiatu Latu and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 22nd pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
In the 25th overall pick they get a ballhawk on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
No drama and no debate, Edgerrin Cooper went about where he belonged in pick 50. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
The board fumbled Bralen Trice all the way to No. 88, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Cedric Gray at linebacker with wide receiver, interior defensive lineman and other spots open.
Theo Johnson in slot 121 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
You do not let a safety like Kitan Oladapo reach Round 6, Pick 35 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.