B
Philadelphia Eagles
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Eagles: B.
by Stan ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 5 steals
· 4 reaches
When the story of this class is written, it opens with Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 5 slot, a reach of 39 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.
The Taylor III value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 32 they get a No. 1 receiver, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Steal is underselling it; T.J. Tampa at slot 63 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Jordan Morgan at the 64th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Leonard Taylor III in pick No. 94 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A straight-up fair deal on Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 97, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Will Shipley this early at Round 5, Pick 1. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They reached a country mile for Oronde Gadsden II at pick No. 147, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
No drama and no debate, Cam Hart went about where he belonged in pick 171. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Darius Robinson in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Nelson Ceaser at the 178th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A big swing on Jarquez Hunter at No. 253, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
