B
Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.
by Stan ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
The war room fell hard for Will Shipley, and it showed at No. 137: 28 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.
It is not that Melton is a bad player; it is that the Eagles had louder needs to answer first. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The Odunze pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 32 they get a weapon on the perimeter at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Nate Wiggins slipping to pick 51 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Jack Sawyer at Round 2, Pick 32 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went defensive back with Max Melton while clear needs at interior defensive lineman and safety sat open.
A wild overpay on Will Shipley in the 137th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
By-the-book stuff, Cameron Ward at No. 147 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Ajani Cornelius in Round 6, Pick 3 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Brevyn Spann-Ford in the 184th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Jalen Catalon at the 227th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Eric Gentry in pick 253 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It adds depth where they could use a little.