The Eagles lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. A D+ that will need time and luck to look better.
Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. With wide receiver, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. Getting Hadden where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.
The cost of the Trotter Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.22
· Pick 22
· Jayden Daniels
· QB
· rank 7
In Round 1, Pick 22 they get the face of the franchise, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
R2.18
· Pick 50
· Cooper DeJean
· CB
· rank 26
You do not let a cornerback like Cooper DeJean reach slot 50 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.21
· Pick 53
· Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
· LB
· rank 67
The board had cheaper options than Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at No. 53, and it noticed. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.12
· Pick 76
· Chris Braswell
· LB-EDGE
· rank 44
Somehow Chris Braswell was still sitting there in pick 76, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.20
· Pick 120
· Cedric Gray
· LB
· rank 113
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Cedric Gray in the 120th overall pick leaves wide receiver, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
R5.25
· Pick 161
· Jarrian Jones
· CB
· rank 136
Circle this one: Jarrian Jones at pick No. 161 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.35
· Pick 171
· Mason McCormick
· OT
· rank 146
They barely believed it either: Mason McCormick still on the board at the Round 5 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.36
· Pick 172
· Dillon Johnson
· RB
· rank 167
Nothing to complain about; Dillon Johnson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.35
· Pick 210
· Kamal Hadden
· CB
· rank 168
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Kamal Hadden in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
