Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Eagles, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.
They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Eagles indulged a want in Wilson while a need in interior defensive lineman and quarterback stayed open.
Jordan at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.31
· Pick 31
· Tyler Nubin
· S
· rank 29
In pick No. 31 they get a centerfielder for the defense at fair value.
R1.32
· Pick 32
· Kamren Kinchens
· S
· rank 33
In pick 32 they get a ballhawk on the back end at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.1
· Pick 33
· Chop Robinson
· DE-EDGE
· rank 34
They took Chop Robinson at par in slot 33, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.18
· Pick 50
· Devontez Walker
· WR
· rank 45
Good price on Devontez Walker in the Round 2 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.22
· Pick 54
· Edgerrin Cooper
· LB
· rank 56
They paid sticker price for Edgerrin Cooper in the 54th overall pick, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R2.31
· Pick 63
· Payton Wilson
· LB
· rank 65
A curious use of the 63rd pick. Interior defensive lineman and quarterback needed the pick; a linebacker in Payton Wilson did not.
R2.32
· Pick 64
· Calen Bullock
· S
· rank 46
They will replay Calen Bullock at slot 64 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.34
· Pick 97
· Sedrick Van Pran
· C
· rank 89
A quiet steal in No. 97: Sedrick Van Pran for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.32
· Pick 132
· Sataoa Laumea
· OT
· rank 123
They read the board right and Sataoa Laumea was the payoff at the Round 4 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.24
· Pick 160
· McCallan Castles
· TE
· rank 156
They did well to land McCallan Castles in pick 160, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.34
· Pick 170
· Nehemiah Pritchett
· CB
· rank 146
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Nehemiah Pritchett in Round 5, Pick 34, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.35
· Pick 171
· Khristian Boyd
· DL-EDGE
· rank 161
Khristian Boyd at pick No. 171 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.36
· Pick 172
· Jaylin Simpson
· CB
· rank 154
Jaylin Simpson at the 172nd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.3
· Pick 178
· LaDarius Henderson
· OT
· rank 169
Value with a capital V on LaDarius Henderson in the 178th pick, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.20
· Pick 240
· De'Corian Clark
· WR
· rank 212
Steal is underselling it; De'Corian Clark at pick 240 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.29
· Pick 249
· Jawhar Jordan
· RB
· rank 219
Taking Jawhar Jordan in Round 7, Pick 29 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.