B
Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles cashed the board's mistake on Mims: B.
by resonant ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 2 steals
· 0 reaches
Call it larceny. Amarius Mims sat on the board until the 50th overall pick, and the Eagles did not need to be asked twice. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.
That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick-by-Pick
They paid sticker price for Nate Wiggins in No. 22, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Amarius Mims at slot 50 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A tidy little value on T.J. Tampa in the Round 2 slot, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
No drama and no debate, James Williams went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 20. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Tykee Smith at pick No. 161 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They robbed the room for Luke McCaffrey here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Javion Cohen in the 172nd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Fair-plus on Jaylan Ford, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.