B
Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles let Brade fall and pounced. Final grade: B.
by Fish54 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 4 steals
· 0 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Beau Brade, No. 171, roughly 37 picks past where he belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.
The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.
Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
Kool-Aid McKinstry at the 22nd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Fair-plus on Cooper Beebe, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Adisa Isaac. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A straight-up fair deal on James Williams at the 120th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
They let Luke McCaffrey come to them and pounced at No. 161. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Circle this one: Beau Brade at pick No. 171 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Xavier Thomas at Round 5, Pick 36 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Taking Johnny Dixon in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.