B
Philadelphia Eagles
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Eagles a B.
by Eagle3171 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 14 picks
· 2 steals
· 7 reaches
The Eagles went off the board in a big way for Cole Payton, 93 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. Getting Neal where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.
Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in pick 58. The roster fit checks out.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Brian Parker II. A need, and now a little less of one.
Sam Roush at No. 74 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A wild overpay on Caden Curry in pick No. 95, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
No drama and no debate, Nicholas Singleton went about where he belonged in slot 98. It fills a real need, too.
Value with a capital V on Deion Burks in pick 122, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A straight-up fair deal on Harold Perkins Jr. at pick No. 125, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Value said wait; Beau Stephens in No. 127 says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Steal is underselling it; Julian Neal at the 133rd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Cole Payton this early at the Round 4 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A reach on Kaleb Proctor in the 153rd overall pick; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Marlin Klein in Round 5, Pick 38 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
George Gumbs Jr. in slot 215 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
