B
Philadelphia Eagles
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Eagles and Rice: B.
by babyatemydingo ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
When a board-topper like Brenden Rice slides to the 161st overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Eagles did not. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.
If Ulofoshio pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 22nd pick they get an island corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Circle this one: Tyler Guyton at No. 50 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
No drama and no debate, T.J. Tampa went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They liked Jalyx Hunt enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 120. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Brenden Rice at pick 161 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They did well to land McKinnley Jackson in the 171st overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Edefuan Ulofoshio well ahead of where he belonged. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Kimani Vidal at Round 6, Pick 35 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.