C
Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles bled value on every deal, hence the C.
by Chase ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 2 steals
· 4 reaches
Somebody took the Eagles to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.
The Schlee pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
Kinchens falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.
Hit on Terrion Arnold and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 32 they get a potential shutdown corner at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Kamren Kinchens at pick No. 41 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick 59 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Roman Wilson in the Round 3 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A wild overpay on Frank Gore Jr. in slot 146, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Aki Ogunbiyi at the 156th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Nothing to complain about; Chau Smith-Wade went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
No edge and no loss on Justin Eboigbe in the 178th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A straight-up fair deal on Nathaniel Watson at pick No. 232, value and slot in agreement. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Collin Schlee well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.
The board had cheaper options than Jordan Johnson at the 248th pick, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
