B
Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.
by King ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 5 steals
· 3 reaches
The tape said wait; the Eagles did not. Richard Jibunor went at pick No. 222, a good 50 picks before the board was ready.
On value alone, McCormick makes the weekend a net positive. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get an island corner at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Fair-plus on Edgerrin Cooper, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Brandon Dorlus is a better player than slot 91 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They let Malik Washington come to them and pounced at pick No. 104. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Sataoa Laumea in No. 139. A need, and now a little less of one.
Dylan Laube at the 161st overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Mason McCormick at the 172nd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They paid a round early for Jaden Crumedy in slot 210, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Solomon Byrd at pick 219 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Richard Jibunor this early at the 222nd pick. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
The board fumbled Tanner McLachlan all the way to No. 226, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.