D
Philadelphia Eagles
The phones sank the Eagles this weekend: D.
by PhillyV ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 18 picks
· 3 steals
· 5 reaches
Somebody took the Eagles to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.
They will need Jacobs to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
Quantity was the play, for better or worse.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick-by-Pick
Dallas Turner slid further than he should have, and pick 22 is lovely value for the edge rusher. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They took Braden Fiske at par in pick No. 50, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
By-the-book stuff, Kamren Kinchens at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Khyree Jackson at No. 97 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Nothing to complain about; Will Shipley went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Sataoa Laumea slipping to the 126th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jacob Cowing in Round 5, Pick 11. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Fair-plus on Jordan Travis, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A tidy little value on Anthony Gould in Round 5, Pick 34, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They did well to land Kamal Hadden in No. 171, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Curtis Jacobs this early at the 178th overall pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
A premium they did not need to pay, Jared Wiley a notch or two before his time. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Jordan Jefferson in the Round 6 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A reach on Julian Pearl in pick No. 203; the board had better options right there. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
They paid sticker price for Josh Proctor in slot 210, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Rasheen Ali in the 221st pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They went early on Brevyn Spann-Ford in slot 223, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Andrew Raym in No. 225 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.