D-
Philadelphia Eagles
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Eagles and Cowing: D-.
by PhillyV ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 15 picks
· 7 steals
· 1 reaches
Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Eagles, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.
For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Every board in the league had Jacobs lower, and that gap is the story. The Cowing steal is the beam this whole class leans on.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.
Pick-by-Pick
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Terrion Arnold. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Value with a capital V on Edgerrin Cooper in the 50th pick, a genuine coup. A minor need, but a need all the same.
By-the-book stuff, Ricky Pearsall at pick No. 53 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Jaden Hicks at the 82nd overall pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A quiet steal in slot 97: Michael Hall Jr. for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Ray Davis at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
McKinnley Jackson in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They barely believed it either: Jacob Cowing still on the board at No. 160. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Jordan Travis slid further than he should have, and the 170th pick is lovely value for the quarterback. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Isaiah Davis in the 171st overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Delmar Glaze in pick No. 178 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Jalyx Hunt is a better player than Round 6, Pick 8 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
A premium they did not need to pay, Curtis Jacobs a notch or two before his time. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
They took Erick All at par in slot 203, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
The board had Nathan Thomas higher than the 223rd overall pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.