You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Eagles did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. It grades a D, and the process earned it.
They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Stukes falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.
They trusted the board more than the depth chart.
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
R1.23
· Pick 23
· Arvell Reese
· LB
· rank 7
In the Round 1 slot they get a three-down second-level presence at a price that makes it sweeter.
R2.22
· Pick 54
· Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
· S
· rank 40
A quiet steal in pick No. 54: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.2
· Pick 66
· Eli Stowers
· TE
· rank 56
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Eli Stowers at pick 66. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.4
· Pick 68
· Zachariah Branch
· WR
· rank 65
Zachariah Branch in the 68th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.34
· Pick 98
· Treydan Stukes
· CB
· rank 72
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 34 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.1
· Pick 101
· Mike Washington Jr.
· RB
· rank 75
The board fumbled Mike Washington Jr. all the way to slot 101, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.18
· Pick 118
· De'Zhaun Stribling
· WR
· rank 98
De'Zhaun Stribling in the Round 4 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.37
· Pick 137
· Kaleb Proctor
· DL
· rank 135
They paid sticker price for Kaleb Proctor in No. 137, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.38
· Pick 178
· Louis Moore
· S
· rank 168
Nice patience on Louis Moore, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 38. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.41
· Pick 181
· Keagen Trost
· OT
· rank 183
Keagen Trost at pick No. 181 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
R6.3
· Pick 184
· Matt Gulbin
· C
· rank 185
Matt Gulbin in the 184th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.16
· Pick 197
· DJ Campbell
· OG
· rank 189
DJ Campbell at slot 197 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.9
· Pick 225
· Jimmy Rolder
· LB
· rank 230
They took Jimmy Rolder at par in the 225th pick, which is nothing to complain about. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.