D-
Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles robbed the room for Hunter. Final grade: D-.
by Philly V ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 4 steals
· 2 reaches
The phones were a trap the Eagles kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.
A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Stephens reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.
On value alone, Hunter makes the weekend a net positive.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 23rd pick they get a security blanket over the middle at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Dillon Thieneman at Round 2, Pick 22 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing D'Angelo Ponds in the Round 2 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Jonah Coleman at the 68th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
The board fumbled Lee Hunter all the way to slot 89, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Logan Jones at pick 98 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They paid sticker price for Bryce Lance in No. 122, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A reach for Beau Stephens in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Toriano Pride Jr. in slot 210 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaren Kanak. A need, and now a little less of one.
They took Trey Zuhn III at par in the 239th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They went early on Nolan Rucci in pick 241, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
