D-
Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.
by Phillyv ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 15 picks
· 3 steals
· 0 reaches
Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Eagles, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.
Landing Smith-Wade that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The Eagles clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.
Pick-by-Pick
Fair-plus on Jared Verse, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Tyler Guyton at slot 43 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They paid sticker price for Jackson Powers-Johnson in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
No edge and no loss on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in pick 54; it is a wash and a sensible one. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Tykee Smith in the 97th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Tyler Davis at the 106th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Malik Washington at No. 124 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Cole Bishop at pick No. 131 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A tidy bit of business in the Round 5 slot, where Daijun Edwards graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dallin Holker. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Joe Milton III in the 163rd pick is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
By-the-book stuff, Layden Robinson at slot 164 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
No drama and no debate, Javon Baker went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 38. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They let Chau Smith-Wade come to them and pounced at pick 178. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Jeremy Flax at No. 228 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
