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Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles cashed the board's mistake on Anderson: D.
by Dutch ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 27 picks
· 11 steals
· 0 reaches
The Eagles lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.
They will answer for taking linebacker early while edge rusher and quarterback went begging. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
Getting Anderson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick-by-Pick
Tacario Davis at the 39th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Nothing to complain about; Luke Lachey went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Nic Anderson in pick No. 86, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They paid sticker price for Anthony Belton in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Dasan McCullough at slot 92 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
No drama and no debate, Keon Sabb went about where he belonged in pick 93. The roster fit checks out.
They robbed the room for Elic Ayomanor here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Jamon Dumas-Johnson in slot 97 leaves edge rusher and quarterback for later.
They took J.C. Davis at par in pick 101, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Wyatt Milum at the 103rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Fair-plus on Aireontae Ersery, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Nice patience on Kyle Monangai, who had no business lasting to the 121st pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
J. Michael Sturdivant slipping to pick No. 127 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They will replay Malachi Moore at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
They read the board right and Rylie Mills was the payoff at the Round 5 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jason Henderson in the 152nd overall pick. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
A straight-up fair deal on Will Lee III at Round 5, Pick 25, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A tidy little value on Jahdae Barron in pick 155, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Good price on Dorian Strong in pick No. 161, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Jaeden Roberts at slot 165 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Jake Briningstool at the 179th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Marques Cox at No. 185. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They let Fentrell Cypress II come to them and pounced at slot 202. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A slide stopped in the 213th overall pick, with John Campbell Jr. worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 216, where Noah Thomas graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
By-the-book stuff, Dylan Fairchild at pick 217 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Roman Hemby in the 223rd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.