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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PHI)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PHI)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PHI)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (PHI)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Eagles, and a B- to prove it.

Nobody else had Jay Higgins anywhere near the Round 5 slot. The Eagles did, by 36 spots, and that gap is the whole story. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Watts pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In pick 32 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick64 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in pick No. 64 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick96 Rnd3 Joshua Farmer
A conviction pick on Joshua Farmer at the 96th pick that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
A straight-up fair deal on Hollin Pierce at the 134th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick161 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
They paid sticker price for Tommi Hill in Round 5, Pick 23, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jah Joyner
Good price on Jah Joyner in slot 164, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at Round 5, Pick 27 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick168 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius at No. 168 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.