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Draft Selections
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PHI)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PHI)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (PHI)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (PHI)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (PHI)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (PHI)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Eagles did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Eagles treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 166th pick on Fadil Diggs a full 67 spots early. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Farmer falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 3 of 9 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
In slot 32 they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick64 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at Round 2, Pick 32 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick96 Rnd3 Kaimon Rucker
A big swing on Kaimon Rucker at pick 96, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer slid further than he should have, and pick No. 129 is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick162 Rnd5 Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzgerald in the 162nd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick166 Rnd5 Fadil Diggs
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Fadil Diggs. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick169 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
Good price on DJ Giddens in Round 5, Pick 30, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.