Stan'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Stan DRAFTING FOR THE
    Eagles
Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PHI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (PHI)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PHI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Andrew Coker Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Andrew Coker
OL TCU
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PHI)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (PHI)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Eagles and Franklin: B.

Somebody in the Round 7 slot was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Eagles sat still while Zakhari Franklin, the No. 223 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They are betting Cooper proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper in pick No. 50 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick59 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
No edge and no loss on Brandon Dorlus in the 59th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Good price on Zak Zinter in the 97th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick137 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Fair-plus on Kamal Hadden, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick156 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
A reasonable price with a little left over, Braelon Allen in No. 156. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick172 Rnd5 Andrew Coker
Andrew Coker at slot 172 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick178 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett in Round 6, Pick 3 is fair value, right on his grade. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick248 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Zakhari Franklin at pick 248 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.