Eaglefan0'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PHI)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (PHI)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PHI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (PHI)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (PHI)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Eagles robbed the room for Johnson. Final grade: B.

Call it larceny. Cornelius Johnson sat on the board until Round 7, Pick 20, and the Eagles did not need to be asked twice. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

If Gore Jr. pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In the 22nd overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
A edge rusher of that caliber at pick No. 50 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick53 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
Kamari Lassiter slid further than he should have, and No. 53 is lovely value for the cornerback. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
A straight-up fair deal on Jalen McMillan at slot 97, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick160 Rnd5 Johnny Dixon
They reached into another round for Johnny Dixon, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick170 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
This one needs a full-page explanation: Drake Nugent in pick 170, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick171 Rnd5 Caedan Wallace
A premium they did not need to pay, Caedan Wallace a notch or two before his time. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick178 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at the Round 6 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick189 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
They went early on Joe Milton III in the 189th overall pick, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick240 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
They will replay Cornelius Johnson at slot 240 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.