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Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PHI)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PHI)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PHI)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (PHI)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (PHI)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Eagles.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Eagles took Oluwafemi Oladejo a full 45 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

That Bowman Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick64 Rnd2 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at the 64th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick96 Rnd3 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo at pick No. 96 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick134 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
Somehow Billy Bowman Jr. was still sitting there in slot 134, and they pounced on premier safety value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jack Nelson this early at pick 161. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick164 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
No edge and no loss on Kyle Williams in the 164th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
Tommi Hill at slot 165 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jalen McLeod
Jalen McLeod at pick 168 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.