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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PHI)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PHI)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
DL-EDGE Georgia
RJ Oben Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (PHI)
RJ Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (PHI)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Eagles land in the muddy middle: C+.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Eagles started one anyway for Ahmed Hassanein, 68 picks ahead of schedule. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

The Horton value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Hit on Malaki Starks and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In pick 32 they get a rangy last line of defense. A real need, handled.
Pick64 Rnd2 Smael Mondon Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Smael Mondon Jr. in slot 64 is miles ahead of his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick96 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte at the 96th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Tory Horton
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick No. 134 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick161 Rnd5 Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
A wild overpay on Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins in No. 161, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick164 Rnd5 RJ Oben
RJ Oben at the 164th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jalen McLeod
Jalen McLeod at No. 165 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick168 Rnd5 Ahmed Hassanein
Value said wait; Ahmed Hassanein in Round 5, Pick 30 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.