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Draft Selections
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (PHI)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (PHI)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (PHI)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (PHI)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PHI)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (PHI)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PHI)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (PHI)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (PHI)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (PHI)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 5 (PHI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BUF)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NE)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Brandin Cooks
WR
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Eagles for Lew: B+.

The Eagles spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Connor Lew, the No. 65 name on the board, in No. 98.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They are betting Lawrence proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In the 26th overall pick they get an island corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq at the 41st pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick54 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 22: Emmanuel Pregnon for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick98 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew in No. 98 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick106 Rnd4 Malachi Lawrence
They reached a country mile for Malachi Lawrence at slot 106, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick122 Rnd4 Chase Bisontis
A slide stopped in pick 122, with Chase Bisontis worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick128 Rnd4 Caden Curry
Circle this one: Caden Curry at pick No. 128 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick137 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
A reach on Ted Hurst in pick 137; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick151 Rnd5 Taylen Green
They paid a round early for Taylen Green in Round 5, Pick 13, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Value with a capital V on Xavier Nwankpa in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.