B-
Philadelphia Eagles
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Eagles a B-.
by dadrules ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 0 steals
· 4 reaches
The Eagles did not so much draft Frank Gore Jr. as overpay for him, 24 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.
A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. With cornerback, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on TE-EDGE is the choice that costs them.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill hitter at safety. A clean fit for the roster.
They liked Chris Braswell enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 56. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Tyler Guyton at pick 64 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Cooper Beebe at Round 3, Pick 34 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
A straight-up fair deal on Jamon Dumas-Johnson at slot 121, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Of all the spots to shop, they chose TE-EDGE. Cade Stover in No. 124 leaves cornerback, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
Mike Sainristil in the 137th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
They paid sticker price for Keith Randolph Jr. in Round 5, Pick 9, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They took Jacob Cowing at par in slot 174, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A conviction pick on Shemar Turner at pick 178 that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A big swing on Frank Gore Jr. at pick No. 253, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
