Thirty-one other rooms let Jaxson Dart slide, and the Eagles were the ones holding the card at the 152nd pick. Highway robbery.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.
The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.25
· Pick 25
· Tacario Davis
· CB
· rank 19
In slot 25 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R3.25
· Pick 89
· Danny Stutsman
· LB
· rank 61
They robbed the room for Danny Stutsman here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor itch, scratched.
R4.25
· Pick 121
· Nic Anderson
· WR
· rank 79
Nic Anderson in Round 4, Pick 25 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.24
· Pick 152
· Jaxson Dart
· QB
· rank 104
They will replay Jaxson Dart at the 152nd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.25
· Pick 153
· Brant Kuithe
· TE
· rank 151
Brant Kuithe in pick 153 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.25
· Pick 185
· Billy Bowman Jr.
· S
· rank 172
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Billy Bowman Jr. in pick No. 185. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.10
· Pick 202
· Tristan Leigh
· OT
· rank 193
They let Tristan Leigh come to them and pounced at the 202nd pick. It fills a real need, too.
R7.21
· Pick 213
· Jalon Daniels
· QB
· rank 222
The board had cheaper options than Jalon Daniels at No. 213, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
R7.25
· Pick 217
· Kaidon Salter
· QB
· rank 200
Kaidon Salter at slot 217 is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.