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CB'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 15, 2025

26.1

  • CB DRAFTING FOR THE
    Eagles
Draft Selections
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PHI)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PHI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (PHI)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (PHI)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PHI)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (PHI)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (PHI)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (PHI)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (PHI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PHI)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (PHI)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Eagles checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The Eagles bet big and early on Jalen Thompson, 70 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

However the rest shakes out, Thieneman at that price is a win they earned. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Malik Muhammad
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a press-man option on the boundary, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in the 62nd pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Rayshaun Benny
Rayshaun Benny in pick 68 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Joe Royer
They barely believed it either: Joe Royer still on the board at slot 94. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick99 Rnd3 Gabe Jacas
Gabe Jacas in the 99th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick130 Rnd4 Braylan Shelby
Value said wait; Braylan Shelby in pick No. 130 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
They talked themselves into Patrick Payton at Round 4, Pick 34, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick159 Rnd5 DJ McKinney
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on DJ McKinney. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick169 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
No drama and no debate, Xavier Nwankpa went about where he belonged in No. 169. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick178 Rnd6 Jalen Thompson
Jalen Thompson at the 178th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick191 Rnd6 Fernando Carmona
They went early on Fernando Carmona in the 191st pick, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.