B
Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles checked most of the boxes and earned a B.
by Jtr ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 2 steals
· 4 reaches
The one they had to fix is still broken. The Eagles left interior defensive lineman untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul.
The Robinson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They are betting Knox proves the room right and everyone else wrong.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 24th overall pick they get a potential shutdown corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chop Robinson at Round 2, Pick 22 is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Brenden Rice in pick No. 63 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marist Liufau. It adds depth where they could use a little.
By-the-book stuff, Zak Zinter at No. 97 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They paid sticker price for Tykee Smith in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Good price on Javon Foster in slot 131, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
They reached a country mile for Trey Knox at pick 163, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They took Frank Gore Jr. at par in pick No. 172, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
JD Bertrand at slot 178 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
A slide stopped in pick 213, with Jordan Magee worth more than the price. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Ja'Had Carter in the 243rd overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
