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Philadelphia Eagles
Larceny in the Round 5 slot lands the Eagles a B, Phillips and all.
by Stan ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 6 steals
· 0 reaches
You build a draft on nights like this. Jordan Phillips had no business being available in pick 169, and the Eagles did the only sane thing and turned in the card.
For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 32nd pick they get an anchor for the defensive front, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Isaiah Bond in No. 64 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Denzel Burke in Round 3, Pick 32. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Circle this one: Cam Skattebo at the 129th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Steal is underselling it; Oronde Gadsden II at slot 162 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They robbed the room for Jack Nelson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Somehow Jordan Phillips was still sitting there in pick No. 169, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.