Stan'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Stan DRAFTING FOR THE
    Eagles
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (PHI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (PHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PHI)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (PHI)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Smith should have been long gone. The Eagles pounced, and earned a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Ainias Smith, slot 163, roughly 47 picks past where he belonged. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Every board in the league had Laube lower, and that gap is the story. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick 22 they get a long-term starter on the line, outstanding value to boot.
Pick50 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold in the Round 2 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick54 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
The board fumbled Byron Murphy II all the way to slot 54, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick97 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard at pick No. 97 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
They paid up for Dylan Laube at the 137th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick163 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Ainias Smith in No. 163, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick172 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in the 172nd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick178 Rnd6 Andru Phillips
A quiet steal in Round 6, Pick 3: Andru Phillips for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick243 Rnd7 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.