B
Philadelphia Eagles
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Eagles and Cornelius: B.
by eaglesfan69420 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 7 steals
· 2 reaches
Call it larceny. Ajani Cornelius sat on the board until the 172nd overall pick, and the Eagles did not need to be asked twice.
They will need Bailey to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick-by-Pick
Fair-plus on Jonah Savaiinaea, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
David Bailey at No. 97 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A clean, defensible pick in the 129th overall pick with a little surplus value in Terrance Ferguson. The roster fit checks out.
The board fumbled Jermari Harris all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
You do not let a wide receiver like Kyren Lacy reach pick 162 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 166 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A reach on Willie Lampkin in Round 5, Pick 30; the board had better options right there. It fills a real need, too.
Somehow Billy Bowman Jr. was still sitting there in slot 170, and they pounced on premier safety value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Ajani Cornelius at the 172nd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Jaylen Reed at slot 211 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Taking Antwane Wells Jr. in Round 7, Pick 31 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
