The Eagles bet big and early on Drake Nugent, 50 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hart.
The Colson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with wide receiver, interior defensive lineman and other spots still on the board. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.29
· Pick 29
· Cooper DeJean
· CB
· rank 26
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a lockdown presence outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.18
· Pick 50
· Edgerrin Cooper
· LB
· rank 49
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edgerrin Cooper. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.21
· Pick 53
· Kamren Kinchens
· S
· rank 64
Kamren Kinchens at pick No. 53 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
R2.29
· Pick 61
· Junior Colson
· LB
· rank 52
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Junior Colson adds a linebacker and leaves wide receiver, interior defensive lineman and other spots untouched.
R4.20
· Pick 120
· Cam Hart
· CB
· rank 100
Somehow Cam Hart was still sitting there in the 120th overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.25
· Pick 161
· Drake Nugent
· C
· rank 211
They reached a country mile for Drake Nugent at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.35
· Pick 171
· Delmar Glaze
· C
· rank 192
A wild overpay on Delmar Glaze in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.36
· Pick 172
· Joe Milton III
· QB
· rank 200
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Joe Milton III well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.35
· Pick 210
· Javontae Jean-Baptiste
· DE-EDGE
· rank 217
They took Javontae Jean-Baptiste at par in pick 210, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.29
· Pick 249
· Kimani Vidal
· RB
· rank 253
No edge and no loss on Kimani Vidal in the 249th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.