B-
Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles kept it disciplined and banked a B-.
by Kiyoshi Sabers ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 4 steals
· 5 reaches
There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Eagles started one anyway for Rylie Mills, 150 picks ahead of schedule.
On value alone, Guyton makes the weekend a net positive. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.
They went 7 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 28th overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Keon Coleman at pick 45 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They reached into another round for TreVeyon Henderson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Somehow Tyler Guyton was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 34, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The roster fit checks out.
A slide stopped in pick No. 137, with Cedric Gray worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Ben Sinnott in No. 156 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Nelson Ceaser in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Zy Alexander at Round 6, Pick 3 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Jack Nelson is a better player than No. 185 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Value said wait; Josh Proctor in pick No. 195 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They talked themselves into Rylie Mills at pick 249, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.