B-
Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.
by KIYOSHI SABERS ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 2 steals
· 5 reaches
When the story of this class is written, it opens with Will Lee III at the 228th overall pick, a reach of 130 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.
The Leonard value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
The board had cheaper options than Donovan Jackson at pick 55, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Colston Loveland in the 62nd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kevin Winston Jr.. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They took Elic Ayomanor at par in Round 4, Pick 30, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Riley Leonard at pick No. 136 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
By-the-book stuff, Jaishawn Barham at the 156th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
This one needs a full-page explanation: J.C. Davis in the Round 5 slot, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, T.J. Sanders well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They reached a country mile for Trevor Etienne at pick 209, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
The board fumbled Dasan McCullough all the way to Round 7, Pick 4, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A real head-scratcher, Will Lee III in the 228th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
