C
Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles bled value on every deal, hence the C.
by Sidnasty81 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 3 steals
· 6 reaches
They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jordan Travis, 97 picks early at pick 75.
The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. However the rest shakes out, Hadden at that price is a win they earned. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.
It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.
Pick-by-Pick
They jumped the gun on Jeremiah Trotter Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Value said wait; Luke McCaffrey in No. 59 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A wild overpay on Jordan Travis in Round 3, Pick 11, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Cole Bishop slipping to pick 120 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
They reached into another round for Curtis Jacobs, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
They paid up for Jha'Quan Jackson at the 171st pick when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They reached a country mile for Tatum Bethune at the 172nd pick, and the board is aghast. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
They robbed the room for Kamal Hadden here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They will replay Johnny Dixon at pick No. 210 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.