The trade table was where it all came apart. The Eagles shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.
The whole projection now runs through Jayden Daniels; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. The Smith pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots.
However the rest shakes out, Bullock at that price is a win they earned. They are betting Cooper proves the room right and everyone else wrong.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, interior defensive lineman very much included.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.3
· Pick 3
· Jayden Daniels
· QB
· rank 8
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.20
· Pick 20
· Kool-Aid McKinstry
· CB
· rank 19
In pick 20 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.32
· Pick 32
· Keon Coleman
· WR
· rank 24
Keon Coleman at the Round 1 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.1
· Pick 33
· Chris Braswell
· LB-EDGE
· rank 34
Chris Braswell in No. 33 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.18
· Pick 50
· Edgerrin Cooper
· LB
· rank 59
Edgerrin Cooper at the 50th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.9
· Pick 73
· Calen Bullock
· S
· rank 49
A safety of that caliber at the 73rd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.16
· Pick 80
· Cooper Beebe
· OG
· rank 78
Cooper Beebe at slot 80 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.20
· Pick 84
· Johnny Wilson
· WR
· rank 75
Johnny Wilson in pick No. 84 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.30
· Pick 93
· Maason Smith
· DT-EDGE
· rank 87
Of all the spots to shop, they chose DT-EDGE. Maason Smith in Round 3, Pick 30 leaves interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots for later.
R3.32
· Pick 95
· Zak Zinter
· OG
· rank 94
Zak Zinter in the 95th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
R3.33
· Pick 96
· Cade Stover
· TE-EDGE
· rank 93
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots to take Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE that was not the priority.
R3.34
· Pick 97
· Jamari Thrash
· WR
· rank 91
Jamari Thrash in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.37
· Pick 100
· Tykee Smith
· S
· rank 97
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 100 with a little surplus value in Tykee Smith. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.15
· Pick 115
· Max Melton
· CB
· rank 111
Max Melton in the 115th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.1
· Pick 137
· Kris Abrams-Draine
· CB
· rank 119
Somehow Kris Abrams-Draine was still sitting there in slot 137, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.15
· Pick 151
· Ty'Ron Hopper
· LB
· rank 149
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ty'Ron Hopper. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R5.22
· Pick 158
· LaDarius Henderson
· OT
· rank 159
They took LaDarius Henderson at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.13
· Pick 188
· Julian Pearl
· OT-EDGE
· rank 181
Julian Pearl at the 188th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
