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Philadelphia Eagles
Nix should have been long gone. The Eagles pounced, and earned a A-.
by Davidw ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 16 picks
· 16 steals
· 0 reaches
The board owed the Eagles one, and it paid up: Bo Nix, the No. 31 name on the board, sitting there at pick No. 98 like a gift left on the doorstep. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 27 they get a ballhawk on the outside, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Circle this one: Tyler Guyton at slot 54 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Somehow Troy Franklin was still sitting there in pick No. 58, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Jackson Powers-Johnson at pick 71 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Ruke Orhorhoro in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Bo Nix in the 98th pick, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
A offensive lineman of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 20 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
You do not let a DT-EDGE like Maason Smith reach the 156th overall pick and blink. They did not. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
Tykee Smith at the 161st overall pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Jarrian Jones in pick 171 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A quiet steal in slot 172: Kitan Oladapo for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Dallin Holker in the 186th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They will replay Dylan Laube at Round 6, Pick 31 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
The board had Elijah Jones higher than the Round 6 slot, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Taking Luke McCaffrey in pick No. 219 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
The board fumbled Garret Greenfield all the way to No. 245, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.