B
Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.
by Draco ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 5 steals
· 3 reaches
Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Kimani Vidal at slot 210 is 43 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.
For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Vaki steal is the beam this whole class leans on.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 30th overall pick they get a press-man option on the boundary at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They robbed the room for Adonai Mitchell here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick No. 53 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
A straight-up fair deal on Christian Haynes at No. 62, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They paid sticker price for Theo Johnson in the 120th pick, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tommy Eichenberg at the Round 5 slot is the proof. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Walter Rouse at pick No. 171 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaylan Ford in the 172nd overall pick, miles early. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
The board fumbled Sione Vaki all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Kimani Vidal at the 210th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.