D-
Philadelphia Eagles
The phones sank the Eagles this weekend: D-.
by FL Bob ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 14 picks
· 0 steals
· 4 reaches
Nobody else had Eric Watts anywhere near slot 190. The Eagles did, by 40 spots, and that gap is the whole story. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.
Pick-by-Pick
They took Darius Robinson at par in No. 33, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in pick No. 39. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They paid sticker price for Xavier Legette in the 40th pick, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Payton Wilson at slot 50 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
A premium they did not need to pay, Kingsley Suamataia a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Fair-plus on Malachi Corley, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Maason Smith at slot 89 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Johnny Wilson at pick 120 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Nehemiah Pritchett in pick No. 139 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Tykee Smith in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Tanor Bortolini at the 166th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
No edge and no loss on Malik Mustapha in Round 5, Pick 35; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Good price on Kamal Hadden in the 175th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Eric Watts in No. 190 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
