B
Philadelphia Eagles
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Eagles.
by PhillyGuy75 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 5 steals
· 3 reaches
The tape said wait; the Eagles did not. Jaylen Harrell went at No. 172, a good 35 picks before the board was ready.
Getting Jones where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 22 they get a disruptor off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the Round 2 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They went early on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in slot 53, and the value did not follow. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Renardo Green at pick No. 98 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Christian Jones at the 161st overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Joe Milton III well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A wild overpay on Jaylen Harrell in the 172nd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A slide stopped in the 210th overall pick, with Curtis Jacobs worth more than the price. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.