D
Philadelphia Eagles
Grand theft in No. 105: the Eagles steal Mahogany and grade out a D.
by Dutchman ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 15 picks
· 8 steals
· 0 reaches
The Eagles lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.
A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Mahogany.
Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
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
In slot 22 they get an island corner at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Rome Odunze in pick No. 23 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Value with a capital V on Tyler Guyton in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
No edge and no loss on Brandon Dorlus in the 54th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Chris Braswell at pick 59 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Javon Bullard in the 66th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They took Payton Wilson at par in the 69th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
They paid sticker price for Ruke Orhorhoro in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
No drama and no debate, Tykee Smith went about where he belonged in pick No. 97. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Circle this one: Christian Mahogany at slot 105 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Nothing to complain about; Daijun Edwards went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and McCallan Castles at pick 163 is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They let Chau Smith-Wade come to them and pounced at No. 172. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Cody Schrader slipping to the 178th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Nice patience on Zakhari Franklin, who had no business lasting to the 243rd pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
