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1/18/24

  • GTSGhost DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PHI)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PHI)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Miyan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Miyan Williams
RB Ohio State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PHI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (PHI)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Eagles for Franklin: B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Zakhari Franklin, the No. 214 name on the board, stolen at Round 7, Pick 28. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They will need Williams to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Spending an early pick on linebacker with interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Kamari Lassiter
In slot 27 they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid a round early for Edgerrin Cooper in Round 2, Pick 18, more than the board wanted. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A surprising call. With interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots still to address, they spent the Round 2 slot on Jeremiah Trotter Jr., a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick97 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They did well to land Zak Zinter in pick 97, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick137 Rnd5 Shemar Turner
Shemar Turner at pick No. 137 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick156 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Malik Mustapha. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick172 Rnd5 Miyan Williams
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Miyan Williams. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick178 Rnd6 Christian Jones
No drama and no debate, Christian Jones went about where he belonged in the 178th pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick248 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Zakhari Franklin in the 248th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.