musicman0929'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • musicman0929 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Eagles
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Decamerion Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Decamerion Richardson
CB Mississippi State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Eagles.

There is a lot to like until you notice wide receiver is still a hole. The Eagles never got to the one that mattered most. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The cost of the Richardson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Zinter falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick 22 they get a premier pass rusher, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
The board had cheaper options than T.J. Tampa at Round 2, Pick 18, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 53 with a little surplus value in Edgerrin Cooper. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick120 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
A quiet steal in No. 120: Zak Zinter for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick161 Rnd5 Decamerion Richardson
A reach on Decamerion Richardson in the Round 5 slot; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick171 Rnd5 James Williams
A straight-up fair deal on James Williams at the 171st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick172 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell at the 172nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.