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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PHI)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PHI)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (PHI)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (PHI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (PHI)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Eagles, and a B- to prove it.

Everything else got attention, and quarterback got none. That is a strange way for the Eagles to leave a draft. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They are betting Thornton Jr. proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Grant pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 7 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 32 they get a wrecking ball inside at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Darien Porter
They paid a round early for Darien Porter in pick 64, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick96 Rnd3 David Walker
A reach for David Walker in the 96th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick134 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in Round 4, Pick 32 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick161 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
The board had cheaper options than Ajani Cornelius at the Round 5 slot, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick164 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts at the 164th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick165 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in No. 165 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick168 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
They took DJ Giddens at par in pick No. 168, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.