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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (PHI)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Eagles a B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Eagles did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to edge rusher, which was the need that mattered most.

That Tracy Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Reaching for Bortolini left real value on the table behind him. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In pick No. 22 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at the 50th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick53 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
They did well to land T.J. Tampa in Round 2, Pick 21, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick120 Rnd4 James Williams
They took James Williams at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick161 Rnd5 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Value with a capital V on Tyrone Tracy Jr. in pick 161, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick171 Rnd5 AJ Barner
No edge and no loss on AJ Barner in No. 171; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick172 Rnd5 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini at the 172nd overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A tidy little value on Jaylan Ford in slot 210, a step better than break-even. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.