Jareo'S MOCK DRAFT

Best roster gets better

  • Jareo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Eagles
Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PHI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PHI)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (PHI)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (PHI)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (PHI)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Eagles let Emmanwori fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The board owed the Eagles one, and it paid up: Nick Emmanwori, the No. 20 name on the board, sitting there at the 64th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Higgins has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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 edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
A reasonable price with a little left over, Emeka Egbuka in slot 32. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick64 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at Round 2, Pick 32. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick96 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They let Ozzy Trapilo come to them and pounced at pick 96. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick129 Rnd4 Mello Dotson
A straight-up fair deal on Mello Dotson at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in No. 162 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick166 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
They liked Oronde Gadsden II enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 166. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick169 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in the 169th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.