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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (PHI)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Eagles won the night they stopped McGlothern from sliding. Grade: B.

Somebody in Round 6, Pick 35 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Eagles sat still while Dwight McGlothern, the No. 161 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Trotter Jr. has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. They went 4 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 22 they get a disruptor off the edge, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Nice patience on Ennis Rakestraw Jr., who had no business lasting to No. 50. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. a notch or two before his time. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick120 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter slid further than he should have, and the Round 4 slot is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick161 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at the 161st overall pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick171 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Taking Christian Jones in pick 171 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick172 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Value with a capital V on Tykee Smith in pick No. 172, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick210 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
You do not let a cornerback like Dwight McGlothern reach slot 210 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.