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  • HoakieTide DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PHI)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (PHI)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Eagles: B-.

Every other box got a look, but wide receiver did not. The Eagles will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The Hall Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. If Trotter Jr. pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick No. 22 they get an anchor for the offensive line, reach and all.
Pick50 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They jumped the gun on Jeremiah Trotter Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick53 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at the 53rd overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick98 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. is a better player than No. 98 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick161 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Good price on Kitan Oladapo in the Round 5 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
A reasonable price with a little left over, Nelson Ceaser in Round 5, Pick 35. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick172 Rnd5 AJ Barner
AJ Barner at the 172nd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick210 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
A conviction pick on JD Bertrand at pick 210 that the board grades a round light. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.