Fish54'S MOCK DRAFT

Draft 20

  • Fish54 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Eagles
Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (PHI)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Eagles let Brade fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Beau Brade, No. 171, roughly 37 picks past where he belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 5 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry at the 22nd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick50 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Fair-plus on Cooper Beebe, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick53 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Adisa Isaac. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick120 Rnd4 James Williams
A straight-up fair deal on James Williams at the 120th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick161 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They let Luke McCaffrey come to them and pounced at No. 161. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Beau Brade
Circle this one: Beau Brade at pick No. 171 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick172 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at Round 5, Pick 36 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick210 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Taking Johnny Dixon in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.