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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PHI)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (PHI)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PHI)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (PHI)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (PHI)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Eagles robbed the room for Jones. Final grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Eagles watched Jarrian Jones slide 40 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They are betting Trice proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at pick No. 22 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick50 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in the Round 2 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick53 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
The board had cheaper options than Bralen Trice at the 53rd pick, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
They will replay Jaylen Wright at Round 3, Pick 34 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick160 Rnd5 Kalen King
Kalen King at pick 160 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
You do not let a cornerback like Nehemiah Pritchett reach No. 170 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Nice patience on Jordan Travis, who had no business lasting to the 171st overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick178 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
The board fumbled Malik Mustapha all the way to slot 178, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones in No. 189 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick240 Rnd7 Trey Knox
Fair-plus on Trey Knox, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.