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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (PHI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (PHI)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PHI)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PHI)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (PHI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Eagles: B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Eagles did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to offensive lineman, which was the need that mattered most. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

That Williams pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will need Wiggins to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 9 of the wish list covered.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a ballhawk on the outside, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jeremiah Trotter Jr.. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick60 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kris Jenkins in pick 60. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick97 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac in the 97th pick is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick137 Rnd5 James Williams
James Williams slipping to slot 137 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
Pick156 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
By-the-book stuff, Ainias Smith at the 156th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick172 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick178 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett in No. 178 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick249 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They paid sticker price for Frank Gore Jr. in the 249th pick, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.