KIYOSHI SABERS'S MOCK DRAFT

EAGLES DRAFT 2024-3

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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (PHI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (PHI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (PHI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (PHI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (PHI)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (PHI)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Received
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (TEN)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (CLE)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LAC)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (LAC)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Eagles: B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Eagles shredded theirs for Christian Jones. He came off 38 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Estime steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In the Round 1 slot they get a ballhawk on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at No. 50 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick57 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A premium they did not need to pay, Payton Wilson a notch or two before his time. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick71 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
No edge and no loss on Johnny Wilson in the 71st pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Javon Foster
They reached a country mile for Javon Foster at slot 97, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick107 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Audric Estime at the 107th overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick126 Rnd4 James Williams
They liked James Williams enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 126. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 139th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaylan Ford this early at Round 5, Pick 24. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick170 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in the 170th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.