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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PHI)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PHI)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (PHI)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (PHI)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (PHI)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Eagles.

The Eagles did not so much draft Luke Lachey as overpay for him, 44 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Nolen. On the needs board they went 6 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 32 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick64 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They did well to land Demetrius Knight Jr. in pick No. 64, just ahead of his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick96 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
No drama and no debate, Zy Alexander went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 32. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra in pick 134 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick161 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
A wild overpay on Luke Lachey in the 161st pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick164 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
They took Seth McLaughlin at par in slot 164, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams at the 165th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick168 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
They went early on Raheim Sanders in the Round 5 slot, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.