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Draft Selections
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (PHI)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PHI)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PHI)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PHI)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (PHI)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (PHI)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Draft Picks Traded
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (IND)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Eagles.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Eagles would have aced it. Jaylen Reed at No. 164 is 24 spots clear of where he belonged.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

On the needs board they went 7 of 9, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick45 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
A premium they did not need to pay, Donovan Ezeiruaku a notch or two before his time. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick64 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
A slide stopped in slot 64, with Marcus Mbow worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
A reasonable price with a little left over, Elijah Arroyo in pick 80. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick96 Rnd3 Joshua Farmer
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joshua Farmer this early at No. 96. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick134 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant is a better player than Round 4, Pick 32 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick161 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 161st pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at No. 164 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick165 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
No drama and no debate, Seth McLaughlin went about where he belonged in pick No. 165. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick168 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They liked JJ Pegues enough to skip the value, taking him in the 168th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.