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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PHI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PHI)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (PHI)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (PHI)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (PHI)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (BAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Marcus Williams
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Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Eagles robbed the room for James. Final grade: B+.

The board owed the Eagles one, and it paid up: DJ James, the No. 53 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 4 slot like a gift left on the doorstep. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. It is not that Trotter Jr. is a bad player; it is that the Eagles had louder needs to answer first.

For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. Reaching for Jones left real value on the table behind him.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the Round 1 slot they get a problem off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
By-the-book stuff, Edgerrin Cooper at slot 50 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick53 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ja'Tavion Sanders in the 53rd overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A want over a need in pick 62: Jeremiah Trotter Jr. adds a linebacker while wide receiver, interior defensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick120 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James at the 120th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick161 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at pick No. 161 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick165 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in Round 5, Pick 29 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick171 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
They read the board right and Isaiah Davis was the payoff at No. 171. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick172 Rnd5 Trente Jones
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trente Jones well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick210 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace in the 210th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick228 Rnd7 Drake Nugent
Value with a capital V on Drake Nugent in pick 228, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.