HoakieTide 'S MOCK DRAFT

Green Birds

  • HoakieTide DRAFTING FOR THE
    Eagles
Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (PHI)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Eagles did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

Nobody had Curtis Jacobs this high, and it is not close. The Eagles reached 36 spots to get him at Round 5, Pick 25. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Getting Williams where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In slot 22 they get an island corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick50 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson in the Round 2 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick53 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
No drama and no debate, Javon Bullard went about where he belonged in pick 53. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick98 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at Round 3, Pick 35 is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick161 Rnd5 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs in the 161st overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
A tidy little value on Jaheim Bell in pick No. 171, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick172 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
They took Grayson Murphy at par in Round 5, Pick 36, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick210 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
They will replay Isaiah Williams at pick 210 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.