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Draft Selections
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PHI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (PHI)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PHI)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Eugene Asante Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (PHI)
Eugene Asante
LB Auburn
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Eagles a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Eagles took Eugene Asante a full 41 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Spending an early pick on linebacker with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. However the rest shakes out, Lachey at that price is a win they earned.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Calen Bullock
In pick No. 32 they get a centerfielder for the defense, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick51 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
The board had Jeremiah Trotter Jr. higher than slot 51, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick64 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A want over a need in the 64th pick: Payton Wilson adds a linebacker while edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick97 Rnd3 Amarius Mims
A quiet steal in the 97th overall pick: Amarius Mims for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick137 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson slipping to pick 137 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick147 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Frank Gore Jr. in Round 5, Pick 11, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick172 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at pick 172 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick178 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
Taking J. Michael Sturdivant in the 178th pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick253 Rnd7 Eugene Asante
Value said wait; Eugene Asante in the 253rd overall pick says they were not listening. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.