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Draft Selections
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (PHI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (PHI)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (PHI)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (PHI)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (PHI)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PHI)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (PHI)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Devaughn Vele Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (PHI)
Devaughn Vele
WR Utah
Draft Picks Received
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Devaughn Vele Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Devaughn Vele
WR Utah
Draft Picks Traded
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NE)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Eagles a B-.

Nobody else had Devaughn Vele anywhere near No. 231. The Eagles did, by 75 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They went 6 of 9 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In No. 22 they get an island corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A premium they did not need to pay, Edgerrin Cooper a notch or two before his time. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick94 Rnd3 Will Shipley
Will Shipley at slot 94 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick127 Rnd4 Javon Foster
They paid sticker price for Javon Foster in Round 4, Pick 27, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick152 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at the Round 5 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155 Rnd5 Beau Brade
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Beau Brade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick172 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
No edge and no loss on Chau Smith-Wade in pick No. 172; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick185 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at the 185th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
They liked Jaylan Ford enough to skip the value, taking him in the 193rd pick. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick231 Rnd7 Devaughn Vele
Devaughn Vele at slot 231 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.