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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PHI)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (PHI)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (PHI)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PHI)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (PHI)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (PHI)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PHI)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (PHI)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (PHI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (PHI)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (PHI)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LAC)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LAC)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Players traded away
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Avonte Maddox
CB
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Bryce Huff
LB
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Dallas Goedert
TE
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Nick Muse
TE
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Oren Burks
LB
Draft Grade — Eagles
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Eagles this weekend: D-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Eagles did exactly that with Jalen McLeod in pick No. 164.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in slot 64 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick86 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant in Round 3, Pick 22 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick96 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
They paid sticker price for Zy Alexander in pick No. 96, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick117 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
By-the-book stuff, Denzel Burke at No. 117 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jake Majors. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick134 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in pick No. 134 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
The board had Jackson Slater higher than No. 158, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
Value with a capital V on O'Donnell Fortune in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jalen McLeod
Jalen McLeod at slot 164 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jake Briningstool
No drama and no debate, Jake Briningstool went about where he belonged in the 165th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick168 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
A real head-scratcher, Oronde Gadsden II in Round 5, Pick 30 is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick181 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 181 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick189 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
They jumped the gun on Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick199 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at the 199th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.