Overall Draft Grade: C
Overall Thoughts: I hated our first two picks. They were just
bad. It makes no sense to take a speed WR that isn’t great at catching the ball,
isn’t good laterally, and who has effort issues. We didn’t desperately need a
WR this year with Alshon and Desean, so to reach for one in the first round was
dumb. Especially when there was a much better WR in Justin Jefferson available.
Also with Kenneth Murray available, we could have addressed are huge need at
LB. At least later I the draft we got some guys with potential that fit needs.
Our second round pick was also dumb. Unless we’re going to trade Carson Wentz
which would be dumb, picking a QB made no sense. We likely found a kick
returner with all these straight speed WRs at least. I like that we got depth
on the O-line, but I’m surprised that we didn’t get any backup guard/ center prospects
since it’s likely Jason Kelce’s last year. The tackles we took are probably too
light and tall to play guard well. The Eagles later picks were better than the
early rounds, but it’s important to hit with the first two picks. It’s like
they were trying to find diamonds in the rough when there were already polished
diamonds. They were trying to get too cute for sure.
Round 1: Jalen
Reagor, WR 5’11” 206
Grade: D-
His vertical and broad jump numbers are good. His 40 is
average, and his shuttle and cone are bad.
His only had 611 yards and 5 tds his senior year. His junior
year was better with 1061 yards and 9 tds. From everything that I see I’m not
very impressed, especially since both Justin Jefferson, a more polished
receiver with way better hands, and Kenneth Murray, a speedy LB, were both on
the board. I just don’t like this pick. I’m not saying he can’t pan out, but
his odds of panning out are much lower than other options. It was just dumb to
reach for him and we surely could have taken him at the end of the second
round.
Round 2: Jalen Hurts,
QB 6’1” 222
Grade: F
I like Jalen Hurts as a prospect and if we needed a QB, then
fine, I would like this pick. He’s athletic for a QB at a 4.59 40, 35 inch
vertical, and 125 inch board jump. He ran for 1298 yards his senior year with a
5.6 yard average and over 3k for his career. He also had an excellent 69%
completion percentage and 32tds to 8 interceptions. Once again there is nothing
wrong with Hurts as a prospect. The pick just made zero sense. I’ve heard the
arguments for it and no. I don’t buy it. We have a great need for linebackers
and could have looked at the position here instead. Or really anything but QB
would have been nice. The only way this works out well is if Wentz gets injured and Jalen plays amazingly. Then we can trade him for a first round pick. We'll see.
Round 3: Davion
Taylor, LB 6’0 228
Grade: B
Davion has good athleticism with a 4.49 40 6.96 cone and
4.26 shuttle. He’s a bit small, but fine for a weak side run and chase LB. He
didn’t have much in the way of production but only played two years. He also
didn’t play in high school. He had 72 total tackles, 8 for a loss, and 4 passes
broken up, which isn’t horrible. He’s raw and needs development, but he has
potential because he’s athletic. Overall, I like the pick and we addressed a
need. I would have rather had Kenneth Murray in the first round if we didn’t go
WR, but at least this is something.
Round 4: K’Von
Wallace, S, 5’11 206
Grade: B
He’s very athletic except for his 40 which is a 4.53. That
should be enough for a safety, but he might be better as an in the box safety.
He’s a great tackler and is aggressive, which also fits that role. He had a
pretty good senior year with 72 total tackles, two interceptions and ten passes
broken up. His other years were not very good though. For a fourth round safety
it wasn’t bad and he has potential for sure.
Round 4: Jack
Driscoll, T, 6’5” 306.
Grade: B-
He’s athletic for a tackle and that’s his best trait. He ran
a 5.02 40, but had no shuttle or cone. His other best attribute is that he
started four years. He’ doesn’t have much strength and has short arms though,
which might be a problem. He will be able to put on more muscle at least. He
should be good as a backup left tackle and is better against the pass than run.
Round 5: John Hightower,
WR, 6’1” 189
Grade: B+
He’s fast and athletic enough for WR in the NFL. Unfortunately
for a deep speed guy, he’s not good at tracking the ball on deep catches and is
bad at 50/50 balls. He’s actually a lot like Jalen Reagor in that respect. The
Eagles were obviously desperate for speed at WR and it showed. I think they
greatly reached on the first round pick, but at least they took Hightower in
the 5th. It’s funny because statically he was better than Reagor
with 943 yards, 18.5 yard average and 8 tds his senior year.
Round 6: Shaun
Bradley, LB, 6’1” 235
Grade: A-
Like Davion, Shaun is athletic enough to play in the NFL,
but he’s not elite. He’s decent in coverage though, so that’s a plus. I’d say
he’s also better as a weak side LB, but he’s not as quick as Davion. He started
three years and has decent tackle numbers of around 80 each year. He doesn’t
have much in the way of passes broken up, so even though he is known to be good
in coverage, it doesn’t show well in his stats. Overall, since we were
desperate for LB, I’m glad we took him. He can at least become a backup for us
and since we are so thin will have a chance to start.
Round 6: Quez
Watkins, WR, 6’0” 185
Grade: A-
Quez has a great 40 at 4.35, but otherwise his cone and
drill were not good. He’s more of a straight line track type guy, which isn’t
great for WRs. Everyone WR we took is pretty similar with straight speed, not
much agility, and not great hands. It’s possible none of them pan out because
of this. It’s always a mistake to get locked into people’s 40 times. There’s a
lot more to playing football. Quez is at least good at jump balls. He also as
better statically than Reagor and similar to Hightower with 1178 yards 18.4
yard average and 6 TD’s his senior year. Still for getting him so late, this is
a good pick.
Round 6: Pince Tega
Wanogho, T, 6’5” 308
Grade: A+
He has good height and weight for LT, but like Driscoll, he
has short arms. He doesn’t have tons of experience but started half his junior
year and his entire senior year. He’s still raw, but has good athleticism. He
is a great developmental prospect and has a chance to develop into a starter.
Round 7: Casey
Toohill, EDGE, 6’4” 250
Grade: A+
He has good length and should be good enough athletically to
make it in the NFL with a 4.6 40 39 inch vertical and 7.08 cone and 4.21
shuttle. He’s not great vs the run, but he is a good pass rusher. He’ll have to
put on 25 lbs to play DE for the Eagles. He’ll probably just play on passing
downs unless he can get bigger. He had a good senior year with 57 tackles, 11.5
for a loss, and 8 sacks. He was a very good seventh round pick.
