PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
R1 (9): DI Jalen Carter, Georgia
R1 (30): EDGE Nolan Smith, Georgia
R3 (65): OT Tyler Steen, Alabama
R3 (66): S Sydney Brown, Illinois
R4 (105): CB Kelee Ringo, Georgia
R6 (18

: QB Tanner McKee, Stanford
R7 (249): DI Moro Ojomo, Texas
Day 1: Landing the
No. 2 overall player on the PFF big board at Pick 9 is a huge win for the Eagles. Carter played 392 snaps in 2022 and earned a
92.3 PFF grade that
led all Power Five interior defenders. He registered
32 total pressures from 273 pass-rushing snaps. The Eagles had to give up
just a 2024 fourth-round pick to make this happen.
The Eagles land
the 13th overall player on the PFF big board with the 30th pick in the draft as Philadelphia retools its defensive line once again with elite talent.
Smith might be undersized at 238 pounds, but he
earned a 90.0 PFF run defense grade over the past two seasons and is an
incredible athlete.
Day 2:
Steen transferred from Vanderbilt to Alabama to finish his college career protecting No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young‘s blindside, and he earned a
74.4 pass-blocking grade over the year. Steen’s arms are under 33 inches, a common NFL threshold required to play tackle, so he
may move inside at the outset. Steen was a steady riser throughout the process and is the
newest student at Stoutland University in Philadelphia.
Brown is the first true safety off the board — Alabama’s Brian Branch is more of a tweener — and Philadelphia gets him right around his consensus ranking. Better yet, Brown
fills a position of need, as Eagles starters Chauncey Gardner-Johnson and Marcus Epps left the team in free agency. Brown earned a
stellar 89.4 coverage grade in 2022 as a
rangy deep safety who can cover a ton of ground, and his
testing was off the charts. His 10-yard split, vertical jump and broad jump were all above the 90th percentile among safeties.
Day 3: The Eagles continue in their quest to recreate the back-to-back National Champion Georgia Bulldogs defense, trading up for a straight-line athlete in a
very young cornerback that showed inconsistency after a breakout 2021 season. Ringo is a bit stiff moving laterally, which may have caused his drop here, but at 6-foot-2 and 207 pounds he
could line up out wide or perhaps transition to safety.
McKee isn't a great athlete and won't create much outside of structure, but his
size and accuracy give him potential as a developmental backup who can win from the pocket. The scheme and supporting cast did him few favors, which contributed to his underwhelming production at Stanford.
The rich get richer in Philly.
Ojomo is ranked 93rd on the PFF big board. He is an
excellent run defender (91.4 in 2022) who can fill two gaps up front. An improvement to his pass-rush arsenal could make him a seventh-round gem.
DRAFT GRADE: A+