General manager Howie Roseman made eight trades over the final two days.
Toledo cornerback Quinyon Mitchell celebrates with fans after being selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Detroit.
Mitchell has a chance to become an immediate starter at outside cornerback and has the physical traits and ball production to be a No. 1 cover man at some point in his career. Roseman’s decision to move up 10 spots to take DeJean, a player to whom he said the front office had assigned a first-round grade, gives new defensive coordinator Vic Fangio another versatile chess piece to pair with fellow “defensive back” C.J. Gardner-Johnson.
Third-rounder Jalyx Hunt figures into the Eagles’ long-term plans as well but is admittedly more of a developmental player rather than an immediate contributor. Roseman said as much on Friday, calling him “the perfect developmental guy” to add to an already established rotation of edge rushers.“ is a huge honor to me,” he said. “They see a lot of upside and it’s something I’m excited to grow into.
“We’ve got a long time until we play the first game,” Roseman said when asked about the outlook at right guard. “We drafted a guy in the third round last year that we’re excited about. We brought in some guys here that have started before in the league, and competition will bring out the best.”Roseman’s first two days of selections uncharacteristically lacked any reinforcements on the offensive line, something even he conceded he wouldn’t have expected going into the draft.
The Eagles made eight trades across the two days, moving back in this year’s draft or trading out for a pick in next year’s five times. The Eagles have seemingly placed a higher premium on future draft capital than most teams for some time now and it came to fruition often on Saturday with the leaving the draft having added an extra third-, fourth-, and fifth-round pick in the 2025 draft. They’re now up to nine picks in next year’s draft, including two third-rounders.
The Eagles believe Houston Christian defensive lineman Jalyx Hunt was worth the risk by selecting him in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft.The lack of depth at the end of the draft didn’t just impact the Eagles’ prioritization of future picks. They sat out most of the final two rounds and signed just seven undrafted free agents on Saturday night, which Roseman called “the smallest undrafted group” he’d ever been a part of.
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