Philadelphia Eagles Draft: 5 Below The Radar First Round Prospects

Mock draft season is in full swing, and several players have been projected to the Philadelphia Eagles in Round 1. But what about those that haven’t?

Dalvin Cook and Leonard Fournette. Corey Davis and Mike Williams. Every CB imaginable, from the duo in Florida (Quincy Wilson and Teez Tabor) to the Buckeye pair (Gareon Conley and Marshon Lattimore). Sitting at either pick #14 or 15, upwards of ten prospects have been mocked to the Philadelphia Eagles.

These mocks endeavor to marry positional need and relative value. A game-changing back like Cook or Fournette could reinvent the Eagles’ offense, removing pressure from second-year starter QB Carson Wentz. A true WR1 like Davis or Williams would provide Wentz with a reliable and dangerous target. Or a CB such as (insert one of many names here), capable of sticking with an opponent’s primary receiving threat, could give DE Brandon Graham and the Eagles’ pass rush the time it needs to generate more sacks.

All three positions–RB, CB, and WR, boast of prospects worthy of a Top-15 selection. As such, the Philadelphia Eagles can–and likely will–address one of those three positions the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

But what if they don’t?

The top end of this draft has a ton of talent. I’ve got 14 guys with a Top-10 grade, and Philly sits right on the cusp of that value. Given the riches at the positions we identified, the intersection of need and talent will likely be there. But if one of their Top-5 players starts to fall, or the RB, WR, and CB talent dries up too quickly, the Eagles will go a different direction.

In this post, I’ll take a look at five prospects the Philadelphia Eagles could draft in the first round, if the right conditions arise. Let’s get it poppin’.