Philadelphia Eagles Draft: Final Seven-Round Mock Draft
Round 7 (#230 overall): Treyvon Hester, DL, Toledo
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To me, Treyvon Hester just screams Jim Schwartz: an athletic interior defensive linemen who can rush the passer, but doesn’t do jack-diddly in the run game. With idle hands and poor recognition of down/reach blocks, it’s far too easy to manipulate Hester’s downhill mentality on the line and wash him out of a play.
That being said, Hester’s upside pushing the pocket and ability to create space in tight spaces reminds me of the way DL Fletcher Cox wins on passing downs. He’s explosive off the line, aggressive attacking half a man, and flashes swims and overs in an effort to attack the quarterback.
After bringing in UDFAs Aziz Shittu and Destiny Vaeao last season, perhaps Philadelphia would rather sit and wait on Hester and try to bring him in after the Draft. However, given his pass-rush upside and recently reinvented frame (he cut weight between 2015 and 2016), he merits the late round selection.
Alternate Realities:
1) How The Mighty Have Fallen: DeAngelo Brown, Louisville. A cheap Bennie Logan, Brown can hold down double teams in the middle and still win one-on-one with nice twitch. His greatest weakness is his motor, which wanes after a few high-intensity plays. As a rotational piece in Philly, he could pay dividends as a Round 7 selection.
2) They Be Reachin’: Josh Tupou, Colorado. Massive and nigh on impossible to move, Tupou could be an interesting UDFA addition, but wouldn’t be worth the Round 7 selection. He fits more snugly in a 2-gapping defense and offers nothing that Beau Allen can’t give you.
3) Please, Dear God, Not: Josh Augusta, Missouri. 365lbs and a sub 5.00s 40-yard dash sounds nice in theory, but nothing about Augusta’s play is inspiring. If you want a body, fine–but he can’t get off the line, move laterally, penetrate with his hands, or give consistent effort from snap to snap. Another UDFA, if that.
4) The Dark Horse: Charles Walker, Oklahoma. Who knows when Walker is going to come off the board? I’d expect it to be earlier than this, and if he falls into Round 7, I’d love the pick. After leaving the Oklahoma program early to prepare for the Draft, questions regarding his commitment and team-oriented mentality arose. Round 5 tape is there–let’s see how the cards fall.