Philadelphia Eagles: 3 prospects worth watching in the sixth round

Tariq Thompson, S

The Philadelphia Eagles lost two safeties this past offseason by way of Jalen Mills and Rudy Ford departing to sign with new teams, and Rodney McLeod is in the process of recovering from a torn ACL.

Needless to say, the team could use some added safety depth.

While it’s unlikely that they’ll be targeting a new starting safety towards the top of the draft following the acquisition of Anthony Harris, they’d be wise to invest in a versatile DB towards the later stages of the draft.

Tariq Thompson, a 6-0 defensive back from San Diego State, has all the makings of someone who could come in and operate as a “Swiss Army knife” for the team’s secondary depth. He had a successful collegiate career playing safety for SDSU, while also spending some time lined up in the slot.

Along with safety, the Eagles are noticeably thin at slot corner (unless you’re putting a ton of stock into Avonte Maddox), which means Thompson could fill two holes at once for the team’s depleted secondary.

Philadelphia did ink veteran safety Andrew Adams to a one-year deal early on in the offseason, but the best case scenario would be someone like Thompson coming into camp and beating him out for a job.