Philadelphia Eagles 3-round mock draft: What would Howie Roseman do?
By David Esser
Conclusion/Recap
Some commonly asked questions I’m expecting to receive:
“Where are the linebackers?”
As much as Philly needs a true, starting caliber MLB, they’re probably going to kick the can on the issue for at least one more season. Between Eric Wilson, Alex Singleton, and last year’s third-round pick Davion Taylor, there’s not that much playing time to be had at the position either. Not worth a Day 1/Day 2 draft pick this offseason.
“Why wait so long to draft a CB?”
Plenty of mocks have the Eagles targeting a CB in either Round 1 or Round 2, which is understandable, it’s a major roster need. However, the Eagles haven’t taken a first-round cornerback in almost two decades, and there’s likely going to be a quick run on corners towards the end of the first round.
Waiting til the third, and hoping Gannon can develop a project guy alongside Slay feels like the play from Howie’s POV.
“Why didn’t they trade up for X player?”
This is a good question, and I actually could see Howie working his way up a few spots to try and get earlier Day 2 picks. Someone like Zach Ertz could be utilized as trade bait in this scenario.
“Why so many developmental players?”
I don’t know man that’s just what the Eagles tend to do.
“Why the emphasis on players that the Eagles have officially met with?”
This year’s draft process got thrown all out of whack, so I expect most teams to put a priority on drafting players that they’ve met with. The full list of who the Eagles have talked to can be found here.
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Ultimately speaking, mock drafts are pointless and dumb! I have absolutely no idea how the draft board is going to fall, all of these players could be off the board by the time the Philadelphia Eagles get on clock.
With that said, teams often toss out clues when it comes to whom they like during a draft class, whether that comes from historical data or tracking player meetings. Using the information we have, the names I mentioned above should at least be in the conversation each time Roseman is set to make a selection.