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Philadelphia Eagles: 3 thoughts on sixth-round pick Marlon Tuipulotu

By David Esser

MOBILE, AL - JANUARY 30: Defensive Lineman Marlon Tuipulotu #95 from USC of the American Team during the 2021 Resse's Senior Bowl at Hancock Whitney Stadium on the campus of the University of South Alabama on January 30, 2021 in Mobile, Alabama. The National Team defeated the American Team 27-24. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
MOBILE, AL - JANUARY 30: Defensive Lineman Marlon Tuipulotu #95 from USC of the American Team during the 2021 Resse's Senior Bowl at Hancock Whitney Stadium on the campus of the University of South Alabama on January 30, 2021 in Mobile, Alabama. The National Team defeated the American Team 27-24. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /
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Nov 10, 2018; Los Angeles, CA, USA; California Golden Bears quarterback Chase Garbers (7) is sacked by USC Trojans defensive lineman Marlon Tuipulotu (51) in the first quarter of the game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

Fills a rather underrated roster need.

Philadelphia Eagles fans were already starting to get annoyed with the amount of draft assets Howie Roseman was pouring into the trenches following the Landon Dickerson and Milton Williams picks, snagging Tuipulotu in the sixth round was just the icing on the cake.

However, DT4 was a rather underrated roster hole that needed to be filled, and Tuipulotu should be able to hold it down quite nicely moving forward.

Outside of Cox and Hargrave, the Eagles defensive tackle room was looking rather grim. Hassan Ridgeway and T.Y. McGill were brought back after below average 2020 seasons, and former UDFA Raequan Williams hasn’t taken an NFL snap yet.

For a team that typically likes rotating in a lot of different players at the defensive tackle position, things weren’t looking too hot.

Roseman was able to fill the DT3 position in round three via Milton Williams, and added a plus DT4 in the sixth by way of Tuipulotu.

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Now you’re looking at four locked in players at DT1-4, with the likes of McGill, Ridgeway, and Raequan Williams battling it out in camp for the DT5 job – if the Eagles even opt to carry five defensive tackles this season.

Much, much better.

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