7. Philadelphia Eagles
Two huge questions dominated the Philadelphia air waves leading into the draft. First, can Carson Wentz stay healthy? Second, can they fix the wide receiver position.
On the second question, they sure tried. Of course the Eagles have Alshon Jeffery and DeSean Jackson coming back from injuries, but with those two players on the shelf Wentz’s primary target during last year’s stretch drive was Greg Ward Jr., a converted quarterback playing WR. But via the draft and a trade, the Eagles added Jalen Reagor, John Hightower, Quez Watkins and Marquise Goodwin. They should be able to piece together some wide receiver options for Wentz from that group, especially when you consider that in 2019 they were a predominantly 12 personnel team. Now some of that might have to do with their lack of WR options, but they also have two great options at tight end, between Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert.
Their offensive line remains one of the best in the game, but they did lose Brandon Brooks for the season with a foot injury suffered while training. Jack Driscoll, who they drafted in the fourth round out of Auburn, as well as Matt Pryor, are options to step into that spot. Prince Tega Wanogho, a sixth-round pick out of Auburn, is raw but impressive.
On the defensive side of the football, adding Javon Hargrave to their interior defensive line was a huge move. With Hargrave and Fletcher cox in the interior, have fun running against this group. They needed help at cornerback, but they added Darius Slay from Detroit via trade, and his is a perfect schematic fit for Jim Schwartz’s style of play. They did lose Malcolm Jenkins to New Orleans, but the addition of Slay allows the team to slide Jalen Mills to safety, where he seems better suited.
Then, as to the first big question, they drafted Jalen Hurts to add to their quarterback room. Which, in the days since that move, has now dominated the Philadelphia air waves…