The Philadelphia Eagles had three first-round picks in the NFL Draft at their disposal before trading one of them and stockpiling more assets for this year and next (they now have two first-round picks in 2023). Philadelphia still has two first-round picks in the 2022 draft to use (No. 15 and No. 18) and five of the first 101 picks, providing an opportunity to field a younger roster with more immediate impact players — building off last year’s surprising playoff team.
Philadelphia is committed to Jalen Hurts for 2022, but needs to add more talent around him on both sides of the ball. There’s another opportunity to add an impact pass catcher in this draft after landing one in DeVonta Smith last season. If the Eagles draft another wide receiver in the first round, they’ll be the first franchise to draft a wide receiver in the first round for three consecutive seasons since the Detroit Lions from 2002 to 2004.
Truth of the matter is, the Eagles could use another wide receiver early in this draft after striking out on a veteran in free agency. Philadelphia added to its pass rush in signing Haason Reddick and found a good starting linebacker in Kyzir White, but didn’t add much to its roster outside of them — leaving a lot of needs on offense and defense as the draft approaches.
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