Ralph Vacchiano
NFL reporter
The marching orders for the Super Bowl defense champions seem to be clear in the NFL 2025 Draft. They have four headlines of their best classified defense this low season. They need to plug those holes if you want to return.
But that does not mean that the general manager of Philadelphia Eagles, Howie Roseman, will follow that script when the draft begins on this day. Hello, he likes to think a few years before with his Draft team, as special when it comes to replenishing offensive and defensive lines. And he rarely likes to stay still with the draft selections he has.
In fact, the eight operations did – Eight! – In the seven rounds of the draft only last year.
Even so, although their movements can be unpredictable, it is not likely to ignore what your championship caliber team needs, especially after losing two defensive linens in free agency (Josh Sweat and Milton Williams), exchanging Betybeth security. They can connect some of those holes with young players who are already on the list.
As for the rest, Roseman has eight draft selections to play. And here is a look at how I could go in the unlikely event that I keep them all in our simulated draft of 7 rounds of the Eagles:
First round, 32 in general: Dt Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
Josh Sweat (2.5 captures) and Milton Williams (2 captures) were monsters in the Super Bowl, so if Roseman will address the needs, that is clearly his priority. In addition, he loves great men and winning the battle of the trenches, so he feels like an adjustment. And could be wrong to select a defensive Tackle or a defensive wing. The Eagles need both.
It has two DT in Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis, but there is an alarming lack of depth behind them. In addition, if Roseman is looking to the future, Davis’s contract, which assumes the Eagles, collects his fifth year option for $ 12.9 million after the 2026 season. It is not clear if they are willing to trust the former selection of the seventh round Moor Ojomo in the place of Williams on the line.
But in a strong draft for DTS, the Eagles can get a good one with the last selection of Round 1. The Nolen 6-4 and 296 pounds had 6.5 Sack last year and four dared to their previous season in Texas A&M. It is an explosive athlete that needs some refinement, which would get in defense where it is not necessary to be an immediate star. At first it could be a role -playing player, this is how Eagles like it, so there is no pressure on it to produce immediately.
Second Round, 64 ° In general: OT Marcus Mbow, Purdue
The Eagles have the best offensive line in football and if you don’t think they need reinforcements … well, when has Roseman stopped before? He wants his offensive line to be endless calls or transport talents. And he knows that his right backle, Lane Johnson, is about to turn 35 and played a lot of injuries last year.
Now, the 4 -foot 4 -inch and 303 pounds probable MBOW is not projected as the possible replacement in the right Tackle. Its size makes it more or a guard. But you never know with the Eagles, and he is the son of the sports perspective that the super line coach Joff Stoutland Ama. He was a former basketball player and a tri -reliable holder for the Boilermakers and will have one or two years to learn from the teacher before he needs to play in any position they decide that it is better.
Third Ronda, 96 In general: Te Gunnar Helm, Texas
The veteran wing closed Dallas Goedert is clearly in the commercial block in Philadelphia, since he is 30 years old and goes to the last year of his contract. Even if the Eagles do not treat him, they know it is time to start preparing a replacement. And Grant Calcaterra has been a good backup, but I hardly double the Goedert reception skills when he plays.
The Eagles need a weapon in that position and the 6 -foot 5 -inch and 241 pounds rudder began to become a last season when the Longhorn finally began to present it in their offensive. He caught 60 passes for 786 yards and seven touchdowns. It is very good in the sense that it is not very fast, but it has good hands and a special ability to open, which can get a lot of pressure from the other weapons that the Eagles have. You may need to add some volume and work in your blockade, but if Goedert stays, you will have time.
Fourth Round, 134 In general: S Malachi Moore, Alabama
If it were a little bigger, Moore could have had the opportunity to be the next one in the long line of excellent NFL insurance to leave Alabama. But with 5 feet 11, 196, it does not fit the mold. It is very good in coverage and could be a creator of games in the defensive field. But while he is willing to face the runners, his size does a little responsibility as security in the box. Even so, the Eagles need a replacement for Gardner-Johnson and if Moore develops, it will help fill that void. There are some explorers who think that a good nickel corner could also do, which is something that eagles could always use.
Fifth Ronda, 161 ° in general: dl Elijah Roberts, Smu
Sweat led the Eagles with eight captures last season and can replace their production with a combination of Nolan Smith and maybe Bryce Huff, assuming that he begins to play with his three -year contract and $ 51.1 million. But at 6 feet 5, 265, sweat brought some size outside. Roberts (6 feet 4 inches, 285) could restore that element to the defense of Philadelphia. It is not the fastest on the edge, but Neith was sweat. Roberts was productive, he thought, with 17.5 captures in the last two seasons after the Miami transfer ring.
Fifth Round, 164º In general: Ot Jalen Travis, Iowa state
Another offensive liner? These are the Eagles, of course. And although they have some players who could be projected as a Tackle in the future, they really don’t have a young and strictly developing prospect in that position. Therefore, you are likely to add some in the next two years. The 6 -foot travis 8 inches and 339 pounds certainly has the size and certainly demonstrated that it has the capacity in its year for the cyclones after transferring princeton. It remains to be seen if you have the speed or technique to succeed on the edge in the NFL, but it will certainly be in the right place to learn.
Fifth Ronda, 165 in general: WR Nick Nash, San José State
The eagles are strong in the receiver, but not particularly deep. In fact, no WRNESS OUTSIDE or AJ Brown and Devonta Smith even had 20 trapped last season. Jahan Dotson, a former first -round selection that Roseman acquired from Washington, has the potential to be a larger part of the offensive, but Eagles still like to bring bodies there and see if someone sticks. In the 3 -foot 3 -inch Nash and 203 pounds they would get a great slot receiver that was notable productive in the university. He was second in the FBS in captures (104) and reception yards (1,382) and first in Touchdowns (16), and led the three categories based only on regular seasonal numbers. It is not particularly explosive, but its size and strength in the ball make it a difficult confrontation for the closest slot corners. That sounds like a weapon that Eagles could use.
Fifth Ronda, 168 in general: Edge Jared Ivey, Ole Miss
As good as the defense of the Eagles was last season, it was because of his passes. They did not miss a bit in that area, especially outside the edge after getting rid of Hazon Reddick and his replacement, Huff, it didn’t work. With the sweat and its eight missing catches, its best edge corridor that returns is Nolan Smith (6.5 captures last season). That’s fine, and maybe they get out of Huff this season, but they know they need more bodies to work. The 6 -foot Ivey 6 inches and 274 pounds had 12.5 Sack the last season and a good competition to be the replacement of sweat, especially when the Eagles go with four men in the line. It is an excellent athlete who can play a situational role at the beginning, which is in the manner of the Eagles.
Ralph Vacchiano is an NFL reporter for Fox Sports. He spent the previous six years covering the giants and jets for SNY TV in New York, and before that, 16 years covering the giants and the NFL for the New York Daily News. Follow it on Twitter in @Ralphvacchiano.
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