Eagles Draft Talk

Posted: April 6th, 2025 | Author: Tommy Lawlor

There are a lot of us keeping track of the pre-draft visits involving the Eagles. As I documented in the previous post, several of the draft picks from the previous couple of years did come to Philly for a visit. It is worth paying attention to these.

I also tried to see if there were patterns with the kind of players being brought to Philly. In doing some more thinking, a couple of other trends stood out to me. First, most of the top prospects we know about would be at play for pick 32 or in the early second round. Howie Roseman loves to trade up when he identifies good players who might slide a bit or get close enough to be reachable.

We only know 17 of the 30 visitors at this point so other guys could have come to Philly. It is just interesting that none of these players are prospects you would have to move up for, at least more than a pick or two. With the amount of picks Howie has over the next two years, I thought this might be a year for him to be aggressive. We’ll see.

The first round is awkward. There aren’t many elite prospects. This is a year where being at 32 isn’t that bad of a spot. The Eagles can stay put. They also could trade back a bit and have a chance for a decent return.

The other thing that occurred to me is that the Eagles haven’t brought any TE prospects in for a visit. They did meet with some at the Senior Bowl and Combine, but that’s not the same thing. It is less indicative of serious interest. Every Senior Bowl player meets with every team. You go to the second floor of the players hotel in Mobile and there is a secure area where players meet teams. This is organized and run on a very specific schedule.

Maybe the Eagles are trying to guard their interest in TEs. Maybe this is an anomaly and I’m overthinking it. We’ll see.

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One player the Eagles have been linked to a lot is DT Walter Nolen. He is 6-4, 296 and a powerful, explosive defender. In terms of talent and potential, I’d love this pick.

Who wouldn’t want that guy?

There are some concerns with Nolen. One is that he was enrolled at four high schools and went to two colleges. That’s a lot of movement in seven years. Scouts have done a lot of digging to figure out if this is odd circumstances or a player who wore out his welcome.

Nolen could go anywhere from 15 to 45, give or take. Teams in the 1o to 20 range are bringing him in for visits. Daniel Jeremiah had Nolen at #28 on his recent Top 50 list. Bruce Feldman recently did a mock draft after talking to coaches and scouts. He didn’t have Nolen in his first round. It will be interesting to see where he goes.

Nolen does have one big fan in Philly.

Fran raved about Nolen while we were in Mobile. He is a believer.

 

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Michigan edge rusher Josaiah Stewart might be my favorite prospect in the whole class. He reminds me a lot of Nolan Smith. Stewart is only 6-1, 249, but he plays bigger than that. And he can fly off the edge.

The Eagles would target him at the end of the second round, if they are interested.

 

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We got some good news on Sunday.

Cam Ward is the top QB in the draft and will go first overall.

 

Shedeur Sanders will go in the first round, probably the Top 10. Jaxson Dart could be in play in the second half of the first round. Could Milroe sneak into the first?

I think that is nuts, but desperate teams do desperate things. Milroe has major talent, but is also a major project. His footwork is a total mess. It was painful to watch him at times down in Mobile. If a team has time to develop him, that’s fine. I just don’t think Milroe is worth a high pick.

The Eagles want as many QBs as possible to go in the first round. That pushes down a positional player. Quinyon Mitchell wouldn’t have fallen to 22 last year if not for all the QBs that went early.

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Walter Nolan next to Jalen Carter would be a violent thing to behold......I would LOVE that pick.  This team's defensive line DOMINATED in the Super Bowl and they need to replace the lost talent.  Go safety in the 2nd round.....

But I sense that Howie will really be wheeling and dealing......

On 4/8/2025 at 3:16 PM, birdman#12 said:

Walter Nolan next to Jalen Carter would be a violent thing to behold......I would LOVE that pick.  This team's defensive line DOMINATED in the Super Bowl and they need to replace the lost talent.  Go safety in the 2nd round.....

But I sense that Howie will really be wheeling and dealing......

I think we trade for a good safety. I don’t think Vic is confident in Brown. 

10 hours ago, uncphillyfan said:

I think we trade for a good safety. I don’t think Vic is confident in Brown. 

I also think we add a vet to the mix but likely not until after the draft when modest signings no longer count against the comp pick formula.   Perhaps that vet is Simmons (signing him would likely be big enough of a contract to count in the formula if we sign him now).  I also think we are likely to draft a S on either day 2 or 3 to add to the mix.            

I’m starting to warm more and more to Nolan in the first. That’s not to say I was ever against it or thought it wouldn’t be a good pick but I like it the more I think about it. Imagine him next to Carter! That could set up so much for the DEs.

On 4/10/2025 at 10:28 PM, uncphillyfan said:

I think we trade for a good safety. I don’t think Vic is confident in Brown. 

Brown is a special teamer.  We will sign that vet safety and/or draft one