2022 NFL mock draft roundup: Eagles pair Sauce Gardner with Darius Slay

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2022 NFL mock draft roundup: Eagles pair Sauce Gardner with Darius Slay

Glenn Erby 

 

January 11, 2022 12:04 pm ET

 

The Eagles were one of 14 teams able to move on to postseason play, but the rest of the league will begin offseason preparations, looking towards the NFL draft to reload and contend in 2022.

Mock draft season is set to engulf the league and after Georgia defeated Alabama in the National Championship game, college football’s top stars will start heading to Mobile, Alabama for the 2022 Reese’s Senior Bowl.

Here’s your initial postseason mock draft roundup for wild card weekend.

PFF

PFF has the Eagles landing a great draft haul.

Sauce and Slay or Slay and Sauce, could really be something we can all get used to in Philadelphia.

15. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (FROM MIAMI DOLPHINS): EDGE DAVID OJABO, MICHIGAN
After playing just 26 career snaps before this season, Ojabo broke out in a big way in 2021, racking up 42 pressures and earning an 86.9 pass-rushing grade. While he’s a project, he’s already progressing by leaps and bounds.

16. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (FROM INDIANAPOLIS COLTS): CB AHMAD GARDNER, CINCINNATI
Putting Gardner across from Darius Slay would be a dream scenario for the Eagles. This past year, Gardner allowed only 20 catches from 40 targets for 131 yards.

19. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES: C TYLER LINDERBAUM, IOWA
The comps to Jason Kelce are too obvious with how the undersized Iowa center flies across the field. The two-time highest-graded center in the FBS would make a ton of sense as Kelce’s heir apparent.

Draft Wire

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Posted before the weekend season finales, Draft Wire’s Luke Easterling has Philadelphia adding 3 solid players to the list, including a star linebacker from Georgia.

14. Philadelphia Eagles (from MIA) | Iowa OL Tyler Linderbaum
The first of three first-rounders for the Eagles this year, Linderbaum is the perfect blend of need and value. Jason Kelce’s career is coming to a close, and what better way to transition from one stud to another, grabbing this year’s best interior blocker who could easily fetch a top-10 selection.

19. Philadelphia Eagles | Georgia LB Nakobe Dean
The Eagles move to the defense for this pick after addressing the offensive line earlier, taking a page out of the Raiders’ book and adding a dynamic playmaker from the Bulldogs’ elite unit. Dean is a fiery, three-down defender who can take over games with his combination of athleticism and physicality.

21. Philadelphia Eagles (from IND) | Florida CB Kaiir Elam
The Eagles finish off their trio of first-round picks by adding a long, athletic corner to pair with Darius Slay. Elam lined up against some of the nation’s top talent in the SEC, and was a shutdown artist, especially in press-man coverage. Getting him outside of the top 20 would be a bargain.

CBS Sports

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CBS Sports has the Eagles rolling with two defenders and a star wideout to complement DeVonta Smith.

Round 1 – Pick 15 — Geoge Karlaftis
Geoge Karlaftis adds another dimension to the defensive line. Injuries and the pandemic saw him play limited snaps in ’20 but Karlaftis was nearly impossible to stop in ’19 when he recorded 17 TFLs and had 7.5 sacks, and in 12 games this season he logged 10 TFLs, 4.5 sacks and two forced fumbles.

Round 1 – Pick 16 — Garrett Wilson
This likely won’t be a popular pick because the Eagles have used first-rounders on wide receivers the last two years, but they’ll only have four wideouts under contract after the season, and that includes J.J. Arcega-Whiteside. Wilson is one of the the most dynamic players in college football and he’ll give Jalen Hurts another downfield option alongside rookie DeVonta Smith.

Round 1 – Pick 19 — Roger McCreary
McCreary was the most consistent cornerback in college football this fall, and that’s all you want from that position, so while he lacks the high-end athleticism of some of the other names often mentioned as first-round talents, he’s rarely out of position and almost always making positive plays for his team.

Sporting News

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The Sporting News mocked a solid class to Philly.

15. Philadelphia Eagles (from Miami Dolphins)

DeMarvin Leal, DT, Texas A&M (6-4, 290 pounds)

Leal is a versatile disruptor who can thrive lining up inside and outside in Jonathan Gannon’s four-man front given tackle Fletcher Cox is fading with age and Derek Barnett will be a free agent. Leal has shown off his interior pass-rushing skills with 8.5 sacks but he also is a stout run stopper. He will need answer questions about his recent arrest for minor possession of marijuana, but in the end, it shouldn’t affect his stock that much given it no longer carries the same stigma for a prospect as it once would have.

16. Philadelphia Eagles (from Indianapolis Colts)

David Ojabo, EDGE, Michigan (6-5, 250 pounds)

The Eagles, beyond Barnett’s pending free agency at defensive end, also know Josh Sweat was so-so filling in for Brandon Graham, who is entering his age 34 season coming off a ruptured Achilles’ tendon. They need reinforcements for the tone-setting strength of their defense. Ojabo would give them a flashy freakish edge player who can contribute well situationally at first. His speed, explosiveness and energy added up to his big rise behind his end-mate Hutchinson.

19. Philadelphia Eagles (9-8)

Andrew Booth Jr., CB, Clemson (6-0, 200 pounds)
The Eagles are getting nice late-career play from Darius "Big Play” Slay and Avonte Maddox has been good, too, but they could use a further boost in the secondary from Booth. He is a strong, active corner who has the speed and ball skills to become a worthy successor to Slay as their top cover man.

Pro Football Network

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Pro Football Network has the Eagles making a huge splash at quarterback with Sam Howell.

15) Philadelphia Eagles (from Miami): Derek Stingley Jr., CB, LSU
The 2020 and 2021 tape didn’t match the 2019 tape for Derek Stingley Jr., but his ceiling is maybe the highest in this class. And that’s not just at cornerback — that’s overall. His ball skills shown in the 2019 campaign were the best we’ve seen in decades. He’s been marred by injuries and lack of time on the field since, but one simple fact remains. Had Stingley entered the 2020 NFL Draft, he likely would’ve been the first non-QB taken. He’s that good when he’s at his best.

16) Philadelphia Eagles (from Indianapolis): Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah
The best overall linebacker is next up as the Philadelphia Eagles go defense with back-to-back picks. Devin Lloyd is a sideline-to-sideline threat with terrific upside. He’s incredibly experienced, and he’s just as sharp in run defense as he is when he blitzes. But his best asset is his coverage ability. Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham said Lloyd is the best defensive player he’s ever coached. That’s high praise for one of the best to ever do it at the collegiate level.

19) Philadelphia Eagles: Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina
The Eagles have the draft capital to take a couple of home run swings. Nothing is more evident of that than the pick of Sam Howell at No. 19. This selection, of course, assumes Philadelphia is the first team eliminated from the playoffs in 2022. Howell has all the traits of an elite NFL starter but failed to elevate a subpar cast of characters with North Carolina in 2021. Still, his arm talent is far better than Jalen Hurts and could give the Eagles a two-QB system to exploit next season.

https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/lists/eagles-2022-nfl-draft-mock-ahmad-gardner-darius-slay/

[dawkins4prez]

I'm pretty bullish on Sauce to the Eagles.  It's a good match in terms of need and where we pick.

[Vee]

Please no QB in the first round....

[Outlaw]

Ojabo/Sauce/Linderbaum is the exact first round I’ve been beating the drum for. 

[UK_EaglesFan89]

I like the Sporting News draft a lot. DT, DE and CB? Add a LB in the second and a S in FA and I'm all in.