Eagles select Illinois S Sydney Brown with 66th overall pick of 2023 NFL Draft

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Eagles select Illinois S Sydney Brown with 66th overall pick of 2023 NFL Draft

The Eagles used the 66th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft on Illinois safety Sydney Brown.

BY JIMMY KEMPSKI
PhillyVoice Staff

STAN SZETO/USA TODAY SPORTS

Eagles third-round pick and former Illinois safety Sydney Brown.

With the 66th overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles selected Illinois safety Sydney Brown.

Brown had a very productive 2022 season, making 60 tackles, 6 INTs (plus a pick-six), a forced fumble, and a fumble return for a TD. He makes plays:

Brown is also a very good athlete who ran a 4.47 40, vertical jumped 40.5", and put up 23 bench reps.

The Eagles' needs at safety are obvious, given the departures of Chauncey Gardner-Johnson and Marcus Epps in free agency.

Brown has a brother, Chase, who played running back for Illinois, and is also very likely to be drafted. The Brown brothers grew up in extreme poverty, and yet found a way to make it to the NFL. (You'll have to click "Watch on YouTube" on the following video to see their story.)

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