USA TODAY Sports Weekly

PHILADELPH­IA EAGLES

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Round 1 (No. 13 overall, from Browns through Texans) – Jordan Davis, DT, Georgia: Philly offloads some mid-round picks to Houston to come up two spots for Davis, perhaps the bestknown player from the Bulldogs’ epic 2021 defense. A 6-6, 341-pound AllAmerica­n who somehow ran a 4.78 40 at the combine, Davis can crush a pocket and is an elite run stuffer. Philadelph­ia will need such an anchor with DTs Fletcher Cox and Javon Hargrave headed for free agency next year.

Round 2 (51) – Cam Jurgens, C, Nebraska: A highly athletic 6-3, 303-pound pivot who probably apprentice­s for a year behind Jason Kelce before taking over in the middle.

Round 3 (83) – Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia: Apparently, a pectoral injury contribute­d to the slide for the 5-11, 229pound Butkus Award winner. Dean is a smart, instinctiv­e, first-rate leader whose tape should trump perceived physical limitation­s. Also a good blitzer, he had six sacks for the national champs in 2021. Dean reunites with DT Jordan Davis in Philadelph­ia.

Round 6 (181, from Lions) – Kyron Johnson, LB, Kansas

Round 6 (198, from Steelers through Jaguars) – Grant Calcaterra, TE, SMU

Grade: A

GM Howie Roseman, as he loves to do, continuous­ly worked the board – really over the last year – and winds up with beaucoup assets for the present and future. The trade for Titans WR A.J. Brown should continue to facilitate the developmen­t of QB Jalen Hurts. Talented Jurgens should take over for Kelce in 2023. And a 10th-ranked defense gets elevated by Georgia stars Davis and Nakobe Dean. And Roseman still has two first-round chips for next year and an extra second in 2024 in case things go awry with Hurts ... or not.

 ?? KIRBY LEE/USA TODAY ?? Jordan Davis was half of a Georgia duo taken by the Eagles.
KIRBY LEE/USA TODAY Jordan Davis was half of a Georgia duo taken by the Eagles.
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