PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Round 1 (No. 13 overall, from Browns through Texans) – Jordan Davis, DT, Georgia: Philly offloads 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 stuffer. 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, first-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 first-round chips for next year and an extra second in 2024 in case things go awry with Hurts ... or not.