Let’s Talk Visits

The draft is just three weeks away. I still haven’t figured out which QB I want the Eagles to take so we can get rid of that bum Jalen Hurts. He hasn’t won a Super Bowl in over a month.

We are getting more visit info. Some people question how meaningful that is. You be the judge.

2024

CB Quinyon Mitchell
CB Cooper DeJean
ED Jalyx Hunt
WR Ainias Smith
WR Johnny Wilson

2023

DT Jalen Carter
ED Nolan Smith
OL Tyler Steen
CB Kelee Ringo

I would say visits gave us some pretty good hints the past two years. And they can mean something beyond the draft. A couple of other guys came to town in 2023.

ED Azeez Ojulari
QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson

Maybe this year proves to be different. But history tells us the Eagles will take at least a couple of the 30 guys they bring to Philly for visits. So let’s take a look at what we know so far.

VISITS

RB Jaydon Blue – Texas

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OT Charles Grant – William & Mary

OT Jalen Travis – Iowa State

OT Anthony Belton – NC State

OT Marcus Mbow – Purdue

OT Josh Conerly – Oregon

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OG Donovan Jackson – Ohio State

OG Dylan Fairchild – Georgia

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ED Elijah Roberts – SMU

ED Donovan Ezeiruaku – Boston College

ED Tyler Baron – Miami

ED Femi Oladejo – UCLA

ED Nic Scourton – Texas A&M

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DT Shemar Turner – Texas A&M

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CB Maxwell Hairston – Kentucky

CB Jacob Parrish – Kansas State

CB Trey Amos – Ole Miss

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INTEREST

OT Ozzy Trapilo – Boston College – Eagles OL coach at his Pro Day workout

OG Drew Kendall – Boston College – Eagles OL coach at his Pro Day workout

OG Jackson Slater – Sacramento St – Eagles had multiple interview

DL Xavier Carlton – Cal – Eagles DL coach ran his Pro Day workout

ED Kyle Kennard – South Carolina – Eagles tried to meet with him at Pro Day

LB Teddye Buchanan – Cal – Eagles have had multiple meetings with him

CB Korie Black – Oklahoma St – Eagles met with him

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Let’s analyze the players and positions.

RB – The Eagles have only been linked to one player. Blue is a versatile, explosive player. He has blazing speed and big play ability.

OT – Jeff Stoutland likes players who stand out in some way. Grant, Mbow and Conerly are all gifted athletes. They could play OG or OT and have fantastic movement skills. Travis and Melton are each at least 6-6 and 336. Those are big maulers.

OG – Jackson has good versatility and size. He started at LG and LT. He would need to be an early pick. Fairchild is a Day 3 player. He’s got good size, but isn’t special physically. I think Stoutland likes him for a combination of his size/ability and his personality.

ED – The Eagles are looking at a lot of edge rushers. Some could go in the first round, others on Day 3. Ezeiruaku and Oladejo are smaller guys. The other three have a bit more size and can rush inside as well as playing on the edge. The Eagles will be drafting at least one pass rusher.

DT – With Milton Williams gone, I’m surprised the Eagles aren’t bringing in more DTs. I guess they could have and we just aren’t hearing about it. Turner is an athletic DT. He played on the edge and inside in college.

CB – The CBs have one key thing in common…speed. Hairston ran 4.28. Parrish ran 4.35. Amos ran 4.43, but was 195 pounds. Hairston and Amos could be in play as early as pick 32. Parrish is a Day 2 guy.

The “interest” players fit the same description. Trapilo is a big OT. Carlton and Kennard are versatile rushers. Black is a speedy corner.

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Eagles scouts have been going to a lot of Pro Days. They are checking out a lot of prospects. It is hard to make much of that unless it is a really small school. Knowing the southeast regional scout was at Bama or Georgia just doesn’t tell us much.

Coaches are a better sign of special interest. We aren’t seeing Eagles coaches at as many Pro Days this year. I don’t know why this is.

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