2023 Draft – Day 2

The Eagles got off to a great start on Thursday, adding DT Jalen Carter and LB/DE Nolan Smith. The only way the day could have been better is if Megan Fox and I watched it together while sharing PBR and Funyuns.

There is still a lot of work to be done. The Eagles have:

Pick 62 – late 2nd rounder
Pick 66 – early 3rd rounder

We’ll get to needs/targets in a minute. I always think it is important to look at what the Eagles already have in place. Here is my guess at the depth chart for now, focusing on projected starters and key backups.

WR  DeVonta Smith ..…
WR  AJ Brown ……
WR  Quez Watkins ….. Olamide Zaccheaus …. Britain Covey
QB  Jalen Hurts …….. Marcus Mariota ….. Ian Book
RB  Rashad Penny ..… Kenneth Gainwell ……. Boston Scott
TE  Dallas Goedert …… Jack Stoll ……..… Grant Calcaterra
LT  Jordan Mailata …….… Jack Driscoll
LG  Landon Dickerson….. Sua Opeta
OC  Jason Kelce ……….
RG   Cam Jurgens ….… Brett Toth
RT  Lane Johnson …….

DE Josh Sweat …… Brandon Graham …. Derek Barnett ….. Tarron Jackson
DL  Milton Williams …. Kentavius Street
NT  Jordan Davis  …… Marlon Tuipulotu …..Noah Ellis
DL Fletcher Cox ………… Jalen Carter ……… Marvin Wilson
SB  Haason Reddick ….. Nolan Smith …….Patrick Johnson ….. Kyron Johnson
MB Nick Morrow  ……. Shaun Bradley …… Christian Elliss
WB Nakobe Dean  ……… Davion Taylor
SS  Terrell Edmunds ……. K’Von Wallace
FS  Reed Blankenship …… Justin Evans …….Andre Chachere
CB  Darius Slay ……… Greedy Williams ……. Josh Jobe
CB  James Bradberry ……Zech McPhearson ……
NB  Avonte Maddox …… Josiah Scott

P
K Jake Elliott
LS Rick Lovato

NEEDS

OL

SAF

RB

WR

CB

LB

TARGETS

OT Matthew Bergeron – Syracuse – 6-5, 318

OL Steve Avila – TCU – 6-4, 332

OT Dawand Jones – Ohio State – 6-8, 375

SAF Brian Branch – Alabama – 5-11, 190

CB Joey Porter – Penn State – 6-3, 193

DB Kelee Ringo – Georgia – 6-1, 207

OL Cody Mauch – North Dakota State – 6-5, 302

DL Adetomiwa Adebawore – DL – 6-2, 284

RB Zach Charbonnet – UCLA – 6-0, 214

WR Jonathan Mingo – Ole Miss – 6-1, 226

I would love to see Howie trade down from pick 62 into the 3rd round and add a mid-round pick or two. The player I’d most like to get in the 2nd is OL Matt Bergeron. He’s started at RT and LT. He could play OG. Tough, physical, versatile and athletic. Would be a good piece for Jeff Stoutland to work with and we know the Eagles have shown some interest in him.

Lots of interesting options.

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VISITS & SPECIAL INTEREST

QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson – UCLA
QB Sean Clifford – Penn State
RB Bijan Robinson – Texas
OT Peter Skoronski – Northwestern
OT Dawand Jones – Ohio State
OT Paris Johnson – Ohio State
OT Darnell Wright – Tennessee
OT Anton Harrison – Oklahoma
OT Braeden Daniels – Utah

DT Jalen Carter – Georgia
DT Bryan Bresee – Clemson
DT Mazi Smith – Michigan
DT Gervon Dexter – Florida
DT Jaquelin Roy – LSU
DT Brodric Martin – Western Kentucky
DL Lukas Van Ness – Iowa
Edge Nolan Smith – Georgia
Edge B.J. Ojulari – LSU
Edge Will McDonald – Iowa State
SAF Jason Taylor II – Oklahoma State
SAF Brian Branch – Alabama
CB Kelee Ringo – Georgia
CB Julius Brents – Kansas State
CB Joey Porter Jr – Penn State
CB Emmanuel Forbes – Mississippi State
CB Deonte Banks – Maryland
CB Kahlef Hailassie – Western Kentucky

Special Interest

WR A.T. Perry – Wake Forest
OT Jake Witt – Northern Michigan
OG Anthony Bradford – LSU
C John Michael Schmitz – Minnesota
TE Zach Kuntz – Old Dominion
WR Braxton Westfield – Carson-Newman
RB Zach Evans – Ole Miss
QB Jake Haener – Fresno State
QB Todd Centeio – James Madison

Edge Jose Ramirez – Eastern Michigan
Edge David Perales – Fresno State
DT Siaki Ika – Baylor
DL Viliami Fehoko – San Jose State
DT Desjuan Johnson – Toledo
DT Spencer Waege – North Dakota State
LB Amari Burney – Florida
LB Ivan Pace – Cincinnati
S Daniel Scott – Cal
S Christian Izien – Rutgers
CB Anthony Kendall – Baldwin Wallace
CB Starling Thomas – UAB
CB Myles Brooks – LA Tech

Local Pro Day

RB Aidan Borguet – Harvard
CB Christian Braswell – Rutgers
DB Jaquan Amoms – Ball State
WR Sean Ryan – Rutgers
LB Johnny Buchanan – Delaware
LB Johnny Sutherland – Penn State
DL Jayson Ademilola – Notre Dame

DRAFT BOARD

I left some good players off this for a few reasons…fit, character or medical. This is all a guess on my part.

-1st Round Board for the Eagles-

TE: Michael Mayer, Darnell Washington, Luke Musgrave

OL: O’Cyrus Torrence

S:  Brian Branch

CB:  Joey Porter

-2nd Round Board for the Eagles-

RB:  Zach Charbonnet

WR:  Cedric Tillman, Josh Downs, Jalin Hyatt

TE:  Tucker Kraft

OL:  Matthew Bergeron,  Dawand Jones, Steve Avila, Cody Mauch, John Michael Schmitz, Joe Tippmann

Edge: Keion White, BJ Ojulari

DT: Keeanu Benton, Adetomiwa Adebawore, Gervon Dexter

LB:  Trenton Simpson, Drew Sanders

S:  Antonio Johnson

CB: DJ Turner, Kelee Ringo, Cam Smith, Darius Rush

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-3rd Round Board for the Eagles-

QB:

RB:  Roschon Johnson, Devon Achane, Israel Abanikanda, Kendre Miller, Zach Evans, Tyjae Spears, Tank Bigsby, Eric Gray

WR:  Jonathan Mingo, Marvin Mims, Tyler Scott, Jayden Reed, Tank Dell

TE:  Sam LaPorta, Brenton Strange

OL:  Tyler Steen, Braeden Daniels, Blake Freeland, Anthony Bradford, Chandler Zavala, Luke Wypler

Edge:  Derick Hall, Zach Harrison, Yaya Diaby, Isaiah Foskey

DT: Siaki Ika

LB:  Nick Herbig, Daiyan Henley, Dorian Williams.

S:  Jordan Battle, Ji’Ayir Brown, Jartavius Martin, Sydney Brown, Christopher Smith, JL Skinner

CB:  Julius Brents, Cameron Mitchell, Tyrique Stevenson, Clark Phillips, Jakorian Bennett, Cory Trice

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-4th Round Board for the Eagles-

QB:

RB:  Chase Brown, Evan Hull, Dewayne McBride

WR:  Michael Wilson, Rashee Rice, Trey Palmer, AT Perry, Charlie Jones

TE:  Luke Schoonmaker, Davis Allen, Zach Kuntz

OL:  Jaelyn Duncan, Jon Gaines, Emil Ekiyor, Jordan McFadden, Juice Scruggs, Alex Forsyth, Ricky Stromberg

Edge: Tuli Tuipulotu, Nick Hampton, Byron Young, Yasir Abdullah

DT:  Jaquelin Roy, Zacch Pickens, Jalen Redmond, Karl Brooks

LB: DeMarvion Overshown

IB:  Henry To’o To’o, Ivan Pace

S: Daniel Scott, Chamarri Conner, Anthony Johnson, Jammie Robinson

CB:  Riley Moss, Kyu Blu Kelly, Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, Terell Smith

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ALL TOMMY TEAM 

(my favorite non-1st round players)

QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson – UCLA
RB Evan Hull – Northwestern
WR Jonathan Mingo – Ole Miss
WR  Xavier Hutchinson – Iowa State
WR  Puka Nacua – BYU
TE  Luke Schoonmaker – Michigan
OT  Matthew Bergeron – Syracuse
OG  Chandler Zavala – NC State
OC  Luke Wypler – Ohio State
OG  Sidy Sow – Eastern Michigan
OT   Braeden Daniels – Utah

DE Tuli Tupilotu – USC
DT  Desjuan Johnson – Toledo
DT  Siaki Ika – Baylor
DE Lonnie Phelps – Kansas
LB  Dorian Williams – Tulane
IB  Ivan Pace – Cincinnati
LB  Shaka Heyward – Duke
S  Daniel Scott – Cal
S  Christopher Smith – Georgia
CB Julius Brents – Kansas State
CB  Cameron Mitchell – Northwestern

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Please draft a couple of these players

RB Zach Charbonnet- UCLA
RB Roschon Johnson – Texas
RB Evan Hull – NW
TE Luke Schoonmaker – Michigan
TE Brenton Strange – Penn State
OL Matt Bergeron – Syracuse
OL Braeden Daniels – Utah
OL McClendon Curtis – Tennessee-Chattanooga
OL Anthony Bradford – LSU

DE Nolan Smith – Georgia
DL Jalen Carter – Georgia
DL Mazi Smith – Michigan
DL Keeanu Benton- Wisconsin
DL Desjuan Johnson – Toledo
S Jordan Battle – Alabama
S Daniel Scott – Cal
CB Devon Witherspoon – Illinois
CB Emmanuel Forbes – Miss State

Please avoid these players

WR Trey Palmer – Nebraska – Talented player, but I don’t know that he’s got the mental makeup to handle the pressure of playing in Philly.
CB Joey Porter – Penn State – Love his size and phsyicality, but only has 1 career pick. Can’t take a CB early who can’t catch the ball.
DT Bryan Bresee – Clemson – Tons of potential, but he was an underachiever at Clemson. Makes me nervous as a pro prospect.

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