Philadelphia Eagles
View image | gettyimages.com In the two years Chip Kelly has coached the Eagles, secondary has been a glaring flaw. Kelly was out to change that in this draft, selecting three cornerbacks with his first five picks in the draft. The third was cornerback Randall Evans, picked 196th overall in the sixth round. Evans […]
View image | gettyimages.com There are cornerbacks aplenty after the Eagles attacked the position in free agency and now the draft. With the 191st pick, the Eagles selected cornerback JaCorey Shepherd. Shepherd is a 5'11", 199-pound wide receiver turned defensive back out of Kansas who was projected to go somewhere in the fifth round. […]
View image | gettyimages.com Moments after selecting JaCorey Shepherd from Kansas, the Eagles stayed in Kansas for their next pick at 196. With their second sixth-round pick on Day 3, the Eagles selected cornerback Randall Evans of Kansas State. Evans joins a group of secondary members, including new draftees in Shepherd and second-round pick […]
View image | gettyimages.com It took four hours for the Eagles to make a pick on Day 3 of the Draft, but they finally selected at 191st overall. With the pick, the Eagles selected cornerback JaCorey Shephard from Kansas. Shephard is the second cornerback taken by the Eagles in the draft, significant considering the […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Eagles opened Day 3 of the draft by trading the 113th overall pick to the Detroit Lions for their third-round pick in the 2016 Draft. The Lions used the pick to select defensive tackle Gabe Wright. The trade likely comes in light of several offensive linemen being selected just […]
View image | gettyimages.com After making the move to grab cornerback Eric Rowe with the 47th overall pick, the Eagles kept their third-round pick at 84th overall and used it to select linebacker Jordan Hicks. Hicks is 6'1", 236 pounds out of Texas and proved to be a strong performer at the combine, with […]
View image | gettyimages.com On Thursday night, Chip Kelly opened the Eagles 2015 Draft by retaining the 20th overall pick. Sure, there was plenty of speculation that the Eagles were working hard to trade up. They wanted a bid for Marcus Mariota. It didn’t happen. In hindsight, it’s probably a blessing in disguise. In […]
View image | gettyimages.com After Chip Kelly's attempt at Marcus Mariota failed to come to fruition, the Eagles used the 20th overall pick in Thursday's first round to address a team need. The Eagles lost Jeremy Maclin in free agency to Kansas City. They may have grabbed his replacement. The Eagles selected wide receiver […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Eagles did not do the deal for Marcus Mariota. Womp, womp. But fear not, Eagles fans. There is still plenty of talented players left for the Eagles to target. Here is a quick primer on five potential targets for the Eagles: 1. Nelson Algohor, WR, USC: I covered Algohor in […]
View image | gettyimages.com Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly has gone on record saying the Eagles will not "mortgage" their future to trade up in the NFL Draft. That's good. That makes sense. There is also no clear definition of what it means to "mortgage" the future. And there is no evidence […]