Draft Day 2
Loved the Fletcher Cox pick, obviously. He was #1 on my draft board for the Eagles. And only giving up a 4th and 6th-round pick to jump up and grab him is a shrewd move. He'll plug right in and contribute.
Props to the evil Cowboys, who jumped up for only a 2nd to grab the prospect I would have placed #1 on my board, if I thought he would actually fall into a range the Eagles could afford. Claiborne has the potential to be an elite man corner, and solves a dire area of need for the 'Boys. Most scouts agreed there were 5-6 elite prospects in this draft, and two of them went to the NFC East - Claiborne and Griffin III - so the division only gets tougher.
As far as day 2, there are several good prospects left from my list yesterday (Note: removing the DTs since the Eagles should not take the same position with their two top picks.) I'll add a few more that I hope the Eagles will consider.
- Cordy Glenn, OL, Georgia. Stunned that teams like the Jets, Bengals, and Giants passed on Glenn.
- Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford. Probably going to reunite with his college QB in Indy. No way he falls 14 more spots to the Eagles.
- Rueben Randle, WR, LSU.
- Stephen Hill, WR, GT.
- Lavonte David, OLB, Nebraska.
- Trumaine Johnson, CB, Montana.
- Courtney Upshaw, DE, Alabama. Isn't your typical Eagles DE. Upshaw plays more with strength and leverage than a pure 'fastball' who runs around the tackle. But he's a quality football player with a first-round grade. Will be one of the first five players drafted in Round 2.
- Vinny Curry, DE, Marshall. More of the prototypical Eagles DE with lots of pass-rush ability.
- Janoris Jenkins, CB, North Alabama. I worry about his off-field issues and general lack of focus. With two second-round picks, I wouldn't be too upset if the Eagles took a risk on this kid with one of them. Chances are he'll be long gone by the time they pick.
- Mychal Kendricks, ILB, California. Ran the fastest 40 time at the combine of any LB, and was a productive player in college. Should excel in coverage, might struggle against the run initially.
- Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina. Another big (6'3") receiver, Jeffrey has great hands and wins a lot of jump balls.
- Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford. I'd really like a back-up tackle at some point in this draft. Martin needs to work on his strength, but has the feet and athleticism to pass block in the NFL.
- Bobbie Massie, OT, Mississippi. More raw than Martin, but more upside as well.
- Josh Robinson, CB, Central Florida. Ran the fastest combine (4.33) of any db at the combine.
- Andre Branch, DE, Clemson. Would start as an undersized DE but has the frame to add good weight. Natural and athletic pass-rusher.
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