Philadelphia Eagles: NFL Draft Live Blog Day Two
The Eagles own one pick in the second round, the 53rd overall, and one in the third round, the 103rd overall, and there are plenty of directions they can go.
Here are five names that make some sense in the second round:
Wyoming linebacker Logan Wilson. The Eagles opted not to take the first linebacker off the board in the first round and should have the opportunity to take a fast riser here. Eagles could roll the dice and hope he’s there in the third round, at No. 103 overall, but it doesn’t seem likely he will last that long. He is a three-down tackling machine, posting more than 100 tackles for the Cowboys each of the last three years and even as a freshman still made 94 of them.
Utah edge rusher Bradlee Anae. Iowa’s A.J. Epenesa and Penn State’s Yetur Gross-Matos will likely be gone by the time No. 53 rolls around, but Anae should be. Had a strong Senior Bowl and his resume with the Utes shows 13 sacks last year and eight in 2018. At 6-3, 257, Anae plays with a nasty disposition. Needs to get better in stopping the run, but that can be taught.
LSU safety Grant Delpit. The Eagles could use someone to groom as Rodney McLeod’s replacement while giving immediate help as a top reserve. At 6-2, 214 Delpit is a physical player, though is tackling needs work. He can also line up in the slot.
Alabama cornerback Trevon Diggs. The younger brother of Bills receiver Stefon Diggs, Trevon is 6-1, 205. A former receiver himself, Trevon understands what an opponent is trying to do to him. Very good with his hands and has solid short ability burst. Needs to shore up his tackling but has the ability at some point in his career to make a move to safety.
LSU offensive tackle Saahdiq Charles. Eagles need a replacement at swing tackle if Jordan Mailata doesn’t pan out and Charles has that ability right out of the gate. At 6-4, 321, he will need time to develop, but he would be afforded that time in Philly. He can also cross-train at guard.
Temple center Matt Hennessy. Jason Kelce isn’t going to play forever, and Hennessy would be a nice replacement when the day comes for the popular Eagles center to retire. Until then, he could also take reps at guard.
DAY 2 NOTES:
The New England Patriots enter the night with the most picks at five.
Both the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Chargers do not have any selections on Day 2.
Seven teams are scheduled to make their first selections of the 2020 draft: The Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills, Indianapolis Colts, the Patriots, the LA Rams, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Houston Texans.
There are seven minutes between picks in Round 2 and five minutes between selections in Round 3.
ROUND TWO
Pick 33 - A lot of trade talk as normal as the board resets overnight but the Cincinnati Bengals held their ground and got No. 1 overall pick Joe Burrow some help with lengthy receiver Tee Higgins from Clemson.
Pick 34 - Our old friend Frank Reich and the Colts get some help for new QB Philip Rivers, going with Southern Cal WR Michael Pittman. It's going to be a big WR night. Second straight year Indy goes with a WR in the second round. Last year, it was Ohio State's Parris Campbell.
Pick 35 - The mini-run of two straight pass-catchers ends with the Detroit Lions grabbing a running back D'Andre Swift from the University of Georgia and St. Jose's Prep in Philadelphia. Skill positions are cooking right now.
Pick 36 - The New York Giants got their offensive tackle in round one with Andrew Thomas and now they address the defense, taking safety Xavier McKinney from Alabama. McKinney was the pick many mock drafters had going to the Cowboys in round one, but CeeDee Lamb's surprise availability stopped that from happening.
Pick 37 - The Patriots start the night with the most draft capital of Day 2 and use their first selection on Lenior-Rhyne safety Kyle Dugger, a mini-run on back-end defenders. A big safety and another special-teams stalwart for Bill Belichick.
Pick 38 - The Carolina Panthers and Matt Rhule take the first edge rusher of the night with Penn State's Yetur Gross-Matos, a player many has mocked in the first round as the third-best option in the draft behind Chase Young and K'Lavon Chaisson.
Pick 39 - The busiest team in the draft so far, the Miami Dolphins use their fourth pick of the draft, and first in the second round, to select offensive tackle Robert Hunt from Louisiana Lafayette. Right now, he is a right tackle but could be moved to guard. Hunt is the second OL taken by Miami. In first-round picked Austin Jackson.
Pick 40 - The Houston Texans did not have a pick in the first round, so their first pick of the 2020 NFL Draft is defensive tackle Ross Blacklock from TCU.
Pick 41 - The Indianapolis Colts moves up three spots by giving No. 160 overall to Cleveland and get their second playmaker of the night, Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor.
Pick 42 - The Jaguars start off Day 2 by taking the third receiver of the night, big-bodied Colorado wideout Laviska Shenault. Jacksonville had gone defense with its twp picks in the first round: Florida CB C.J. Henderson and LSU edge rusher K'Lavon Chaisson.
Pick 43 - Da Bears. I just like saying that. Anyway, Chicago didn't have a first-round pick, so they start off their draft by taking tight end Cole Kmet from Notre Dame. Chicago recently parted ways with Trey Burton and now has his replacement. Nick Foles should be pleased.
Eagles now 9 picks away
Pick No. 44 - The Cleveland Browns moved back to here, trading with the Colts, and they use this new position to grab LSU safety Grant Delpit. Maybe you saw the start of this thread. I had Delpit as a possible Eagles pick at No. 53. Browns beat them to the punch.
Pick No. 45 - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers went safety with the son of a former Vikings Pro Bowl cornerback in Antoine Winfield, Jr. His father Antoine Winfield, Sr. was one of the most fundamentally sound defensive backs of his generation.
Pick No. 46 - After getting Jerry Jeudy on Day 1 the Broncos got another WR in Penn State slot speedster K.J. Hamler. It looks like John Elway is trying to keep up with the high-powered Chiefs.
Pick 47 - Falcons continue building the defense, selecting Auburn defensive lineman Marlon Davidson. Atlanta went with CB A.J. Terrell in the first round.
TRADE: Seahawks move to pick 48, where the Jets were scheduled to pick.
Pick 48 - Seahawks use pick to take DE Darrell Taylor from Tennessee. I know nothing about him. Onto the next
Pick 49 - The Pittsburgh Steelers got into the game by selecting the Calvin Johnson-sized Chase Claypool, at athletic freak who some view as a wideout and others see as a flex tight end.
Pick 50 - The Bears go defense with their second pick of the second round, selecting lengthy Utah CB Jaylon Johnson, a physical playmaker that some had mocked in the first round.
Pick 51 - The CB run right before the Eagles pick continues when the Cowboys land Alabama CB Trevon Diggs. Both Johnson and Diggs could have been Eagles targets. Clearly a nee for Dallas, one many thought Cowboys would address in the first round until CeeDee Lamb fell to them. Now they address it, and address it well. Dallas having a nice draft so far.
Pick 52 - The Rams take the third RB of the second round, picking Florida State's Cam Akers, a versatile multi-threat weapon.
PICK 53 - EAGLES make a shocking pick and take a quarterback, yes a quarterback. Jalen Hurts is coming to Philly. This is not a need. Could it honestly be the BPA on their board? This one comes from out of nowhere.
Pick 54 - The Bills stop the fall of Iowa edge rusher A.J. Epenesa, a player a lot of draftniks had coming off the board in the first round.
Pick 55 - J.K. Dobbins is a luxury pick for Baltimore, the leading rushing team in the NFL but Mark Ingram is now 30, a dirty word for a RB.
Pick 56 - Miami keeps adding talent with big interior D-Lineman Raekwon Davis of Alabama
Pick 57 - Perhaps the best route runner in the draft changes coasts as Van Jefferson heads from Florida to the LA Chargers.
Pick 58 - The Vikings get the O-Line help they need in athletic OT prospect Ezra Cleveland.
Pick 59 - Once thought to be a potential first-rounder Denzel Mims falls to the bottom of the second round and the NY Jets.
Pick 60 - The Patriots make a move for Michigan edge rusher Josh Uche.
Pick 61 - Tennessee continues to show the depth of this draft with LSU Cb Kristian Fulton.
Pick 62 - Green Bay gets a big back to complement its burners in Boston College's AJ Dillon.
Pick 63 - Help for Steve Spagnuolo's side of the ball for the Super Bowl champs in LB Willie Gay, Jr.
Pick 64 - A hybrid safety prospect in Jeremy Chinn finished up the second round by heading to Carolina.
ROUND THREE
Pick 65 - Wyoming LB Logan Wilson, a hot potential name for the Eagles in many circles, comes off the board at the top of the third round to the Bengals.
Pick 66 - The Redskins get playmaker Antonio Gibson from Memphis, a potential manufactured touch threat.
Pick 67 - The Lions reunite the Okwara brothers as Julian, an edge rusher with a high ceiling from Notre Dame, joins Romeo in the Motor City.
Pick 68 - The NY Jets get good value in Cal safety Ashtyn Davis.
Pick 69 - Seattle seemingly always needs offensive linemen and they get an interior one out of LSU in Damien Lewis.
Pick 70 - Miami has the most picks in the draft and keeps assembling talent with Texas S Brandon Jones.
Pick 71 - Baltimore gets its Michael Piece replacement with Texas A&M DT Justin Madibuike.
Pick 72 - Tremendous value pick for Arizona with Houston OT Josh Jones.
Pick 73 - Jacksonville gets some help for the interior of its defense with Ohio State DT Davon Hamilton.
Pick 74 - Wisconsin LB Zack Baun fell a bit due to perhaps a diluted urine sample in Indy but it's a soft landing spot in New Orleans.
Pick 75 - Seems to be a sweet spot for interior OL as the Lions continue the trend with Ohio State's Jonah Jackson.
Pick 76 - Tom Brady gets a back in Vandy's Ke'Shawn Vaughan.
Pick 77 - Denver needs to bolster the secondary and take a stab with Iowa CB Michael Ojemudia.
Pick 78 - Temple center Matt Hennessey is headed to the Deep South and the Dirty Birds.
Pick 79 - Florida edge rusher Jabari Zuniga joins a Jets' D that was 23rd in the NFL in sacks.
Pick 80 - Mike Mayock got his speed threat in Round 1, Now he gets the Raiders a jack of all trades at WR in Kentucky's Lynn Bowden.
Pick 81 - Mayock is carpet-bombing with big-bodied South Carolina WR Bryan Edwards.
Pick 82 - Jerry Jones loves OU and the latest Sooner in Dallas is Neville Gallimore, gifted but inconsistent DT.
Pick 83 - More LSU love, this time by Denver for center Lloyd Cushenberry.
Pick 84 - The Rams needed an edge rusher and got a talented one in the third round in Alabama's Terrell Lewis. Injury issues pushed Lewis down the board.
Pick 85 - The Colts reportedly have Malik Hooker on the block and Julian Blackmon, a potential single-high safety could offer some insurance.
Pick 86 - Buffalo adds a solid back to what will be a committee approach in Utah's Zack Moss.
Pick 87 - The Pats edge some potential edge help in Alabama LB Anfernee Jennings.
Pick 88 - Clevland selects Mizzou DT Jordan Elliott to help tie up blockers inside.
Pick 89 - The Vikings get a long, lengthy CB to replace Xavier Rhodes in Mississippi State's Cameron Dantzler.
Pick 90 - Bill O'Brien gets a nice edge-rushing product in Florida's Jonathan Greenard.
Pick 91 - The Patriots know a thing or two about tight ends and got a nice movement on in UCLA's Devin Asiasi.
Pick 92 - The Ravens select another speedster on the outside in Texas WR Devin Duvernay.
Pick 93 - Tennessee bolsters the backfield further with Appalachian State RB Darrynton Evans.
Pick 94 - The Packers are revamping the TE position and get an H-back type in Cincinnati's Josiah Deguara.
Pick 95 - The reaching begins a bit with Denver taking DT McTevin Agim of Arkansas.
Pick 96 - Who knew? The SB champs make good decisions. A solid OL prospect in OT Lucas Niang of TCU.
Pick 97 - A mini-LB run starts with Cleveland and LSU ILB Jacob Phillips.
Pick 98 - Ohio State's Malik Harrison is the back end of the run to Baltimore.
Pick 99 - The NYG continue to bolster the OL with local prospect Matt Peart of UConn.
Pick 100 - The Raiders stick with high-profile schools and Clemson S Tanner Muse.
Pick 101 - The Pats are trying to solve their TE issues with the second in the round, Virginia Tech's Dalton Keene.
Pick 102 - Pittsburgh snares a nice edge rushing prospect in Charlotte's Alex Highsmith.
PICK 103 - The Eagles make more sense in the third round with Colorado hybrid Davion Taylor, an undersized coverage LB.
Pick 104 - The Rams use a compensatory pick on Utah S Terrell Burgess. The Utes really have a lot of solid players.
Pick 105 - The Vikings trade out with the Saints, who go up to get Dayton TE Adam Tautman.
Pick 106 - Mr. Irrelevant of Day 2 is Mississippi State OT Tyre Phillips to Baltimore.
