Philadelphia Eagles Mock Draft Roundup 3.0

PROJECTED TRADE WITH LOS ANGELES RAMS

Why change something that works? Philadelphia moves up in Round 1 for a defensive lineman once again -- after doing so to acquire Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis -- plugging Nolen into the void left by free-agent departure Milton Williams. The Eagles give the Rams their late third-round pick and one of four fifth-rounders in order to move up six spots, while also receiving a sixth-round pick from Los Angeles in the deal.

We all know how the Eagles roll at this point. No, he didn't go to Georgia, but he did go get the quarterback pretty damned often at Boston College.

Conerly is a perfect stash pick for the Eagles to put behind 34-year-old Lane Johnson. Conerly is a younger prospect who might benefit from playing behind Johnson for a couple seasons as he finishes out his career in Philadelphia.

Trade: Vikings trade No. 24 to Eagles for No. 32, a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2026 third-round pick.

The Eagles explored multiple trade opportunities before the Vikings revealed themselves to be a reasonable bunch. That the Lions published negotiations on social media remains disappointing. What began as an exercise in market evaluation turned into a pretty fair bargain. The Eagles are likely to have three third-round picks in 2026 and had four 2025 fifth-rounders to sweeten any deal. Not bad for an eight-spot leap. Starks is a sensible choice after trading away C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the Texans. The Eagles add a proven playmaker in Starks to a room in which Reed Blankenship is the only established starter. — Brooks Kubena

Stewart has offered more disruption than production to this point in his career, but the Eagles made a similar move with Nolan Smith a couple years ago and it has paid off in a big way.

At this point in the draft, Loveland would qualify as a grand larceny steal — but one could argue that was the case last year with Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean falling into Philadelphia's lap as well. Loveland's soft hands and agility could make him the ideal complementary threat to an offense already loaded with weapons.

As usual, Philadelphia plans ahead in the trenches, with the uber-talented but currently injured Simmons to eventually take over for Lane Johnson.

The Eagles lost a couple of key players on their defensive line in free agency, letting Milton Williams and Josh Sweat walk. General manager Howie Roseman has shown over the years that he values talent over everything in the draft. That method helped them win a Super Bowl, so I think Nolen would be the pick here. It's possible he doesn't fall this far in the actual draft. If he does, we'll all be wondering, "How did we let the Eagles get Walter Nolen?"

This would be the third time in four years that the Eagles draft a defensive tackle, and GM Howie Roseman has historically favored the trenches on Day 1 of the draft. We just talked about the Chiefs' offensive line issues, and it was the Eagles' defensive line that gave it fits at the Super Bowl. Milton Williams had two sacks in that game. Williams also is now in New England on a big free agent deal, so Roseman could go back to the trenches again to find a replacement.

Nolen is very disruptive thanks to explosive traits and strong hands. He had 6.5 sacks and 15 run stops last season. And while he didn't go to Georgia, Nolen at least keeps the Eagles' direct line to SEC defensive tackles alive.

The Eagles are always forward thinking with their most important positions and this pick typifies that. Charles Grant isn't going to be ready to block NFL edge-rushers Week 1 coming out of William & Mary. But give Grant's freaky traits to offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland and you have Lane Johnson's heir apparent at right tackle.

Josh Sweat? Gone. Milton Williams? Also gone. Philly won its Super Bowl in large part because of an unblockable front.

Keeping that pipeline stocked is a very "Howie" move, and Ezeiruaku has a potent bag of rush counters that could thrive amid the other talent in Philly.