Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 5/4/25.
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2025 NFL Draft: Ranking all 32 rookie classes; plus, overall grades, favorite picks and Day 3 sleepers – NFL.com
11) Philadelphia Eagles. GRADE: B+. Why did the rest of the league allow Jihaad Campbell to fall right into Philadelphia’s lap? Everyone saw it coming, and yet, nobody tried to stop it from happening. Well, I guess the Chiefs kind of did, making the Eagles trade up a spot to claim their prize. But in the end, the reigning Super Bowl champions landed Daniel Jeremiah’s No. 12 overall player with the 31st pick. Does Howie Roseman have compromising pictures of everyone? The linebacker’s recent shoulder surgery played a part, sure, but it still feels like this will ultimately be a case of the rich getting obnoxiously richer, with Campbell and Zack Baun forming a second-level duo that’s equal parts dynamic and devastating. The Eagles boast the best roster in the NFL, and it feels like they’re only increasing their talent advantage over everyone else.
Eagles rookie jersey numbers for 2025 NFL Draft picks and UDFA signings – BGN
No. 30 for Campbell isn’t ideal. That’s just not a linebacker number (although it is more of a LB number than an edge rusher number). He did wear it at Alabama before switching to No. 11 last season, so, at least there’s some history there. But it’d be good to see him switch. No. 59 could be good if Thomas Booker IV doesn’t make the team or is willing to change his number. I think No. 95 could’ve looked cool for a pass rushing linebacker, like how it worked for Mychal Kendricks.
Roob’s Observations: Figuring out what Eagles’ new revamped secondary will look like – NBCSP
1. With free agency and the 2025 draft in the books, we can finally get a sense of what the Eagles’ revamped secondary will look like following the departures of Darius Slay, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Avonte Maddox and Isaiah Rodgers from the Super Bowl-championship secondary. We know Quinyon Mitchell is a starting outside corner and Cooper DeJean is a starting inside corner. We know Reed Blankenship is a safety. After that? There’s an intriguing group of young defensive backs who are going to compete this summer, and it’s going to be fun to watch. Second-round pick Andrew Mukuba will battle Sydney Brown for the second safety spot, and Mukuba is the favorite as a 2nd-round pick, but Brown is going into his third season healthy and has two years of NFL experience and a bit of a head start on Makuba. Brown has some clear strengths – fast, tough and physical – and he’s a very good practice player, so he’s not going to let Mukuba win that job without a fight. The competition for that second outside corner spot starts with Kelee Ringo, also going into Year 3, and Adoree’ Jackson, a 1st-round pick back in 2017, with Eli Ricks also in the equation. I have to think Ringo has the edge based on what I saw his rookie year. Ringo is still only 22 and Jackson is 29, and we can all see how the roster is trending younger. Whoever loses that battle could become the top outside backup, but don’t count out Ricks. If Ricks has a good summer, Jackson becomes expendable. Backup slot is an interesting one. If Jackson isn’t starting, he can play slot, but with a good camp 5th-round rookie Mac McWilliams from Central Florida could challenge for that spot. If Jackson goes, that makes Blankenship – who turned 26 in March – the oldest d-back on the roster. And if Mukuba isn’t starting at safety, he’d be an option as well as a backup slot. It looks like Howie Roseman and Vic Fangio want as many young guys on the field as possible, and if they line up with DeJean, Mitchell and Ringo as the top three corners and Blankenship and Mukuba as starting safeties, that’s an average of just under 23 years old. This is a lot of change in one position group after the Eagles had the top pass defense in the NFL a year ago. But if the idea is to get younger and faster, it sure looks like that’s happening.
Spadaro: Inside Eagles Rookie Camp, an integral first step on the road to becoming a pro – PE.com
The pace is fast, faster than they were accustomed to in college. The stakes are higher, of course, now that the players taking part in this weekend’s Eagles Rookie Camp – a total of 52 players in all for practices on Friday and Saturday – understand that this is their job now. “It’s all about learning how to be a professional,” said cornerback Mac McWilliams, the team’s first of three fifth-round draft picks. “Nothing is given to you here. You have to earn everything. I know, for me, after the long NFL Draft process, I can’t wait to get on the field.” That is what this weekend, and the weeks to follow, are all about for the youngest Birds. Nobody is offering any quick evaluations and while the physical side of things is certainly top of mind, even more important is the player’s ability to absorb reams of information and process it quickly and translate it from the meeting rooms to the practice fields.
2026 NFL mock draft: Reid’s early first-round predictions – ESPN
31. Philadelphia Eagles. Eli Stowers, TE, Vanderbilt. The Eagles have broken some of their draft trends recently. In 2024, they drafted a corner in Round 1 (Quinyon Mitchell) for the first time since 2002. This year, they drafted an off-ball linebacker in Round 1 (Jihaad Campbell) for the first time since 1979. Let’s keep that going with Stowers, who would be their first Round 1 tight end since 1988. Stowers broke out last season, catching 49 passes for 638 yards and 5 touchdowns. His ability to create after the catch is special, as his 8.1-yard post-catch average was eighth best among FBS tight ends. He could eventually replace Dallas Goedert.
Who is the Commanders best overall athlete? – Hogs Haven
If we can draw any conclusions over the past two draft classes, it’s that Adam Peters values athleticism in his picks. For the second year in a row, the Commanders ranked first in total RAS with an impressive 8.986 average among their five draft picks.
2025 NFL over/under win totals: It’s going to be all uphill for 2025 Cowboys – Blogging The Boys
The Super Bowl was played 85 days ago and we still have 122 to go until the regular season kicks off, which means we haven’t even reached the halfway point of the offseason yet. But free agency came and went, the draft is in the books, and while a lot can happen between now and the start of the regular season, that didn’t stop a Vegas Sportsbook from releasing updated 2025 NFL regular season win totals this week, post draft. Bet MGM released their NFL Over/Under win totals for all 32 teams on Sunday and they have the Cowboys facing a tough season with just 7.5 wins. The top teams, with 11.5 projected wins each, are the Ravens, Bills, Chiefs, and Eagles.
NFC East 2025 draft grades: Cowboys edition – PhillyVoice
I thought the Cowboys had a good Day 2, landing Ezeiruaku and Revel, but I don’t love the process of locking in on an interior offensive lineman and then reaching for one with the 12th overall pick. On Day 3, I liked the selections of Blue and Cornelius, but the rest don’t do much for me. The one thing the Cowboys didn’t address that was a major need was wide receiver. If he stays healthy, CeeDee Lamb is going to get 150+ targets for the fourth straight season. He was really beat up at the end of the 2024 season. We don’t often think of wide receivers as being overused the way we do with running backs, but if that exists the Cowboys may be venturing into that territory with Lamb. Grade: B-
Survey results: Giants fans expect big things from Abdul Carter – Big Blue View
A full three quarters of fans are taking the “under” on Dart’s over/under of 1.5 starts as a rookie. Dart has intriguing traits with plus athleticism and arm strength, but he also needs development before he’s ready to win games at the NFL level. The Giants clearly had a plan in place for developing a young quarterback, and Dart was their preferred option. The addition of veterans Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston give them time and scaffolding around Dart to allow him to develop without the pressure of having to win games. It will give him the opportunity to learn how practice and prepare as a professional, as well as work on his technical skills, without the pressure of games reinforcing bad habits. It’s possible that we’ll see Dart during the season, perhaps the coaching staff will find snaps for him in low-stakes situations or in mop-up duty late in games that are effectively over. Ideally, he’ll get a start at the end of the year if the outcome of Week 18 doesn’t matter. Getting to sit and learn was invaluable for Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Jalen Hurts, and Jordan Love. The hope is that the less Giants fans see of Dart, the better. At least until 2026, that is.
The Giants botched the 2022 NFL Draft so spectacularly when it could have made them elite – SB Nation
The Giants will be one of two teams to not option a 1st round pick they drafted, and the only team not to option a top-10 pick. Offensive tackle Evan Neal was taken with the No. 7 overall pick, and has been an absolute disaster since he arriving. A decent run blocker, Neal has been a total liability in the passing game finishing with a 49.6 protection grade from Pro Football Focus in 2024. This should have been a franchise-defining draft for the Giants. With two picks in the top-10 it was a chance to shape both sides of the ball with impact, franchise players — in turn freeing up ample money in free agency to repair their holes. Instead the team is left with one guy on the way out, and another who the team is trying to justify — but has struggled as well. That other player is Kayvon Thibodeaux. The Oregon EDGE rusher was taken with the No. 5 pick in the draft, and now he’s fundamentally been replaced in the starting lineup, relegated to a situational pass rusher. Thibodeaux struggled early in his career, which led to the Giants trading for Brian Burns. The addition of Burns was supposed to open things up for Thibodeux, but in 2024 he only managed 38 pressures — ranked 47th in the NFL.
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