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Rhett Lewis 2026 NFL mock draft 1.0: Eagles make biggest splash in Round 1 – NFL.com
23) PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama. R-E-L-A-X. While there has been no shortage of drama surrounding the Eagles and QB Jalen Hurts, I’m not advocating for drafting a replacement here, although Philly has had a habit of accumulating quarterbacks and then acquiring value by moving them down the line. This, however, feels like a potential landing area for Simpson via trade, especially if a team believes the Browns could be looking to select the Alabama product with their second first-round pick at 24. And instead of trying to predict which QB-needy organization will be desperate enough to make this move, I’m keeping the Eagles as a placeholder in this mock to highlight the tantalizing leverage they could hold when their turn comes around — setting Howie Roseman up perfectly to work some of his customary wheeler-dealer magic.
NFL execs, scouts on 2026 draft’s most polarizing players – ESPN
Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama. Simpson is polarizing due to circumstance more than ability. His draft stock is all over the map. The player loosely expects to go anywhere from 10 to 30 in the first round, but it’s hard to confidently project a home for him yet. Positional needs could push him above his grade, but enough scouts have a second-round grade on him to make early Day 2 a possibility. Simpson’s lack of starts is the primary concern. He started one year in an era when many quarterback prospects have two to four years of production. He played well through the first two months of the 2025 season and struggled late. “I don’t think anything about him other than him being a one-year player is supremely polarizing,” an AFC executive said. “There’s not a good history of it, but I think you’ve got to take each guy as an individual case. “I don’t think anyone expects him to come in right away and be great. If picked in the 20s, he’ll get experience and reps and get legs under him. He’s a good kid, a coach’s kid, had a lot of good production and success. Maybe not on the same tier as top guys, but he’s still a player.” One veteran NFL scout called Simpson “a mix between Jared Goff and Mac Jones.” What helps Simpson’s cause is what he was asked to do at Alabama. “He made a lot of NFL throws,” an NFL personnel evaluator said. “Some guys were running a glorified high school offense in college, but [Simpson] was throwing deep in-breakers, corners, deep outs, seams, curls.”
Dontayvion Wicks trade: Eagles acquire Packers wide receiver in exchange for draft picks – BGN
He is just the latest addition to the Eagles’ WR room, joining Hollywood Brown, and thi move will only fan the flames of a future A.J. Brown trade. The move could also signal that the team is not planning to use a high draft pick on a rookie wide receiver, as some were speculating just weeks ahead of the event. Bringing in Wicks gives the Eagles some added depth and experience. Plus he has familiarity with new Eagles offensive coordinator Sean Mannion, who spent the last two seasons on the Packers’ coaching staff.
Packers trade details: WR Dontayvion Wicks sent to the Philadelphia Eagles – Acme Packing Company
Of the Packers’ top seven receivers, five of them were going into contract years in 2026: Christian Watson, Jayden Reed, Wicks, Bo Melton and Skyy Moore. Without Wicks, Green Bay’s top receivers going into the draft are Watson, 2025 first-round pick Matthew Golden, Reed, Melton, Moore and 2025 third-round pick Savion Williams.
Eagles player review: WR Dontayvion Wicks edition – PhillyVoice
During the Nick Sirianni era, the Eagles have tried to get “dirty work” types of receivers involved in their offense. Examples of those guys include Zach Pascal, Johnny Wilson, Darius Cooper, etc. If that’s all Wicks is in the Eagles’ offense, he will be the best of that bunch. Assuming he stays healthy, Wicks’ floor is “Best dirty work guy of the Sirianni era, by far.” But Wicks is also only 24 years old (he’ll turn 25 this summer). He can beat press, he runs decent enough routes, and he competes his ass off. He has some unreached ceiling available. He seems to be a try-hard player who will work toward that, and the Eagles have him under contract for two years. Of course, if he can’t curtail the drops, then he may not be more than just a dirty work guy. After a deeper look, I do think what he already brings to the table plus his untapped potential is worth the two Day 3 picks the Eagles gave up to get him.
Building a WR Corps – Iggles Blitz
The obvious question here is what does this mean for AJ Brown’s future. It certainly points in the direction of him being dealt. I know some people still don’t understand why the team would do that. Some people are just sure this is all a media fabrication. All you have to do is look at Howie’s moves and the pre-draft meetings to see the Eagles are focused on the WR position. I don’t think that is the case if AJ is staying. It pains me to say that, but there is just too much evidence otherwise.
Is there a double standard for Mike Vrabel, Dianna Russini? – PFT
There could be other issues for Vrabel, based on the facts. If (and this is only an example, not an accusation) Vrabel was affirmatively using Russini to agitate for an A.J. Brown trade with the Eagles on the most favorable terms possible to the Patriots, the tampering rule could potentially apply. (Of course, the NFL rarely enforces the tampering rule.) Or if (and, again, this is only an example, not an accusation) Russini was sharing material, non-public information harvested from other teams with Vrabel at his request, that could be a separate problem.
Inside the Eagles Draft – PhiladelphiaEagles.com
Monday, April 20th at 7:30 PM. Comcast Technology Center – Ralph J. Roberts Forum. Get an inside look at the NFL Draft with Jalen Hurts, Jihaad Campbell, and Jalyx Hunt as they take you through their individual NFL Draft journeys. Hear firsthand how each player prepared for their pre-draft workouts, found the agent they wanted to represent them, and what it felt like to get “the call” that landed them in Philadelphia. From inside the state-of-the-art Ralph J. Roberts Forum at the Comcast Technology Center, we’ll rewind the film and share some behind the scenes footage to see how Jalen, Jihaad, and Jalyx navigated their way from college to the pros. Tickets are limited and are $100 each (including fees).
Eagles’ Jalen Hurts welcomes Artemis II crew home after safe splash landing – NBC10
Philadelphia’s favorite quarterback welcomed home the four astronauts who splash landed after their historic moon mission. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts posted a video message on the team’s social media where he mentioned astronaut Christina Koch and said the Artemis II crew is an “inspiration.”
2026 a huge year for one veteran Cowboys player – Blogging The Boys
His physical gifts and his ability to close down a runner was at a peak before his second ACL tear. He was a budding star, but now he has to show he can get back to that level while staying healthy. Overshown is currently eligible for a contract extension, but due to his inability to stay on the field, the Cowboys would be wise to hold off on giving the former Texas Longhorn an extension. If he’s able to stay healthy and get back to his 2024 form, Overshown could be in for a nice payday by the Cowboys during the season or at the end of the 2026 season. Barring a major trade or one of the top two linebackers (Sonny Styles and Arvell Reese) landing in Dallas on draft day, Overshown is set to be the team’s top linebacker for this season, giving him every opportunity to cash-out at some point in the next 12 months. It’s a huge season for the linebacker. How do you think it will go for him?
We’ve been told a lot already. Last year’s white ‘Super Bowl era’ jerseys are likely to become the permanent white; a burgundy version of the ‘Super Bowl era’ top will be introduced this season; the “Battle Blacks” will get a makeover that may include re-positioning the “W” logo from the forehead to the side of the helmet, and it seems as if the regular helmet will have the old white & gold stripes added back and the finish changed from matte to gloss. I’ve picked these ideas up from Tik Tok and Twitter where they’ve been discussed in some depth for months, but it can be hard to separate informed discourse from wishes and hopes. At the owners’ meeting about a week ago, Josh Harris very blatantly teased the reveal, saying that they (the Commanders front office) had something up their collective sleeve and that he didn’t want to ruin the ‘surprise’. Given the very strict nature of the league’s rules about uniforms and logos, it’s hard to keep much hidden from the public for very long, but it would probably be a mistake for Mr. Harris to tease a surprise and not deliver.
New York Giants mailbag: Dexter Lawrence questions abound this week – Big Blue View
I have said this multiple times in multiple different places. The Giants face the same decision with Lawrence that they faced in 2023 with Leonard Williams. Do you give a big money, long-term extension to a player approaching 30 who “might” be showing signs of decline? Or, do you trade him — even if you do so a year early — and get what you can before his value begins to tumble? There would not really be a cap benfit to trading Lawrence now. The Giants would have more dead money ($13.9 million) that they would aave ($13.1 million). I’m sure Lawrence is looking at his deal, seeing that there is no guaranteed salary left on it, and thinking this is the time to get something done.
Why KC Concepcion is flying up NFL Draft boards – SB Nation
The weeks leading up to the NFL Draft are all about smoke and mirrors, but one player has absolutely caught fire in the lead up to the first round. Texas A&M wide receiver KC Concepcion has moved from the late-first round pick, potentially even waiting until day two to hear his name, to now having a very real potential he could be taken as high as No. 11 — maybe even sneaking into the Top 10. ESPN has noted that Concepcion is one of the draft’s biggest risers right now. There’s one very real reason this is happening: Everyone is starting to realize who KC Concepcion is, and how good he could be in the NFL.
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The Eagles have drafted two players at #23
The Eagles have drafted two players at #23. In 2011 they drafted OL Danny ‘The Fireman’ Watkins. He started 18 games at Guard in three seasons.
In 1980 they drafted DB Roynell Young. He played 9 seasons. He was 3rd in DRoY voting. In his second season he was a Pro Bowler and second team All Pro.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Watkins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roynell_Young
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