When the Philadelphia Eagles’ scouting department and GM Howie Roseman are finished putting together their draft board, it will typically include almost 200 players for the Birds to choose from on draft weekend.
Here, we’ll put together our own smaller draft board (a little over 100 players), based on perceived scheme fit, team needs, personal preference, and things we’ve heard, listed by round. We’ll continue to add to it leading up to the draft. As the draft progresses on Thursday and continues through the weekend, we’ll cross off players as they come off the board, as we’ve done over the last few years. Bookmark, please.
We have two disclaimers:
Draft boards don’t actually look like what we’ve laid out below. Duh.
The Eagles will almost certainly draft multiple players that we missed below, as they do every year.
OK, now that we’ve sufficiently covered our butts, here’s our 2024 Eagles draft board.
Mykel Williams, EDGE, Georgia: Williams has outstanding power, quickness, and agility to go along with his great length at 6’5, 260, with 34 3/8″ arms. He is also versatile, as he lined up all over the Georgia defensive line. Like most first-round Georgia defensive prospects, Williams’ sack numbers aren’t overwhelming (14 sacks in 3 seasons), but he also played through an ankle injury throughout the entire 2024 season. Williams plays disciplined team defense, and he’s a force in the backfield against the run. That alone should earn him an immediate role in any defense. But he also has a lot of room to grow as a pass rusher as he continues to develop more of a rush repertoire.
• Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss: Nolen had 4 sacks for Texas A&M in 2023 before transferring to Ole Miss. He had 6.5 sacks in 2024. His career production has not always matched up with his potential, as he was the No. 1 recruit in the nation (via ESPN) coming out of high school. Still, he has raw power, he is obviously gifted, and his production improved throughout his college career.
• Mike Green, EDGE, Marshall: Green led the nation with 17 sacks. He’s explosive at the snap, he has speed, and a repertoire of pass rush moves (ghost, spin, and some nice inside counters).
• Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon: Harmon had a breakout season at Oregon after transferring from Michigan State. In 2024, he had 45 tackles (11 for loss), 5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 4 batted passes. He’s quick, powerful, stout, and has good awareness when playing the run. Although he only had 8.5 career sacks, his natural athleticism is going to eventually translate to better sack production. I don’t love pressures as a stat because it’s so subjective, but he apparently led the NCAA with 55 pressures.
• Donovan Ezeiruaku, EDGE, Boston College: Ezeiruaku finished second in the nation in 2024 with 16.5 sacks. He also had 80 tackles (20 for loss), and 3 forced fumbles. He’s a speed rusher who can turn the corner, and also win on inside counters. In the pros he’ll have to prove that he can set the edge in the run game if he’s going to be a three-down player, but he has pass rush chops, which is more important.
• James Pearce, Jr., EDGE, Tennessee: Pearce is a classic speed rusher with a quick get-off who can accelerate around the edge, beat offensive tackles with inside counters, or convert speed-to-power. He also dropped into coverage on occasion in Tennessee’s defense and did not look out of place. On the downside, he’s light at 243 pounds, and could struggle to set the edge at the NFL level. There are also reportedly some character concerns. He could be a player who falls a lot further than expected.
• Grey Zabel, OL, North Dakota State: Zabel is a tough, athletic offensive line prospect who started games at NDSU at LT, RT, LG, and RG. He also started at C in high school, and worked out there at Senior Bowl practices. For the Eagles’ purposes, he’d be a plug-and-play Day 1 starter at RG, with versatility to play other spots down the road if need be.
• Jahdae Barron, S/SCB, Texas: Barron was last season’s Jim Thorpe Award winner, which is given to the nation’s top defensive back. He’s a safety / slot corner / dime linebacker hybrid who played the “star” position in Texas’ defense. He’s extremely versatile, he’s physical, and is thought of as a highly intelligent and prepared player. Barron hasn’t been discussed as a potential Eagles target, like, at all, but I could see Vic Fangio loving the way he plays. Barron isn’t expected to be available at 32, but if he somehow slid the Eagles would at have to consider him.
• Shemar Stewart, EDGE, Texas A&M: Incredible athlete, awful production.
Nic Scourton, DL, Texas A&M: Scourton has good size, and he’s an agile player with some effective pass rush moves, notably his inside and outside spins. He is also a tough defender against the run, with the motor and hustle to chase down runs from the backside. He makes sense as a Brandon Graham successor who would primarily play on the edge but has some iDL versatility.
• Donovan Jackson, OG, Ohio State: Jackson played LG for OSU in 2022 and 2023, and split time at LG and LT in 2024. As you can see in the below highlight reel, he has the athleticism to get to execute difficult reach blocks, and he looks natural getting to the second level. He is also a finisher in the run game, and there should be minimal concerns about his ability to handle quick interior defensive lineman, seeing as he has experience at LT.
• Landon Jackson, DL, Arkansas: Jackson is a high ceiling type of prospect with an impressive blend of size and athleticism, but who is a bit of a late bloomer and needs more development. In 2023, he had 44 tackles (13.5 for loss) and 6.5 sacks. In 2024, he had 49 tackles and 6.5 sacks. He’s primarily an edge defender, but he can also play inside. Plays hard, good motor.
• Nick Emmanwori, S, South Carolina: Emmanwori is a monster safety at 6’3, 220, who tore up the Combine, running a 4.38.He’ll likely be taken by some other team in the first round. We have him down this far because of the Eagles’ aversion to drafting safeties with high picks.
• Malaki Starks, S, Georgia: Starks is a versatile safety who can play in the box, centerfield, or in the slot. And, you know, he played at Georgia, so the Eagles are going to have interest. He’s just a really good player who started as a true freshman on Georgia’s 2022 National Championship team. Starks was at one time projected to be picked in the top half of the first round, but his Combine performance was just OK. He could slide into Day 2, where he’d be a steal for whoever picks him. The Eagles have never drafted a safety in the first round, and they recently showed how much they value the safety position when they traded C.J. Gardner-Johnson for a bust OG.
• Maxwell Hairston, CB, Kentucky: Hairston ran the fastest 40 time at the 2025 Combine, where he blazed a 4.28. He has some ball skills, as he had 5 INTs in 2023, 2 of which he returned for touchdowns. He added another pick-six in 2024. The concern for Hairston will be in run support, and whether or not he can match physicality with the NFL’s bigger receivers.
• Mason Taylor, TE, LSU: Taylor is the son of NFL Hall of Fame DE Jason Taylor. He has been a starter since he was a true freshman in 2022. He’s athletic, polished, and alignment-versatile.
• Josh Conerly Jr., OT, Oregon: Conerly is an athletic tackle who is an asset on second-level blocks and down the field on screens. He can mirror and match in pass pro, but is susceptible to power rushers. He’s a Day 2 type of prospect who could get pushed up to the first round because of positional importance. His game is a little too close to Andre Dillard’s for my taste.
• Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan: Grant is a big bodied NT who was No. 3 on Bruce Feldman’s freaks list last summer, though his production has not equaled his potential. If the Eagles don’t intend on exercising Jordan Davis’ fifth-year option, mentally move him up this list some.
Aireontae Ersery, OL, Minnesota: Ersery has been the Gophers’ starting LT since 2022, with some sparse experience at RT prior to that. He’s a gifted athlete for a 330-plus pound offensive lineman, and he knows how to finish blocks.
• Elijah Arroyo, TE, Miami: Arroyo had just 11 catches through his first three years at Miami, but he had a breakout season in 2024, with 35 catches for 590 yards (16.9 YPC!) and 7 TDs. There’s a pretty good bet that he’s going to be a standout at the NFL Combine, seeing as he maxed out at 21.8 MPH on a 74-yard TD catch-and-run against Georgia Tech earlier last season.
• Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State: Simmons was a starting RT at San Diego State before transferring to Ohio State and becoming their starting LT. Obviously, he has left-right versatility and could serve as a swing tackle early in his career if the Eagles envision him as an eventual replacement for Lane Johnson. His trademark is quick feet. An injury (thought to be an ACL tear) ended his 2024 season.
• Oluwafemi Oladejo, EDGE, UCLA: Oladejo played off-ball linebacker and EDGE at UCLA. He had just 6 career sacks. He is thought of as a good run defender. Oladejo impressed during the pre-draft process, particularly at the Senior Bowl, so much so that Mel Kiper had him in the first round in a February 25 mock draft. His first-round buzz has only increased in the leadup to the draft, which seems nuts to me for a developmental player who is still learning a new position.
• Jaylin Noel, WR, Iowa State: Noel is a lightning-quick receiver who is tough to jam at the line of scrimmage and who knows how to create separation with his waterbug-like change of direction route running skills. In 2024 he had 80 catches for 1194 yards (14.9 YPC) and 8 TDs. He reminds me a little of Christian Kirk, who the Eagles had interest in during 2022 free agency. Noel is probably most effective out of the slot, but he has shown inside-outside versatility at Iowa State.
• Jayden Higgins, WR, Iowa State: Higgins averaged 15.4 yards per catch over his career. He’s a good route runner, and at 6’4 with 4.47 speed he can win contested catches down the field.
Jonah Savaiinaea, OL, Arizona State: Savaiinaea has been a dominant player both at RG at RT for Arizona, and in 2024 he played LT. His fit with the Eagles reminds me a bit of Taliese Fuaga’s projected fit with the Eagles in the 2024 draft, in that he could potentially play guard or tackle in the short-term, on either side, and settle in at RT whenever Lane Johnson retires. But more generally, he has the versatility to play four OL positions.
• Alfred Collins, iDL, Texas: Collins is a premier run stuffer in the middle of the Texas defense. He doesn’t have ideal production (7 career sacks in 5 collegiate seasons), but his athleticism for such a massive player is rather obvious, and he has some untapped ceiling as a pass rusher. Collins could be a high Day 2 pick, and the Eagles aren’t afraid of spending premium draft capital on interior defensive line prospects who don’t have eye-popping sack numbers.
• Princely Umanmielen, EDGE, Ole Miss: Umanmielen has 10.5 sacks in 2024 after collecting 7 sacks with Florida in 2023. He’s an athletic, bendy edge rusher who I imagine will post impressive numbers at the Combine. Replacement for Josh Sweat.
• Josaiah Stewart: LB/EDGE, Michigan: Stewart had 12.5 sacks and 3 forced fumbles as a freshman at Coastal Carolina in 2021, and then a comparatively down year in 2022 before transferring to Michigan in 2023. As a role player on Michigan’s National Championship season, he had 38 tackles, 5.5 sacks, and 9 tackles for loss. In 2024, Stewart started and he had a good season, with 8.5 sacks and 13 tackles for loss. At Coastal Carolina, Stewart played the “buck linebacker” position, which is similar to the role Zack Baun is playing for the Eagles. He is twitchy, explosive, tough, and he plays at 100 MPH.
• Tyleik Williams, iDL, Ohio State: Williams is a big-bodied defensive lineman at 6’3, 334, and as you would expect he’s a very good run stuffer. He’s stout against doubles, and he is outstanding at two-gapping offensive linemen and then getting off blocks and making tackles. But he also has some sneaky quickness.
• T.J. Sanders, iDL, South Carolina: Sanders was being projected to the Eagles in the first round a little while back by Daniel Jeremiah. That’s way too rich for my blood, but he is a lean interior defensive lineman with good athleticism who takes pride against the run and can also play with power. He is a logical replacement for Milton Williams.
• Shavon Revel, CB, East Carolina: Revel has length, speed, ball skills, and he is physical against the run. Revel tore an ACL in September, ending his season, otherwise he’d likely be getting more first-round buzz.
• Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame: Morrison was a playmaker for Notre Dame right out of the gate, as he picked off 6 passes his freshman season. In his sophomore season, he picked off 3 more, and added 10 pass breakups. He suffered a hip injury in 2024, ending his season after just 6 games.
Trey Amos, CB, Ole Miss: Amos originally played at Louisiana Lafayette before transferring to Alabama and then again to Ole Miss. He has good length at 6’1, and he is an effective press corner on the outside, with quick feet to mirror and match opposing receivers. Amos is getting some late buzz as a possible first-round pick. I don’t see that. He’s a second- or third-round guy, in my opinion.
• Marcus Mbow, OT/OG, Purdue: Mbow played RG in 2022, and RT in 2023 and 2024. He’s 6’4, with very short 32″ arms, so, spoiler, he ain’t playing tackle in the NFL. Mbow is smart, athletic, and chippy. Mbow does not have center experience in his college background, but I imagine that if the Eagles have interest, they see center as a potential secondary position for him, especially since they don’t really have a true backup there.
• Kevin Winston, S, Penn State: Winston is an instinctive, physical, sure tackling defender who can play deep safety, dime linebacker, or even some slot against bigger receivers. Winston only had one full season as a starter under his belt, but he was still considered a Day 1 or Day 2 prospect before suffering a knee injury that ended his 2024 season.
• J.T. Tuimoloau, EDGE, Ohio State: Tuimoloau had 12.5 sacks during OSU’s championship season. He is powerful, instinctive, and is obviously an impressive athlete with good size.