NFL Mock Draft Roundup: Wide receiver and cornerback make up 32 of 34 Eagles picks
Mock draft madness.
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The 2021 NFL Draft is only 11 days away! Let’s pass the time until then by looking at who mock drafts have the Philadelphia Eagles taking with the No. 12 overall pick.
DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama
There isn’t a world where the Eagles pass on the Heisman Trophy winner – at a huge position of need, no less – and that works out well for them. Howie Roseman overthought it when he took Jalen Reagor over Justin Jefferson last year. He should try not to do that this year and just take an excellent player in Smith at No. 12 overall
NFL Mock Draft Roundup: Eagles pick one of two Alabama wide receivers
Mock draft madness.
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The 2021 NFL Draft is merely 25 days away! Let’s pass the time together until then by looking at who mock drafts have the Philadelphia Eagles taking with the No. 12 overall pick.
Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama
Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama
If this were another team, DeVonta Smith might feel like the safer way to go, but Waddle ranks higher, at least by our averages, and new head coach Nick Sirianni comes from Indianapolis where they built an offense around the explosive speed of T.Y. Hilton. Between Waddle and Jalen Reagor, this offense could give defenses nightmares.