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After over a month of anticipation, fans in Philadelphia officially know where the Eagles will be picking in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft: 32nd overall.
Disappointing? For hardcore NFL draft nuts, you bet, as the chances of hitting on an elite prospect in the early 30s is a whole lot harder than in the top-10. But when you consider the Eagles, you know, won the freakin’ Super Bowl to earn the pick, it’s safe to say pretty much every fan in the City of Brotherly Love will take it.
With Howie Roseman calling the shots, pick 32 should still land Philadelphia a great player, as he’s seemingly found starters in the 30-40 range every year since returning to power post-Chip Kelly. Need proof? Just look at his recent track record: Cooper DeJean at pick 40 in 2024, Nolan Smith at pick 30 in 2023, and Landon Dickerson at pick 37 in 2021.
Goodness, the last time the Eagles won the Super Bowl, they traded down with the Baltimore Ravens – who selected Lamar Jackson – to draft Dallas Goedert at pick 49, who remains one of the team’s key contributors to this day over half a decade later.
While the Eagles don’t technically know what holes they will have on their roster just yet, as they could be big winners in free agency, big losers in free agency, or fall somewhere in between, Philadelphia won’t have a board bereft of talent when their chance to pick rolls around, as this is widely considered a fairly deep draft, with some suggesting the value at pick 20 won’t be too different than the value at pick 40, especially for a team that likes to draft the best player available instead of focusing solely on their needs.
Who will the Eagles pick at pick 32? Only time will tell, but here are a few premier talents who could continue Roseman’s hot streak on Draft Day.
Assuming the Eagles lose Josh Sweat in free agency, which feels more and more likely with each passing week, Philadelphia will need to invest in more talent on the edge who can play outside linebacker on base downs, kick it inside to defensive end on obvious passing down, and most importantly, play a ton of snaps. This player has to be able to set a strong edge, as Vic Fangio doesn’t like to rotate his linemen, be able to rush the passer from a two-point stance – which caused Bryce Huff to fall out of the rotation entirely – and most importantly of all, maintain strong gap integrity so the linebackers can perform clean-up duty.
In a class loaded with defensive end and outside linebacker options, the Eagles won’t be lacking in choices, but of the realistic options who could fall in their range – which, at this point, no longer includes Mike Green from Marshall – the one who fits the Fangio mold best might just...
