Grading All 10 Picks In The Eagles 2025 Draft

Few teams have been better at drafting over the past few years than the Eagles. Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith, Nakobe Dean, Jalyx Hunt, Devonta Smith, Landon Dickerson, Cam Jurgens, Quinyon Mitchell, Cooper Dejean. These are just a few of the many picks the Eagles have nailed.

Will that continue in the 2025 draft, though? Can they continue to grab high-end players? Keep track of who they picked, and if they nailed those picks here

The consensus is in, and the Eagles nailed this pick. They got a player almost everyone had as a borderline top 10 talent at pick 31. Nearly everyone gave the Eagles praise, and there was an overwhelming sense of "Howie has done it again." The only question is how they will use him.

Throughout the process, he was listed as an inside linebacker. So when the Eagles took him, the immediate thought was, wow, the Eagles finally took a linebacker in round 1. But that might not be how the Eagles view him. They touted his pass rushing abilities after the pick, and every Eagles reporter seemed to agree they might try him out as an Edge Rusher.

Campbell started his career as a Defensive End before moving to Outside Linebacker and then eventually inside, where he had his best season. But there is a skillset there. If he is going to stay outside, he would likely need to bulk up. But there is no reason he can't be used in multiple roles.

The Eagles use a hybrid front. They dont fall into the category of a 3-4 or a 4-3 defense. He can be inside in some looks, outside in others. Just using him as either an off-ball linebacker or as an Edge Rusher would not be the best use of his skill set. Because he is a great rusher, but he is also great in coverage. Campbell himself told reporters that he can do whatever the Eagles need him to do.

They did give up a 5th round pick to move up and grab him. It was just one spot, and it might have been unnecessary. But if there is a player you love that much, giving up a 5th is worth the peace of mind to make sure you get him.

Grade- A+

Mukuba is a player I love, simply because the person I trust on the draft more than anyone in this city, Andrew DiCecco, has been talking him up since the start of the draft process.

Like CJGJ, he is a playmaking safety with a knack for big hits and interceptions. Mukuba might be small, but he plays bigger than he looks. He was one of the best cover safeties in the nation in his lone year at Texas. Mukuba gave up 0 TDs, under 100 yards, and a completion rate of under 50% last season. He also racked up 5 picks and 6 deflections.

With CJ gone, the Eagles needed a cover safety with a knack for getting his hands on the ball. There is arguably no better safety in this draft for that need short of Malaki Starks.

They took him over Kevin Winston of Penn State, and Xavier Watts of Notre Dame. Two players local fans were drooling over given those schools big following in the Philly area. So he will be compared to them for his entire career. But as someone who has no bias for either of those schools, I like the choice the Eagles made.

Grade- A

On day 3, I want upside. Guys with the ability to turn into steals. Ty Robinson has freaky athletic traits and had one of the most impressive showings of any DT at the combine.

Nebraska gave him a single-digit jersey in each of the past 2 seasons. If you don't know, that is an honor Matt Rhule reserves for only those he deems the toughest on the team.

The floor seems pretty low here, but the ceiling is very high. A guy who can move like he does has a chance to be a difference maker. At the very least, they got a solid rotational piece on the DT and addressed a major need. I love this pick.

Bonus points because trading back into the top of the 4th round gave them future ammunition in this draft, and in next year's draft.

Grade- A+

CB was a sneaky need for the Eagles. After many trade-downs, they finally took one. Mac McWilliams from UCF. I will be honest and say this is the first guy they picked whom I had no real knowledge of before the pick. So I will defer to the expert Andrew DiCecco, who called him a depth guy.

McWilliams can push the back-end of the depth chart guys. Eli Ricks, Kelee Ringo, Adoree Jackson. He had solid production at UCF, but he does not project as a starter caliber player, at least not right now.

They did need depth. But McWilliams may never develop into more than a backup.

Grade- C

The Georgia to Philly pipeline continues. The Eagles keep loading up on Bulldogs, now adding Smael Mondon Jr to the mix at LB.

Andrew DiCecco on our draft special was a big fan of the pick, saying he brings great range and sideline-to-sideline speed. He called him a good replacement for Oren Burks, who was the primary backup LB last year

Looking at his stats, he hardly ever missed tackles. He boasts great speed for the LB position, and obviously has more than proven he can stand up in the brightest of lights, being a leader on one of the best defenses in the league. The Eagles continue to shop in the right places, getting a solid pick with some decent upside.

It is another thing that suggests the Eagles do not plan to use Jihaad Campbell as your traditional off-ball linebacker.

Grade- B+

Eagles needed a backup center. They got a solid option in Drew Kendall. He held up well under center at Boston College, giving up just 2 sacks in over 800 pass blocking snaps in the past 2 seasons. Last season he allowed only 5 total pressures.

Obviously, with the deal Cam Jurgens got, and how good he has played, there is no real chance at him becoming a starter here. but they had no depth behind Jurgens, hence why Landon Dickerson had to slide to center at one point last season. Now they should have someone they can trust to fill in.

Grade- B

The Eagles are going to take a flyer on a QB every couple of years. Some work out, like Tanner McKee did. Others fall on their face, like Clayton Thorson, or Carson Strong back in the day as a UDFA. They did it again with Kyle McCord.

McCord never really worked out at Ohio State, but he was great for Syracuse last year. 4,779 yards and 34 TDs. he had one of the best ratings in the nation vs the blitz, and threw arguably the best deep ball in the nation. He actually led the nation with 41 completions of at least 20 yards.

It is a solid gamble on a kid with upside. Worst case, you wasted a 6th-round pick. Best case, he grows behind Tanner McKee, and then in 2 years, when McKee is a free agent, you have a cheap option behind him to be the main backup. With Hurts' money about to kick in, you need to have cheap but good options as the backup QB. Eagles are securing their future in that department.

He is also another local kid, growing p in Mt Laurel NJ.

Grade- B+

The Eagles love freakishly big Offensive Linemen, and at 6ft7, Hinton fits the mold. he was an anchor on what has been an impressive O-Line for multiple years. And he specifically comes from a team that like the Eagles, prefer to pound the rock.

The Eagles need to start thinking about the future at RT. Taking several tackles with high upside makes a ton of sense. They did exactly that with Hinton.

Many 6th-round picks will never see the field. You might as well take someone with massive upside, and that is exactly what they did here.

Grade- A

What is better than one high upside tackle? 2. Is there space for both of them? Maybe, maybe not. But they had an excess of 6th-round picks, so why not over-invest in what they consider the most important position outside of QB?

Williams is another large man at 6 ft 6. He has only 1 year of starting experience. But at his size, and with how he moves, he could grow into a starter either at RT or even Guard. He is less refined than Hinton, but perhaps has a higher ceiling. Some draft experts had a top 100 grade on him.

Give Stoutland all the Tackles with freaky traits he can get his hands on. Surely he can get one of them to pan out.

Grade- A+

This is a guy I really liked coming into the draft. You dont often get guys who put up 16 sacks in a season in the 6th round. But that is exactly what happened here.

He lacks elite tools, is a bit small, has short arms, and struggled vs the run in college. Those are all reasons not to invest significant draft capital in him. But the Eagles invested a late 6th-round pick into him. At that point, it is worth taking a big swing. And Powell-Ryland has big upside given his crazy production at Virginia Tech.

Grade- B