The Philadelphia Eagles have the 15th and 18th picks in Thursday's NFL Draft, and it's becoming clearer what positions that Howie Roseman and company think are their most pressing needs.
Monday, JAKIB Media's Derrick Gunn told Rob Ellis and Barrett Brooks that he's heard that wide receiver and edge rusher are the top two priorities of the Eagles in this year's draft.
In his final mock draft of the 2022 cycle, Jesse Pantuosco of Audacy Sports projected that the Eagles will take USC wide receiver Drake London with the No. 18 overall pick, while trading the No. 15 overall pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers and moving down to select Utah linebacker Devin Lloyd with the 20th pick.
If the Eagles take a wide receiver in the first round of the NFL Draft, it will mark the third consecutive year that they've done so. While trading up to pick DeVonta Smith with the No. 10 pick a year ago appears to have been a hit by Roseman, Jalen Reagor -- the No. 21 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft -- has just 695 receiving yards in two NFL seasons. Whether it's for Jalen Hurts or someone else in the long-run, the Eagles do need another star wideout to pair with Smith.
The aforementioned London, along with Alabama's Jameson Williams, Arkansas' Treylon Burks, North Dakota State's Christian Watson, Penn State's Jahan Dotson and Ohio State teammates Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson could all be names that the Eagles potentially target at wide receiver.
Given that Brandon Graham is 34 and coming off of a torn achilles, the Eagles certainly could stand to find another stalwart at edge rusher, with Derek Barnett and Josh Sweat also in the mix.
While Travon Walker, Aidan Hutchinson, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Jermaine Johnson II will likely be gone by the time that the Eagles are on the clock, Purdue's George Karlaftis could be a realistic first-round target. Michigan's David Ojabo, Minnesota's Boye Mafe and Penn State's Arnold Ebiketie could all be Day 2 targets at the position.
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