Philadelphia Eagles NFL Draft Grade and Recap

54. The Eagles continued to address their defense, specifically their secondary in the sixth round. After trading both of their fifth round picks to move up in the second round to draft Eric Rowe and trading their fourth round pick to acquire the Lions third round pick in 2016, the Eagles had to wait a little while to make their fourth selection of the draft. JaCorey Sheppard is a ball hawking corner, who transitioned to cornerback after playing wide receiver. Shepherd is a developmental player at this point in his career, but the potential is there. Finding corners who excel at playing the ball in the air is rare, so if the Eagles can teach and refine Shepherd’s technique in coverage, Shepherd can turn into a solid contributor the Eagles defense and possibly become the Eagles slot corner of the future. <p><strong>Grade: A-</strong></p> <p>Shepherd has a high ceiling but a low floor. With good coaching, the Eagles may have found themselves a late round gem.</p>. CB. Kansas. JaCorey Shepherd. 191. player

Randall Evans. 196. player. 54. Yet again, the Eagles selected another defensive player and their third cornerback in the 2015 NFL Draft. Just like the other two defensive backs taken before him, Evans measures in at six feet tall. During his collegiate days, Evans played primarily in the slot and due to his size, he can match up against bigger wide receivers in the slot, which seems to be a trend in the NFL. Evans is very raw, so don’t expect much production from this sixth round pick in year one, but Evans should be able to contribute on special teams and be a solid depth player for the Eagles at a position of need. <p><strong>Grade: B-</strong></p> <p>Evans was a little bit of a reach and his ceiling isn’t necessarily as high as other sixth round picks, but with Evans’ size and potential impact on special teams, the pick isn’t a bad pick, it just wasn’t great.</p>. CB. Kansas State

54. Mihalik is huge, but outside of that, he doesn’t offer much. He tends to get cancelled out as a pass rusher and he doesn’t provide much help versus the run. Chip Kelly, Billy Davis and  Jerry Azzinaro, the Eagles defensive line coach, must feel like if Mihalik can put on some weight and really refine his technique, that Mihalik can be turned into a solid backup defensive end moving forward. <p><strong>Grade: C</strong></p> <p>This pick seems really risky, even for a seventh round pick. There was much better talent on the board and Mihalik probably could have been acquired via free agency. I don’t see Mihalik making the finally 53-man roster, rather, I see him spending at least a year, probably two, on the practice squad.</p>. DE. Boston College. Brian Mihalik. 237. player