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Philadelphia Eagles Showing Interest in Senior Bowl Quarterback

By George Stockburger

Jan 26, 2016; Mobile, AL, USA; North squad quarterback Jeff Driskel of Louisiana Tech (far left) and quarterback Kevin Hogan of Stanford (left) and quarterback Carson Wentz of North Dakota State (right) and quarterback Cody Kessler of USC (far right) take snaps during Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Glenn Andrews-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 26, 2016; Mobile, AL, USA; North squad quarterback Jeff Driskel of Louisiana Tech (far left) and quarterback Kevin Hogan of Stanford (left) and quarterback Carson Wentz of North Dakota State (right) and quarterback Cody Kessler of USC (far right) take snaps during Senior Bowl practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Glenn Andrews-USA TODAY Sports /
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As the Senior Bowl gets under way in Mobile, Alabama, the quarterback-needy Philadelphia Eagles are doing their homework. With Sam Bradford’s agent reportedly setting his client’s asking price at $25 million per year, the Eagles may have to explore other long-term options.

According to Eliot Shorr-Parks of NJ.com, the Eagles are scheduled to meet with North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz tomorrow at the Senior Bowl. ESPN’s Adam Caplan also confirmed that Wentz is a rising name among NFL executives, who are still gathering information on the FCS quarterback.

Wentz led the North Dakota State Bison to their fifth straight FCS Championship this season, despite dealing with injuries. He played for four years (starting in two) and finishing with over 5,000 career passing yards and 45 career passing touchdowns.

He comes into the Senior Bowl measured at 6’5, 233 lbs, while also having the second biggest hands at the event.

On my latest quarterback big board, Wentz currently sits third behind Jared Goff and Paxton Lynch, but he is very close to passing Lynch for second in this years draft. Connor Cook and Christian Hackenberg follow to round out the top five.

With new head coach Doug Pederson now in the mix, the Eagles will have some major decisions to make to find someone to run his “west coast” system. In his introductory press conference, Pederson praised Sam Bradford by saying “he’s a quarterback that would fit perfectly into a system I’m going to bring.” The only issue is whether the Eagles can afford him.

If the team decides to not extend Bradford or franchise tag him for this season, drafting someone like Carson Wentz with the 13th overall pick makes strong sense for a team looking for its first franchise quarterback since Donovan McNabb.

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