2018 NFL Mock Draft: Jets Successfully Suck For Sam
By Erik Lambert
![Nov 19, 2016; Pasadena, CA, USA; USC Trojans quarterback Sam Darnold (14) sets up to pass the football in the second half against the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Nov 19, 2016; Pasadena, CA, USA; USC Trojans quarterback Sam Darnold (14) sets up to pass the football in the second half against the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/3233771163c6e49e971aa89bbfe12639b259b931556fcddf4f082e2ea33353d4.jpg)
7. Philadelphia Eagles
7. player. 54. The Philadelphia Eagles are putting much of their hope into Carson Wentz at quarterback. Not a surprise. That’s typically what a franchise is expected to do if they want to win a championship. At the same time, it’s unreasonable to expect a young quarterback to do everything himself. Sure the Eagles added more weapons on the outside, but one thing they really didn’t do was give Wentz a proper ground game. <p>Maybe LeGarrette Blount and Donnel Pumphrey give it a boost but neither are true feature-type backs. Saquon Barkley is. It seems like such a match made in heaven. Barkley with his versatile skill set and size, coming out of Penn State and going to Philadelphia down I-76. Just three hours away. That’s about as ideal as it can get for any draft prospect and any team. Barkley is exactly what the Eagles need and he’s already a star to many Pennsylvania football fans.</p>. RB. Penn State. Saquon Barkley