Philadelphia Eagles 2020 NFL Draft: Final Grades, Analysis and Context

Trading for Wide Receiver Marquise Goodwin

Grade: B

The Philadelphia Eagles traded pick 190 to the San Francisco 49ers for wide receiver Marquise Goodwin during the 2020 NFL Draft.

This is a tough one because it is a justifiable move on the part of Roseman. Goodwin is a speedy veteran who could help integrate the new speed wide receivers into the team’s offense. Goodwin is 30-years old and has several seasons starting in the NFL and would likely make a good role model for these new wide receivers.

But he also finished his season in 2019 on IR and in seven seasons in the NFL, he has only once finished a 16-game season. Now he could go on for the rest of his career without another injury, but that seems a bit far-fetched. And at 30-years old, he probably isn’t in the team’s long-term plans.

More than likely Roseman realizes that, while he may have drafted three-speed receivers, the odds of most of them being utilized in the 2020 season are small. While Reagor will likely be ready Week One, the others will need to develop and take their time coming into their own. And with only DeSean Jackson on the roster who has a track record of excellence, a short-term stop-gap was needed at the receiver position.

By the sixth round in the draft, it was doubtful Roseman would have found a future wide receiver of equal value. And hopefully, Goodwin is willing to be a tutor to these young wide receivers drafted this week. A low-risk trade for an experienced veteran.

Swapping Picks with the Cowboys

Grade: D+

Roseman agreed to let the Dallas Cowboys have one of their fourth-rounders (146), in exchange for two late-round picks. While a low-stakes trade proposal between two divisional foes, the idea of doing business with a divisional rival during the 2020 NFL Draft seems like a bad idea.

Even if a general manager is dismissive of prospects past the fourth round, how does Roseman know the player the Cowboys are moving up for isn’t the next mid-round phenom that comes out of every season’s draft?

For the record, the Cowboys ended up using pick 146 on a center. A position they desperately needed to fill after their starting veteran center retired during the offseason. By allowing them to move up, Roseman inadvertently helped the Cowboys offense by allowing them to draft a replacement player of need.

Perhaps trading with a divisional opponent isn’t the worst thing in the world. But Roseman should have at least tried to force a mid-round pick in 2021. Giving the Cowboys help on the offensive line just doesn’t sit right.