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After months of speculation, the NFL Draft will finally kick off on Thursday night. The Eagles have eight total picks, including one in each of the first four rounds and four in the fifth. Knowing Howie Roseman, there's no chance they draft eight players in those slots; he likes to move around the board and maximize value.
But it's still fun to pull up the ProFootballFocus mock draft simulator and give it a go. We did it one final time and asked Eagles fans on X/Twitter to make the picks out of four options for each selection. Here's a look at the results of our final fan-sourced Eagles-only mock draft: Get top local stories in Philly delivered to you every morning.
Sign up for NBC Philadelphia's News Headlines newsletter. Round 1-32: James Pearce, Edge, Tennessee Pearce, 21, has been a popular option for the Eagles throughout mock draft season. Edge rusher is always a position that the Eagles could draft high and this offseason they lose Josh Sweat to free agency.
Pearce (6-5, 245) had 17 1/2 sacks over the last two seasons. He's long and explosive and ran a 4.47 at the 40-yard dash at the Combine.
If Pearce gets drafted by the Eagles, he'd join a rotation that already includes Nolan Smith, Jalyx Hunt, Azeez Ojulari, Bryce Huff and Josh Uche. James Pearce, Edge, Tennessee: 48.8% Shemar Stewart, Edge, Texas A&M: 36.
3% Josh Conerly, OT, Oregon: 11.2% Matthew Golden, WR, Texas: 3.7% Round 2-64: Elijah Arroyo, TE, Miami If you're wondering LSU's Mason Taylor went off the board at pick 48 in this simulation so Arroyo becomes the fourth tight end to be selected.
Arroyo (6-5, 254) had a productive 2024 season with 35 catches for 590 yards and 7 touchdowns. He's a really good athlete who missed time in 2022 and 2023 with a torn ACL. He needs to grow as a blocker and needs to refine his route running but has a chance to be a real weapon at the next level.
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