Mountain West
Short and sweet. 12 teams, but three schools matter.
- 2011: Curtis Marsh (Utah St.)
- 2017: Donnel Pumphrey (San Diego St.)
- 2020: John Hightower (Boise St.)
Marsh played seven games his rookie season and 15 games his rookie sophomore and was cut before the 2013 campaign. He was signed back with the Eagles late in 2013 and played in two more games.
Pumphrey… yeah.
PAC-12
The conference that is the one “to stay away from” for many Eagles fans. These teams include:
- Arizona
- Arizona St.
- California
- Colorado
- Oregon
- Oregon St.
- Stanford
- UCLA
- USC
- Utah
- Washington
- Washington St.
The players taken from here have been:
- 2010: Daniel Te’o-Nesheim (Washington)
- 2012: Nick Foles (Arizona) and Mychal Kendricks (Cal)
- 2013: Zach Ertz (Stanford), Matt Barkley (USC), Joe Kruger (Utah), and Jordan Poyer (Oregon St.)
- 2014: Josh Huff (Oregon), Taylor Hart (Oregon), and Ed Reynolds (Stanford)
- 2016: Isaac Seumalo (Oregon St.) and Joe Walker (Oregon)
- 2017: Sidney Jones and Elijah Qualls (Washington)
- 2019: Andre Dillard (Washington St.) and JJ Arcega-Whiteside (Stanford)
- 2020: Davion Taylor (Colorado) and Casey Toohill (Stanford)
“WHERE’S AGHOLOR?!” Remember, no 2015 in this because that was Chip’s year.
16 players from the Pac-12 under Howie.
Te’o-Nesheim played six games and had two tackles with one sack.
Poyer was cut two months into his rookie year, and now is a very productive member of the Bills.
Barkley spent two years as the backup/third string.
Kruger never played a game.
Reynolds had two seasons and played six games.
Qualls played six games in one season.
Hart played 14 games his sophomore season after not playing at all his rookie season. He was then cut and resigned four different times, only to not be resigned after the fourth time.
Huff played two and a half years before being released after he was arrested.
Walker played 12 games as a rookie before getting cut.
Kendricks had five highly productive years and one not so productive year with the Eagles before getting cut.
The jury is still out on Sidney Jones and JJ Arcega-Whiteside. It’s still WAY too early to call either busts. Jones could have a renaissance year with a new DBs coach and Arcega-Whiteside might finally crack the starting lineup for more than five games (and maybe see some targets).
The Eagles may have found their left side of the line for the foreseeable future in Seumalo and Dillard.
The gems here are Foles and Ertz. The legend of Nick Foles is known across the country and world. Ertz is 65 receptions away from becoming the team’s all time leader in receptions and already holds the NFL record for receptions in a single season by a tight end. He is 15th on the NFL’s all time list for receptions by a tight end in their career.
The Super Bowl doesn’t happen without Foles and Ertz. Thank the PAC-12 for that.
SEC
The schools in the South Eastern Conference:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Auburn
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- LSU
- Mississippi State
- Missouri
- Ole Miss
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas A&M
- Vanderbilt
The players drafted:
- 2010: Trevard Lindley (Kentucky), Riley Cooper (Florida), Charles Scott (LSU), Jamar Cheney (Mississippi St.), and Jeff Owens (Georgia)
- 2012: Fletcher Cox (Mississippi St.) and Brandon Boykin (Georgia)
- 2013: Bennie Logan (LSU)
- 2014: Jordan Matthews (Vanderbilt) and Jaylen Watkins (Florida)
- 2016: Blake Countess (Auburn), Jalen Mills (LSU), Alex McCalister (Florida)
- 2017: Derek Barnett (Tennessee)
- 2020: Jack Driscoll and Price Tega-Wanogho (Auburn)
14 players.
Lindley played in 11 games in his rookie season and had one interception. That was his only season in the NFL. Scott never played a game for the team. Owens played in one game. McCalister never appeared in a game. Countess was waived before his rookie season and was reacquired in May of 2019. Then he was cut again in August.
Watkins spent four seasons with the Eagles before moving on to the Chargers.
Cooper spent his entire six year career with the Eagles and had 169 receptions for 2,418 yards and 18 touchdowns. He was released prior to the 2016 season.
Cheney had three solid years with the team, leading the team in tackles in 2011.
Boykin was known as one of the league’s best slot corners during his tenure. He had six interceptions in 2013 including a pick-6. He was traded by Chip Kelly for a fifth round pick that ended up becoming Halapoulivaati Vaitai.
Logan formed a nice run defense duo with Fletcher Cox during his four year tenure. He had 164 tackles and 5.5 sacks in his Eagles career.
Ah, Jordan Matthews. His first three seasons came with 872, 997, and 804 yards respectively. Then he got traded for Ronald Darby and his production fell off. When the Eagles called him this past season for reinforcements and he played in two games and had four receptions for 33 yards.
Jalen Mills. The Green Goblin. He’s a free agent this off-season and there’s a good chance he won’t be back. He’s had some head scratching plays, and some game saving ones.
Derek Barnett has 14 sacks in his three seasons. He’s played 15, 6, and 14 games in those seasons respectively. There’s loads of potential, he just needs some consistency.
Of course, I save the best for last. Fletcher Cox has made a name for himself as one of the most dominant defensive tackles in the league. He is seventh all time in Eagles history in sacks, and he’s only eight years into his career.
Non BCS Division 1-A and Non Division 1-A
Those were the only big time conferences targeted by Howie Roseman. He’s taken three players from non BCS schools and non division 1-A.
That has given the Eagles:
- 2010: Clay Harbor (Southwest Missouri St.)
- 2016: Carson Wentz (North Dakota)
- 2018: Dallas Goedert (South Dakota St.)
Clay Harbor played three seasons with the Eagles and was pretty productive.
But let’s thank those non-BCS conferences for Carson Wentz and Dallas Goedert.
Goedert is well on his way to being an elite tight end. He’s forming an electric duo with Zach Ertz.
Wentz, well, what can I say about him that already hasn’t been said? He’s the franchise and will be the franchise for the next decade. He’s the team’s first ever 4,000 yard passer and did it without one receiver going over 500 yards receiving. He has yet to hit his prime, and that should scare every team.
For a full count of players by school, check out the next page.
