The dust has now settled following a chaotic 2025 NFL Draft that was full of twists and turns. When all is said and done, the Eagles walk away from the event even stronger than when they came in, and do so with a crop of exciting young prospects.
While grading a Draft Class months before they’ve even played a single snap is a little ridiculous, grading the selections based on the value that each pick brings, team-fit, and more, does make sense, and spoiler alert: Howie rarely misses.
Jihad Campbell: A+
It feels like only yesterday that the Eagles refused to pay any linebacker a substantial amount of money. Now, Zack Baun just received a gargantuan payday, and Jihad Campbell became the first linebacker drafted by the team since 1979.
The fact that Philly’s esteemed GM took to the podium and stated that they had Campbell graded as a top-10 talent says it all. The rich get richer.
Nakobe Dean might not be ready to play in the season-opener and depth was still light at the position. Campbell provides some incredible production in coverage and some underrated prowess as a pass-rusher, which should only further open things up for Vic Fangio.
It’s hard not to love the pick of a player who feels like a dream fit for this defense and adds even more long-term stability to a position that could become increasingly important if teams begin shifting their offensive focus to running the ball, with Howie once again jumping the trend and setting it with Saquon Barkley.
Andrew Mukubu: B-
This might be the pick that gets the most discussion, purely because of how many options the team had at Safety. Someone like Kevin Winston Jr., who rarely misses a tackle, or Xavier Watts, were both available…but should we really ever doubt Howie Roseman?
While he is a little undersized, it will be interesting to see how they deploy Mukubu. The team did have a need at Safety following Chauncey Gardner-Johnson’s departure, and filling it with a player who played all over the Longhorns defense in 2024 is a good way to go about it, once again providing some versatility to an ever-evolving defense.
Mukubu could well be set to make a strong impact in his rookie year, and that alone is worth a vote of confidence. However, with the team passing on other names at the position as well as some prominent talent at both TE/DL (also positions of need) to arguably take someone a little early, it brings this grade down just a smidge.
Ty Robinson: A
Speaking of the defensive front, adding Ty Robinson in the 4th round was a huge way to ‘restore the feeling’ in Philadelphia. While his weight is a little lighter (288 lbs), his gargantuan 6’5 frame makes up for it, and also gives Vic Fangio a weapon who can attack from multiple spots on the defensive front.
Robinson amassed 11 QB hits last year ( first among all CFB DT’s) along with 42 pressures, 12.5 tackles for loss and team leading seven sacks. To get that kind of production in the 4th round is one thing, to parlay that with an athletic monster is something entirely different.
Mac McWilliams: B
The Eagles snagged themselves a corner with intriguing upside in Mac McWilliams, a slightly undersized defensive back who graded out as UCF’s top defender in 2024 according to Pro Football Focus.
Whether he’s backing up Cooper DeJean or we see CDJ move around the defense a little more, adding another corner to a young and growing flock is always a good way to breed competition.
After bidding goodbye to Darius Slay this offseason, the Eagles were light on starting depth prior to the signing of Adoree Jackson. In theory, this gives the team a developmental slot corner to work in behind DeJean while Ringo and Jackson battle for the boundary role.
Smael Mondon Jr.: C+
Another Georgia Bulldog joins the Eagles in 2025 in the way of a fiesty linebacker. Adding two linebackers in the same Draft certainly raised a few questions, but to go from a total lack of investment at the position only a few years ago to where we are now, this can only be seen as a positive, even if it did mean some other more needy positions suffer.
Smael is another athletic anomaly who has overlapped with Nakobe Dean, Kelee Ringo, Nolan Smith and Jordan Davis while helping the Bulldogs win back-to-back National Championships.
You can’t buy prestige, but you can certainly develop a winning culture around guys who have earned every stripe up to this point, and Mondon Jr. fits that mold perfectly.
Drew Kendall: A-
It’s not easy to find a Center who can move like Jason Kelce, let alone deep in the depths of the NFL Draft. Kendall ranks 48th out of the 626 centers to have been graded by Kent Lee Platte’s RAS formula since 1987, speaking volumes about his athletic upside.
The Eagles don’t really have a reliable backup behind Jurgens, and Kendall has every trait that Jeff Stoutland could possibly dream of when looking for the next enrollment to his university.
There’s every chance that Kendall transitions to guard and provides insurance and competition for Tyler Steen too, only further enhancing his value.
Kyle McCord: B-
The Eagles’ QB Factory just keeps on growing. They added former Syracuse QB, Kyle McCord on the final day of the Draft – a signal-caller who led the nation in passing yards in his final season, breaking the ACC record in the process. After transferring from Ohio State, McCord established himself as a reliable pocket-passer with a confident arm.
The Eagles did lose Kenny Pickett this offseason and while they don’t have a veteran backup outside of Dorian Thompson-Robinson, this will provide Tanner McKee with some competition for the QB3 spot. You can never have enough viable QB depth, and the Eagles stay true to their mission of drafting one each year.
Myles Hinton: C+
A 6’6 offensive lineman who has all the tools to become a swing-tackle in years to come, Hinton has played at both spots of the offensive line during his time with the Wolverines. His Father was a seven-time Pro Bowler, and there is no better spot than Philadelphia for that legacy to carry over to the next generation, with the team beginning to search for some long-term developmental options to potentially replace Lane Johnson when the time comes.
The only reason this selection gets a lower grade is because of what the Eagles did next…
Cameron Williams: A+
A 21-year-old tackle standing at 6’6, 334 lbs, Williams could absolutely become a franchise tackle in years to come. It was surprising to see him declare for the Draft so early, and had he landed anywhere else, that decision may well have stunted his growth, but to be 21 and learning from one of the all-time great coaches and a potential Hall of Fame tackle in Lane Johnson, this is a monumental opportunity for both team and player.
Williams only has one year of starting experience so is greener than most tackles in this class, but that only means there are fewer bad habits to undo, and a clearer base for Stoutland to work his magic and help Williams reach a lofty ceiling that his athletic profile makes salivating to think about.
Antuan Powell-Ryland: A
Finding a player so late in the draft who is coming off of a 16-sack season is genuinely stunning. APR also graded out as another athletic Monster in Kent Lee Platte’s RAS model, and has an abundance of pass-rushing moves at his disposal.
With Azeez Ojulari and Josh Uche both signed this offseason to mitigate the departures of Brandon Graham and Josh Sweat, the Eagles now have plenty of time to develop a long-term starter at the position, and very few have the early technical prowess, athletic upside, and sheer value as APR does as a seventh-round project.
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