Eagles Draft: Lemon, Stowers, Greenard, Wicks

0:00On April 25th, the Philadelphia Eagles are off to a scorching start in this NFL draft, earning early top marks for their picks. They snag Makai Lemon, the Beletnikoff Award winner, as the nation's top receiver, right in round 1. Then in round 2, they grab Eli Stowers, the John Mackie Award Honorary for Best Tide End. Both these passcatchers look primed to lock down the offense for years, adding fuel to the fire, General Manager Howie Roseman traded into the mix for Edge R Usher, Jonathan Greenard, and receiver, Dantevian Wix. Those moves came using picks from trading down last year, plus a fresh deal, sending two-third rounders to the Vikings for Greenard and a seventh round. Pickback, Roseman called it all part of this draft class. Fans and analysts are buzzing, seeing this as a smart pivot after missing out on Jalen Phillips, who won at 30 million a year. Instead, they land a Greenard at 25 million annually, a guy with more sacks than Phillips over recent seasons, even if he's a couple years.

1:02Older, Roseman praised his double-digit sack output in two of the last three years. Now heading into day 3, the Eagles have just three picks left across the final four rounds, no fourth rounder, after shipping them to the Cowboys 2. Their next shot isn't until the 38th pick in the fifth round, meaning a long stretch of waiting after 40 players go in round four. This haul bolsters both lines and weapons, setting up the Eagles for a real push, watch how these pieces jail as the roster takes shape. This has been NFL News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story.