Eagles Draft Safety, Vet Epps Shines

0:00It's April 26, I'm Cory with the story, and this is NFL News Today, your AI-powered football briefing. The Philadelphia Eagles came out of the NFL Draft with just one safety pick, grabbing Cole Wizzanuski in the seventh round at Pick-200, 44 overall. That leaves 30-year-old veteran Marcus Epps looking like the top winner, said to start next a second-year guy, Drew Mukuba for now. Wizzanuski hails from Wisconsin, kicked off college ball at North Dakota State, then switched to Texas Tech, even flipping from linebacker to safety. Howie Roseman sees shades of Reed Blankenship in him, the kind of late-round gem who can stick around. This mirrors a move from 2010, Roseman's first-year running things with Andy Reed, when they snagged Kurt Coleman at the exact same spot. Coleman stuck for 10 solid years, notching 21 picks, seven of them in his first four seasons with Philly. Here rounds were stacked with safeties the Eagles liked, but they traded away those mid-round picks to the Cowboys to jump up for first-rounder.

1:02McCoy Limon, Roseman said they chased difference makers to boost this season, even if it meant skipping some spots. In the end, the safety room might not look perfect right now, but Roseman knows drafts aren't about filling every gap. They're about building a squad that jails by September. It'll shake out on the field.