Earlier in the week I wrote about the Eagles’ trade options to try to fill the hole at CB2. We laughed, we cried, it was a great time. Let’s run it back by looking at the rest of the trade opportunities from the 2022 Draft. We have already seen the Eagles pounce on John Metchie and Skyy Moore go from the Chiefs to the 49ers, not to mention George Pickens going to the Cowboys earlier in the summer. The availability of former 2nd and 3rd round picks entering the final year of their rookie scale contracts from big schools that haven’t yet popped is a market inefficiency that Howie Roseman likes to go after. Let’s take a look:
Arnold Ebiketie – Falcons – #38 – EDGE
Ebiketie is a situational pass rusher who has managed 6 sacks in each of the last 2 years while only playing about half the time. PFF grades him in the top 25% of pass rushers. He seems like a pre-Eagles Bryce Huff type where the original team is wary of paying him while a new team sees more upside.
Boye Mafe – Seahawks – #40 – EDGE
Mafe is very good and probably would not be on this list if he played for any other team. The Seahawks though simply have too many mouths to feed. From the article about available corners, I highlighted that Coby Bryant and Tariq Woolen are both up for extensions while Devon Witherspoon is coming next year. This draft alone also had Charles Cross, Kenneth Walker, and Abraham Lucas (all starters). This is a good problem to have. Not to mention Derrick Hall who had 8 sacks himself last year in his 2nd season. Now seems like a good time to cash in on Mafe.
David Ojabo – Ravens – #45 – EDGE
Ojabo might not make the Ravens this season. He probably should have been a top 10 pick coming out of Michigan but tore his Achillies on his pro-day. That caused 2 injury wrecked seasons to start his career. Last year, he was predominantly healthy but failed to break through and now finds himself on the roster bubble in Baltimore. This is exactly the type of player Howie looks for.
Brian Asamoah – Titans – #66 – LB
Asamoah should not be on this list considering he was waived by the Vikings last week and scooped up by the Titans. PFF grades him out as one of the worst LBs in the league overall, but top-20 in pass rush among LBs. That means despite being bad at everything else, he can get to the QB. That sounds like a player out of position even if he is small at 6′, 225 pounds. It would be interesting if Uncle Vic can find a use for the former Oklahoman.
Jelani Woods – Colts – #73 – TE
Woods has missed most of the last 2 seasons with injuries and now that Tyler Warren is around, he finds himself on the roster bubble. Woods has some attributes that Eagles fans might find interesting: he is 6’7″, 250 pounds, ran a 4.61 40, and has incredibly long arms. I like his upside better than any of our other backup tight ends.
Christian Harris – Texans – #75 – LB
The former Alabama star missed most of last season with injury. He now finds himself competing for a starting spot but has been again dealing with injury. Harris is fast. Very fast. 4.44 40 fast. He is also small at 6′ 225. A guy with clear talent, traits, and from a big school though is very interesting to the Eagles.
DeMarvin Leal – Steelers – #84 – DT
Leal hasn’t panned out in Pittsburgh but is a fast physical talent who hasn’t done much in the pros so far which seems par for the course among former Texas A&M standouts. The Steelers might cut him. The Eagles don’t have much room for another DT, but he is our type.
Cameron Thomas – Browns – #87 – EDGE
Thomas has bounced around from Arizona to KC and then picked up on waivers by Cleveland. Despite this, PFF graded him out as the 53rd best EDGE defender out of 211. Remember, PFF is only good when it confirms your biases, but this might mean that there is talent here, but a lack of opportunity and bad situations have held him back.
Channing Tindall – Dolphins – #102 – LB
GEORGIA BULLDOG ALERT! Tindall has done nothing so far as a pro and I mean nothing: 16 total tackles in 44 career games. He is not going to make the Dolphins. If Lewis Cine can show up on the Eagles, then you better believe they will take a flyer in Tindall. His combine measurables are ridiculous, so this isn’t just a school thing. Keep them Bulldogs coming Howie, it can’t hurt to be around the players he has had the most success with.
Zamir White – Raiders – #122 – RB
One extra trade candidate because he is a former Bulldog and trying to gain a footing in a tough running back room in Vegas. Pete Carroll called him “The Hammer” too. If he gets cut, I can see the Eagles making a play for him to keep on the practice squad or to make the team over AJ Dillon.
A couple players didn’t make the list for various reasons:
- Logan Hall – EDGE – Buccaneers: He’s a starter and on the upswing. They’ll probably lock him up but surely aren’t trading him
- Josh Paschal – EDGE – Lions: The underachiever out of the SEC would normally be on our radar, but he is hurt and won’t begin practicing until September if he even makes the team.
- Jaquon Brisker – S – Bears: Too good, won’t be traded
- Alec Pierce – WR – Colts: Pierce led the league in yards per reception last year, but I don’t think the Eagles will be making another move at receiver.
- Sam Williams – EDGE – Cowboys: He missed all of last year with a torn ACL and Dallas simply doesn’t know what it is doing with contracts, but the Cowboys aren’t trading with us and for leverage purposes they cannot trade Micah Parsons’ backup.
- Luke Goedeke – OT – Buccaneers: Too good, won’t be traded.
- Abraham Lucas – OT – Seahawks: It is hard to imagine a team with a new QB trading a starting OL, but as previously mentioned the Seahawks have a lot of mouths to feed. What a draft by them.
- Travis Jones – NT – Ravens: Too good, won’t be traded.
- Brian Robinson – RB – Commanders: He is reportedly on the block, but he won’t be coming to the Eagles
- Dylan Parham – G – Raiders: Too good, won’t be traded.
- Nick Cross – S – Colts: Too good, won’t be traded.
- Jeremy Ruckert – TE – Jets: The former Ohio State Buckeye probably should be traded, but he is a big target and the Jets are probably hoping reuniting him with Justin Fields helps both players.
- Leo Chenal – LB – Chiefs: Too good, won’t be traded
All stats courtesy of http://www.pro-football-reference.com; all contracts courtesy of http://www.spotrac.com, all combine measurements courtesy of http://www.mockdraftable.com, and all advanced stats courtesy of http://www.pff.com
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