Entering the offseason, there was plenty of uncertainty surrounding how the Eagles would revamp their defensive backfield. A few months later, there aren’t many reassurances. Here are some of the top prospects in the draft.
Entering the offseason, there was plenty of uncertainty surrounding how the Eagles would revamp their defensive backfield.The team re-signed Anthony Harris to a one-year deal after letting him test the free-agent market and they made a run at premier free-agent safety Marcus Williams but were eventually priced out by the Baltimore Ravens.
At 6-foot-4, 220 pounds, Hamilton is a big, rangy safety who fits the bill of a modern-day, “positionless” defensive back. He played all over the field for Notre Dame and took on myriad responsibilities capably, from blanketing tight ends or slot receivers in man coverage to roaming the middle of the field as a deep safety.
“That would be a tremendous value in my opinion for them if they were to have an opportunity to pick him with one of those picks,” he said on a conference call with reporters Thursday. “If he were to drop down there, I would have no problem with that. I know they haven’t historically done that, but I could make a strong case that’s a need and that would be a home run pick in my opinion.”Hill is the other safety who could hear his name called by the end of Thursday’s first round.
Taking Hill at 15 or 18 might be a little early, but he’d be excellent value if the Eagles were to trade back. He’d project as an immediate starter with potential to be a difference maker.Like Hill, Pitre is a versatile safety prospect who spent most of his time in the slot or around the line of scrimmage in college. He’s also a little undersized for that role at 5-11, 198 pounds.
Pitre is probably a second-round prospect, so he could be a target if the Eagles skip safety on the first night of the draft.At 6-2, 200, Cine is a bigger, physical safety who also has plenty of experience playing deep half in college. Cine isn’t the playmaker some of the other safety prospects are, and he struggled in man coverage against tight ends in college, but there’s a lot to work with when you consider Cine as a size/speed prospect.Woods was the deep safety at Baylor who allowed Pitre to patrol the box.
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