BREAKING The Philadelphia Eagles have traded two first-round picks in this month's NFL draft to the New Orleans Saints in a major swap of assets. Here's a breakdown:
Even with the trade, this remains the first draft since 1995 in which the Eagles have five picks in the first three rounds .
It's also still the first time since 1973 the Eagles have had two top-20 picks. In 1973, they drafted offensive tackle Jerry Sisemore No. 3 overall and tight end Charle Young No. 6 overall. Both became multiple Pro Bowlers for the Eagles. One thing this move does is give the Eagles flexibility to go after a quarterback next year if they feel after the 2022 season that Jalen Hurts is not the long-term answer. With two 1st-round picks in next year’s draft, Roseman will have the assets to move up if he needs to get a quarterback in what many experts believe will be a stronger QB draft than this one. A lot can obviously change , but as of now guys like Ohio State’s C.J.
If the Eagles stayed at 15, 16 and 19, they would have been only the seventh NFL team since 1960 to draft three players in the top 20 and the first since the 2000 Jets. One by product of the trade is a smaller rookie wage scale salary cap hit. The 15th, 16th and 19th picks added up to $7.8074, and No. 15 and No. 18 add up to $5.2374 – a cap savings this year of $2.57 million.