Philadelphia Eagles: Drafting SEC Players is Smart
Eagles drafting SEC players is smart. Drafting non-SEC players is not smart. That second statement isn’t totally true, but you get the idea. The Southeastern Conference in the best conference in college football so it makes the most sense to poach skill position players from the top offenses and defenses in the country. Philadelphia Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman 2.0 seems to understand this fact if you look at his last 3 drafts.
2020
Jalen Hurts (QB Alabama)
2021
DeVonta Smith (WR Alabama)
Landon Dickerson (OL Alabama)
2022
Jordan Davis (DL Georgia)
Nakobe Dean (LB Georgia)
Traded for AJ Brown (WR Ole Miss)
2023 *ONLY ROUND 1 HAS HAPPENED AT TIME OF WRITING*
Jalen Carter (DL Georgia)
Nolan Smith (DL Georgia)
This is a recipe for success! We’re witnessing an amazing run of SEC picks and pickups by Howie. As shocking as this might sound after I’ve gone on about picking SEC players, you do need to draft from outside the SEC, not often, but you should still do it. I feel like offensive lineman from the Big 10 are almost always good picks. Just like the SEC and developing skill position players, there is something about the BIG 10 that seems to produce really good lineman.
Howie isn’t done shaping this team for next season as there is still rounds 2-7 in the 2023 NFL draft, but it looks like it’s going to be another really fun Eagles season. Go Birds! Go Dawgs! Let’s end this with some Howie Roseman appreciation posts from last night!
Eagles will likely receive a third-round compensatory pick in the 2024 NFL Draft for losing Javon Hargrave.
— Anthony DiBona (@DiBonaPFN) April 28, 2023
Howie Roseman was able to package a fourth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft with the 10th overall pick to select Hargrave’s replacement in Jalen Carter. pic.twitter.com/6HNvlld5dI
The entire league watching Howie Roseman cook pic.twitter.com/iTdnY4b6x6
— Barstool Philly (@BarstoolPhilly) April 28, 2023
I’m fully convinced this is Howie Roseman and his scouting department pic.twitter.com/2LpzDEfCO1
— Pat Egan (@Pat_Egan) April 28, 2023
The Philadelphia Eagles get an A++ for this 1st round.
— Frank Ammirante (@FAmmiranteTFJ) April 28, 2023
An absolutely perfect grade.
Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith.
Howie Roseman is basically playing Madden on Rookie mode.
Now some pain and Howie appreciation, at the same time, from one of ESPN’s best analysts and former Cowboy Marcus Spears.
If Philly take Jalen Carter Howie Roseman needs a Bust in Canton Tonight
— Marcus Spears (@mspears96) April 28, 2023
I hate Howie Roseman because he’s so good at his job
— Marcus Spears (@mspears96) April 28, 2023
The end 😝😝😝😝@mspears96 pic.twitter.com/GZGOShIdVc
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) April 28, 2023
10 Celebrities Who Are Proud Philadelphia Eagles Fans
Bradley Cooper
Actor Bradley Cooper grew up in suburban Philadelphia, so of course he’s an Eagles fan. He even portrayed a huge Eagles fan in the 2012 movie “Silver Linings Playbook.”
(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Tina Fey
Actress Tina Fey played an Eagles fan on “30 Rock,” and she really IS an Eagles Fan!
(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Hollywood Foreign Press Association)
Kevin Hart
Comedian Kevin Hart has not been shy about his love for the Eagles, and we love him for it!
(Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Mike Trout
MLB great Mike Trout is a big Eagles fan who grew up in Millville, New Jersey.
(Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
Will Smith
The gamed Will Smith is from Philadelphia native and a major Eagles fan.
(Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Sylvester Stallone
Yes, Rocky is an Eagles fan. He’s known for his love for the Eagles via his portrayal of boxer Rocky Balboa in “Rocky!”
(Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
Pink
Pop star Pink is a major Eagles fan and grew up in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. She even got to sing the national anthem in 2018 at Super Bowl LII, the year the Eagles won.
(Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for dcp)
Questlove
Roots frontman and drummer Questlove hails from Philadelphia and have lots of Eagles love in him.
(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Carli Lloyd
The USWNT great is from Delran, New Jersey. She was part of the team’s 2019 season hype video.
(Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
Jim Cramer
Jim Cramer hails from Montgomery County and is famous for hosting “Mad Money” on CNBC. He’s also mad about the Eagles, in a good way.
(Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images)
