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Eagles draft giant wide receiver in sixth round
The Eagles made a big pick in the sixth round. Literally. With the 185th overall pick, the Eagles took giant wide receiver Johnny Wilson out of Florida State. Wilson is 6-foot-6 and 231 pounds. He's massive. He's big enough that some teams talked about him potentially moving to tight end at the NFL level but the Eagles announced Wilson as a wide receiver. We'll see if that's where he sticks. Johnny Wilson was drafted in round 6 pick 185 in the 2024 draft class. He scored a 9.70 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 102 out of 3402 WR from 1987 to 2024. https://t.co/cFcYtpIH40 pic.twitter.com/qxqxzBu2Sy — Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 27, 2024 Get Philly local news, weather forecasts,
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Philadelphia Draft Picks
Quinyon
Mitchell
1
Rnd
22
Pk
CB
Position
- Draft Grade: A+
- Pre-Draft Rank: 13
- School: Toledo
- Height: 6' 0"
- Weight: 195
Expert Commentary
This pick might be the steal of the draft when we look back. The Eagles just got a player who checks all the boxes that a team could want for a cornerback prospect — from production to athleticism. Mitchell is the exact type of prospect the Eagles needed to add and has real shutdown potential in the NFL.
Cooper
DeJean
2
Rnd
8
Pk
DB
Position
- Draft Grade: A+
- Pre-Draft Rank: 17
- School: Iowa
- Height: 6' 1"
- Weight: 203
Expert Commentary
DeJean’s slide stops here. He has the talent to play any spot in the secondary, including the outside. The Eagles needed to continue to revamp their secondary with young talent and they’ve done a hell of a job by adding DeJean to a draft class that includes Quinyon Mitchell.
Jalyx
Hunt
3
Rnd
30
Pk
DE
Position
- Draft Grade: C
- School: Houston Christian
- Height: 6' 4"
- Weight: 252
Expert Commentary
Edge depth is never a bad thing. Hunt is a bit undersized, but the Eagles have gravitated toward those body types on the edge recently with some good results.
Will
Shipley
4
Rnd
27
Pk
RB
Position
- School: Clemson
- Height: 5' 11"
- Weight: 206
Ainias
Smith
5
Rnd
17
Pk
WR
Position
- School: Texas A&M
- Height: 5' 10"
- Weight: 200
Jeremiah
Trotter Jr.
5
Rnd
20
Pk
LB
Position
- School: Clemson
- Height: 6' 0"
- Weight: 228
Trevor
Keegan
5
Rnd
37
Pk
OL
Position
- School: Michigan
- Height: 6' 6"
- Weight: 320
Johnny
Wilson
6
Rnd
9
Pk
WR
Position
- Pre-Draft Rank: 73
- School: Florida St.
- Height: 6' 6"
- Weight: 231
Dylan
McMahon
6
Rnd
14
Pk
OL
Position
- School: N.C. State
- Height: 6' 3"
- Weight: 299
NFC East Standings
| W | L | T | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
| 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | |
| 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
- x
- - Clinched Playoff Spot
- y
- - Clinched Division
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