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A long wait ahead for the Eagles begins as NFL Draft begins

The Eagles have a long wait ahead of them. Unless the Eagles trade up in the draft — that’s unlikely to happen — they won’t go on the board until midnight approaches. Last year, the No. 32 pick was taken at 11:44 p.m.

Howie Roseman and Joe Douglas, the top two football executives, both said the Eagles need to be comfortable with 32 players. When Roseman has planned for a player to drop and their board is empty, Marcus Smith happens. That said, it doesn’t mean the Eagles have 32 players all with first-round grades. The Eagles don’t necessarily stack their draft board by rounds, but rather how that player fits on the Eagles’ roster.