When the Eagles selected Avonte Maddox in the fourth round of the draft in April, they envisioned the 5-9, 184-pound cornerback out of Pitt possibly competing for the vacant slot corner job created by the departure of Patrick Robinson.
They didn't envision his becoming one of the team's starting safeties five games into his rookie season. Or any other time, for that matter.
"I don't know if safety ever jumped into our head as a place he would fit,'' said Tim Hauck, who coaches the Eagles' safeties.
"But when you put on his college tape, you thought, 'Oh my God.