With the 31st pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles select ... Jihaad Campbell, linebacker, Alabama!
Wait.
A first-round off-ball linebacker?! For the first time since 1979?!
Methinks Vic Fangio had a lot to do with this pick.
The Eagles were trying to trade up to the No. 22 pick when the Los Angeles Chargers were on the clock to select Campbell, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport. But no deal was made. The Eagles eventually moved up one spot with the Kansas City Chiefs, who they beat in Super Bowl LIX.