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Grading the Eagles’ 2021 NFL Draft class

The 2021 NFL Draft is over, which means that NFL draft grades are well underway. You may believe this exercise is arbitrary and reductive ... but you’re wrong! It’s not about waiting to see how the picks turn out, which qualifies as results-oriented evaluation. The goal here is to evaluate the process behind the selections. Did the Philadelphia Eagles make reasonable bets based on the information that was available to them?

To recap, here’s this year’s Eagles draft class:

1 (10) - DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama

2 (37) - Landon Dickerson, C, Alabama

3 (73) - Milton Williams, DT, Louisiana Tech

4 (123) - Zech McPhearson, CB, Texas Tech

5 (150) - Kenneth Gainwell, RB, Memphis

6 (189) - Marlon Tuipulotu, DT, USC

6 (191) - Tarron Jackson, DE, Coastal Carolina

6 (224) - JaCoby Stevens, LB, LSU

7 (234) - Patrick Johnson, LB, Tulane

If we’re accounting transactions made with draft picks when judging a class, here are some additional factors to consider.