Instant analysis: Eagles trade with Cowboys in a confusing fourth round

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If you thought the second-round pick of Jalen Hurts was confusing, buckle up.

The Eagles had three picks in the fourth-round and things started out promisingly enough with the drafting of Clemson Safety K’Von Wallace. Then, things took an interesting turn.

The conveyor belt moves on

At pick 145, the Eagles selected OT Jack Driscoll out of Auburn. This makes a lot of logical sense.

Halapoulivaati Vaitai was selected in the fifth-round a in 2016 and would go on to play in over 50 games as an Eagle before going on to sign a 5-year $50M deal with the Detroit Lions this offseason. Without Vaitai around, only Jordan Mailata remains as the primary backup behind Lane…