Moving up in the first round of the NFL Draft isn’t anything new for the Philadelphia Eagles. Not only did they do it this year with Cleveland to select North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz, they also did it in 1991 with Green Bay and chose Tennessee’s All-America offensive tackle Antone Davis with the eighth overall selection.
“When Philadelphia traded for the pick, I was really pumped,” Davis said. “I’m going to a team that’s got a fantastic defense, a fantastic offense and I get to go be a part of that.”
Davis faced the key member of that “fantastic defense” every day in practice when he lined up across from future Hall of Fame defensive end Reggie White.