We are a week away from the 2020 NFL Combine and with the league year just three weeks away, the Eagles will have major decisions to make in the NFL draft.
Chief among the concerns, is whether the Birds will reload in the secondary via the draft or free agency?
NFL.com recently did a thorough three-round mock draft and the first two rounds went as expected.
The Birds landed a wide receiver at No 21 and then settled on the eventual replacement for Jason Kelce, snagging center Lloyd Cushenberry out of LSU with pick No. 53.
The former LCU center worked his way from being a 2-star prospect to team captain and being rewarded with wearing the illustrious No. 18 jersey prior to last season.
Ever-improving, Cushenberry would be a quality second to mid-round target for the Eagles.
In the third round, the reloading of the secondary begins, as the Birds snagged talented Notre Dame cornerback, Troy Pride Jr. at pick No. 85.
The Notre Dame star is solidly built at 5-foot-11, 193 pounds, and can run, predicting that he’ll run in the 4.2s at the NFL combine. Pride Jr. excels in man-to-man and rarely gets beat.
With pick No. 91 in the third round, the Eagles address the safety position, grabbing K’Von Wallace out of Clemson with a compensatory pick.
A top-10 rated safety, Wallace is athletic and solid in coverage and has the advantage of playing at Clemson, where you know he was well-coached and prepared on game day.
