Eagles GM Howie Roseman on the need to add speed; Jalen Reagor’s fit with Carson Wentz

The Philadelphia Eagles focused on adding speed and on Thursday night the Birds bypassed bigger named players to land a speedy wide receiver in the first round.

Howie Roseman had reportedly coveted Jalen Reagor and on Thursday at pick No. 21, Roseman finally got Carson Wentz a guy to take the top off the defense.

Roseman passed on trading up for a falling CeeDee Lamb, then passed on LSU star Justin Jefferson to snag Reagor at No. 21.

While addressing the media after making his picks, Roseman stuck to the script, harping on Reagor’s speed and the need to get Carson Wentz a true deep threat.

“Our QB likes to throw the ball down the field and make vertical throws.”

“Jalen tested super explosive. You see the explosiveness on tape and you had it in the testing”

The #Eagles have a new WR in Jalen Reagor.

His highlights are 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/FsEWbe1BgP

— Stadium (@Stadium) April 24, 2020

Roseman then added more.

Howie Roseman: "We had an opportunity to sit there to try to find a player that fit us and fit what we're looking for."

Said he wanted to add speed this offseason. "A lot of different flavors" of WRs he said.

— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) April 24, 2020

Howie Roseman says Jalen Reagor adds speed and youth to the roster #Eagles

— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) April 24, 2020

Howie Roseman says talking to teams on the phone after they took Reagor makes him confident they couldn’t have traded down and still got Reagor #Eagles

— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) April 24, 2020

Reagor excels while making contested catches and will provide the Eagles with explosiveness that’s been missing on the roster.