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Philadelphia Eagles unveil all rookie jersey numbers

By Ryan Quigley

Apr 27, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Derek Barnett (Tennessee) is selected as the number 14 overall pick to the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 27, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Derek Barnett (Tennessee) is selected as the number 14 overall pick to the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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We know what numbers the Philadelphia Eagles’ rookies will be wearing in 2017!

Yay, jersey numbers! The Philadelphia Eagles announced the jersey numbers of each rookie selected in the 2017 NFL Draft Friday, which is exciting! And fun! And good!

With draft season long over with, little tidbits like this now become the most exciting things on the planet until the start of training camp. So get used to this.

The jersey numbers for the Eagles’ eight draft selections are as follows:

Derek Barnett: 96

Sidney Jones IV: 22

Rasul Douglas: 32

Mack Hollins: 10

Donnel Pumphrey: 34

Shelton Gibson: 80

Nate Gerry: 47

Elijah Qualls: 98

There are some pretty interesting jersey numbers here. Derek Barnett is wearing Bennie Logan‘s old number, but we already knew that.

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Sidney Jones will be dawning No. 22, which was last worn by the great Nolan Carroll, who signed with the Dallas Cowboys this offseason. Another former Eagles corner to wear that number is Asante Samuel, who registered 23 interceptions in just a four-year tenure with Philadelphia.

Wide receiver Mack Hollins is wearing No. 10. Hey, wasn’t there a pretty good former Eagles wideout who used to wear that number? Oh, yeah! DeSean Jackson! I’m not suggesting that Hollins’ production will come anywhere close to Jackson’s solely due to his jersey number, but Hollins is a big play threat who can beat teams deep. Sounds good to me.

For those wondering how linebacker Nate Gerry stole Trey Burton‘s jersey number, he didn’t. Burton changed his number to 88 earlier this offseason, so that number belongs solely to Gerry.

The Eagles also unveiled the jersey numbers for their undrafted free agent signees.

Cameron Johnston: 1

Greg Ward: 4

Jerod Evans: 7

Corey Clement: 30

Jomal Wiltz: 30

Randall Goforth: 35

Tre Sullivan: 49

Tyler Orlosky: 51

Winston Craig: 74

Charles Walker: 77

Billy Brown: 85

This is important stuff here, folks. Don’t let this slip between the cracks.

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