2019 NFL Draft: Philadelphia Eagles seven-round Mock Draft 2.0

Max Scharping, OT, Northern Illinois

Round 6, Pick 197

The Eagles are without a seventh-rounder this year, so their sixth-round selection will be their final. Here, they would take Max Scharping, an offensive lineman out of Northern Illinois. Unfortunately, the Eagles couldn’t get a valuable offensive tackle early on to serve as a replacement for Jason Peters. At least they have some backup though with two veterans, and a new rookie now with Scharping on board.

Is Halapoulivaati Vaitai the long-term replacement for Peters? It’s seriously hard to tell. At times it doesn’t seem like the Eagles offensive line doesn’t miss a beat when he’s in. Other times, he’s a turnstile. Then, the Eagles have Jordan Mailata on the shelf still, but you can’t be so sure if he’s the long-term answer as well as he still hasn’t played a meaningful football game in his entire life.

With Scharping, the Eagles get a four-year starter from college to come in and compete for a role as Peters’ potential replacement. There’s one issue though – Scharping is widely viewed as a candidate to make a potential move to guard, instead of tackle. Some say he’s better suited for the right side at tackle, but Lane Johnson won’t switch. So maybe the Eagles snag Scharping and move him to guard this year in hopes that he can fill in for an injured Brandon Brooks. Then, later on down the line, they try him out at left tackle once again.