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Philadelphia Eagles: Revisiting Joe Douglas draft choices, Was he a failure?

By Geoffrey Knox

Andre Dillard, Philadelphia Eagles (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – AUGUST 09: Ola Adeniyi #92 of the Pittsburgh Steelers rushes into Jordan Mailata #68 of the Philadelphia Eagles in the third quarter during the preseason game at Lincoln Financial Field on August 9, 2018, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Eagles 31-14. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – AUGUST 09: Ola Adeniyi #92 of the Pittsburgh Steelers rushes into Jordan Mailata #68 of the Philadelphia Eagles in the third quarter during the preseason game at Lincoln Financial Field on August 9, 2018, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Eagles 31-14. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

Matt Pryor, offensive lineman, Round 6 (206th overall)

Can you think of anything that Matt Pryor adds to this team? Does he make the offensive line better? Does he have any chance of being an All-Pro? Do you really feel like he’ll ever make a Pro Bowl? Grade: D

Jordan Mailata, offensive tackle, Round 7 (233rd overall)

Everyone be honest. You like Jordan Mailata because it’s a cute story. You like the idea of the Eagles taking a guy who played rugby and turning him into an NFL star. Ladies and gentlemen, stop. Jordan Mailata isn’t a long-term answer at left tackle in the NFL.

The rugby thing didn’t work when the Eagles tried to make a tight end out of Adam Zaruba, and this experiment isn’t going to work with Mailata. Grade: D

Overall grade for 2018’s draft: D

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