Philadelphia Eagles: Regrading 2018’s draft class after three seasons

Matt Pryor is far from a star for the Philadelphia Eagles.

TCU product Matt Pryor certainly is not the Philadelphia Eagles’ future starting right tackle. Luckily, he was never expected to be that anyway. The Eagles have invested heavily in the offensive line throughout the past decade or so and Pryor’s selection was an addition of developmental depth.

Due to the weekly offensive line shuffling this past season, Pryor was forced into his first shot at consistent action, but his performance was far from something to write home about.

Pryor spent training camp practicing at left tackle, but a single practice in which Derek Barnett reportedly took Pryor’s lunch money on every snap made the Eagles rethink his position. Pryor bounced inside to right guard and ended up starting six games at guard. In the final four games, Pryor logged four straight starts at tackle.

Per PFF, Pryor graded out as one of the Eagles’ worst offensive lineman as he notched a 55.3 overall grade.

Going into 2021 Pryor will be far down the depth chart and could even be a candidate for a camp casualty. With the emergence of Jordan Mailata and the return of Lane Johnson and Andre Dillard, plenty of able bodies should be healthy enough to push Pryor to the back burner.

Pryor proved his versatility this past season, but the Eagles could look to keep around younger guys in favor of Pryor. Jack Driscoll, Nate Herbig, Prince Tega Wanogho, Bret Toth, and others could and should get more substantial looks than Pryor next season with the new regime.

Verdict: Pryor’s first season in which he logged starts was very underwhelming, but a low bar is set for sixth-round picks. Roseman and company will receive a C+ for the Pryor selection.