Philadelphia Eagles face six former top-five QB draftees in 2021

The Philadelphia Eagles face six former top-five QB draftees in 2021.

June approaches which means Philadelphia Eagles fans all over the Delaware Valley and everywhere else in the country have probably already dissected the Birds’ 2021 schedule every way that it can be done. They’ve identified the ‘easy wins’. They’ve probably agonized over a few games that look like impossible wins, but the long and the short of everything is this.

Birds fans can’t wait for the season to start.

You’ve probably heard this a time or two. Teams that win in the NFL have figured their quarterback situation out. The Philadelphia Eagles are banking on Jalen Hurts now that Carson Wentz is gone, and the 2020 NFL Draft’s 53rd-overall selection has more than his fair share of intriguing quarterback duels in his first full season of action.

At various points of 17 regular-season games, Philly’s QB1 will find himself in duels with six signal-callers that were taken in the top five of their respective drafts. They’ll see all of them before their bye in Week 14. Here’s the list. Here are a few thoughts on each one.