10 biggest first-round draft busts in Philadelphia Eagles history

The Eagles trade two first-round draft choices to land a bust.

It’s one thing to make bad choices. It’s another to make bad decisions while trading a first-round pick in an attempt to move up in the draft.

Now, if you’re landing a can’t miss prospect at the quarterback position, then fine, but how can an NFL team justify trading TWO first-round picks to move up while missing on a prospect that probably would have been available later on in the selection process?

Get a load of this. In 1991’s selection meeting, the Eagles, indeed, gave up two first-round draft choices to move up to the eighth-overall selection to allow themselves to land Antone Davis. Even if you’re unfamiliar with the story, you can see where this is headed.

Davis began his run in Philadelphia by holding out. He was eventually benched during his rookie season because he never seemed to learn that holding is a penalty that costs the offense ten yards of field position. A knee sprain was the highlight of his second season. A shoulder injury was the most interesting piece of news associated with his journey in Year 3.

The Eagles experimented by moving him from the tackle to the guard position in his fourth season. He wasn’t any more effective there. In all, he appeared in 82 games with 78 starts. That includes four playoff contests, but he was never an All-Pro. He never made a Pro Bowl. Mercifully, the Eagles allowed him to walk after the 1995 season. He was a bust in every sense of the word.