Ranking best Eagles CB draft options after Ahmad Gardner, Derek Stingley

Here are two SEC products that might interest the Eagles.

Heading into the most recent Senior Bowl and NFL Scouting Combine, there were discussions that Kaiir Elam might struggle versus the speedier wide receivers that pro football has to offer. He needed a nice showing in the 40-yard dash to silence those discussions some, and he turned in one. How does 4.39 seconds sound?

It’s hard to imagine that anyone who runs that fas could ever have someone question his speed, but whatever.

Now, that we have that out of the way, we can discuss other things, like how well he played versus the Alabama Crimson Tide’s gifted receiver corps and the impressive six-foot-two, 196-pound frame. Some NFL team is going to be very happy if they land him.

Taking him in Round 1 would be a reach, but if he’s on the board in Round 2, he could be intriguing.

At five-foot-eleven and 189 pounds, all roads appear to lead to the slot corner position for former Auburn Tigers standout Roger McCreary. Avonte Maddox has the starting job sewn up for the Birds there, so there are the obligatory conversations about depth. Still, Philadelphia’s more pressing need is on the outside.

It’s doubtful that McCreary has any shot at landing with the Eagles, but many of the draft experts rank him ahead of Elam, so we’ll defer to their knowledge here.