Eagles 7-round NFL mock draft simulation: Two trades highlight Round 1
. Safety. Fighting Illini . Sydney Brown. 62. player. 807
The Philadelphia Eagles could seek out replacements for Free Agent departures on Day Two of the Draft.
A good day at the NFL Scouting Combine can do a lot to boost the draft stock of a player. Illinois safety Sydney Brown ran well, with the fourth fastest 40-yard-dash among safeties (4.47) seconds. He also showed his athleticism while posting a ten-foot, ten-inch broad jump and a 40.5-inch vertical. He even benched outstandingly. His 23 reps were second among safety prospects.
Brown is short. He stands at five-foot-ten, but he’s a stocky 211 pounds. Despite being at Illinois for five seasons, he is still only 23 years old and won’t turn 24 until after this season.
He notched ten interceptions as a member of the Fighting Illini, including six during his senior year in 2022 as a team captain. What he lacks in height, he makes up for in athleticism, leadership, and football IQ, which are three things the Philadelphia Eagles obviously value highly.
player. 2115. . Inside linebacker. Green Wave . Dorian Williams. 76
The trade-down in round one results in the Eagles moving up 20 selections from 94th overall to 76th overall here in the third round. That allows Philly the opportunity to land a replacement for linebacker T. J. Edwards, who signed with the Chicago Bears last month.
Dorian Williams shows promise as a tackler and in coverage. He’d fit in well with his teammates at linebacker, particularly Nakobe Dean. Standing at six-foot-one and weighing 228 pounds, Williams has the potential to be a Swiss Army knife the Eagles need at the linebacker position.
HUGE 4th down stop from Dorian Williams & @GreenWaveFB
— The American (@American_Conf) December 4, 2022
UCF 28 | TULANE 38#AmericanFB pic.twitter.com/xNv215NpFA
Williams collected 9.5 sacks, 27 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two interceptions, 14 passes defended, and over 300 tackles during his 48-game, four-year career at Tulane. He had a passer rating allowed of 66.3 and missed tackle percentage of 8.5 percent.
These numbers surpass some of the draft’s top linebackers, such as Oregon’s Noah Sewell and Alabama’s Henry To’oto’o. Williams also possesses prototypical size standing at six-foot-one and weighing 228 pounds, giving him the size and skill to be the potential do-it-all linebacker the Eagles need.