1st-round targets that would propel the Eagles back into the elite tier

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Kris Jenkins, defensive tackle, Michigan Wolverines

If you haven't learned anything else about the Philadelphia Eagles, it should be this. It doesn't matter what we believe their needs to be or how many interior defensive linemen they have on their roster, they're always in the market for another.

Kris Jenkins might be the best defensive tackle in the coming selection meeting not named Byron Murphy II. At six-foot-three and 305 pounds, he's a mountain of a man, one who stacked 37 tackles, 2.5 sacks and an interception during his final season in Ann Arbor.

Terrion Arnold, cornerback, Alabama Crimson Tide

Several lines have been drawn that connect the dots representing both Alabama star Kool-Aid McKinstry and the Philadelphia Eagles, but the guy who played on the other side of the Tide's defensive formation is actually the better player.

Terrion Arnold, at six-foot-tall and 188 pounds is an inch shorter than McKinstry and seven pounds lighter in frame. He stacked up 61 tackles, five interceptions and 11 passes broken up during his final run with The Tide.

No, he doesn't have a cool DB nickname like 'Kool-Aid' or 'Sauce', but he (and Koo-Aid) will be among just about everyone's list of the top five CBs in the draft.