Now that the frenetic part of free agency has come and gone we can turn our attention back to the draft. Specifically, mock drafts. The mock drafts this year are pretty boring. Which is fitting, because this draft will be relatively boring. There\u2019s no real QB debate to be had. While there are a bunch of good WR and EDGE prospects, there are no \u201cblue chip\u201d prospects at those positions, or at DT and CB. The handful of blue chip prospects are at low value draft positions: running back, safety, and off ball linebacker.<\/p>\n
So mock drafters are just churning through the same group of prospects for the Eagles: Alabama OT Kaydn Proctor, and Oregon TE Kenyon Saddiq getting the most attention, with Clemson OT Blake Miller and Arizona State OT Max Iheanachor also popular picks.<\/p>\n
So let\u2019s look at a few that are outside of this OT\/Saddiq box<\/p>\n
Mario Puig, Rotowire – TE Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt<\/a><\/p>\n As much as Philadelphia needs to find its long-term Lane Johnson replacement, they should also seriously consider going to a two-TE base to accommodate Jalen Hurts\u2019 limited applications as a passer. Getting Stowers on the field instead of Quez Watkins or Jahan Dotson and whatever else would make Philadelphia better at running and passing both.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I like Eli Stowers. He\u2019s got an interesting journey. He was a four star QB recruit at Texas A&M who was a back up in 2021 and 2022. For 2023 he transferred to New Mexico State where he played under head coach Jerry Kill and offensive coordinator Tim Beck, who converted him full time to tight end, which he had played a little bit as at TAMU, as they already had Diego Pavia at QB. After the 2023 season Kill stepped down as head coach for health reasons for the second time in his career, and Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea brought over Beck as his OC, along with Pavia and Stowers, and later on Kill as general advisor. For all the attention Pavia got, Stowers just as important to the Commodores\u2019 turn around. He was one of the most productive TEs in the SEC in 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t get too lost in the weeds, draft good football players. Stowers is a good football player, and a good athlete. He\u2019s still learning the position, and unless he is drafted by a team where he can walk into a starting job, he\u2019s going to have to learn how to play special teams because he didn\u2019t do that at New Mexico State or Vanderbilt.<\/p>\n 23rd overall is too high for Stowers, but in the 2nd round he\u2019s good value.<\/p>\n\n