The Eagles selected the former Oklahoma quarterback with the 53rd overall selection. Hurts was the fifth quarterback taken in the draft, which was somewhat of a surprise in itself because six quarterback prospects were rated higher coming into last week’s draft.
Philadelphia drafted Carson Wentz with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. He has been the Eagles starter from Day 1, and he reportedly signed a four-year contract extension in June 2019 that will pay hime $128 million.
The Eagles have three other QBs on the roster — journeyman Josh McCowan, who is 40 years old, Nate Sudfield and Kyle Lauletta — but now with Hurts on board the likelihood they will carry five quarterbacks is extremely low.