The Eagles selected Hurts 20 picks into the second round with the 53rd overall selection. He becomes the third Sooner quarterback taken in the draft in as many years and makes Oklahoma the only college team to have a quarterback drafted in the first two rounds in three consecutive years.
Philadelphia has more pressing immediate needs than at quarterback, where Carson Wentz, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 draft, will be in his fifth NFL season. But when you consider the three other QBs the Eagles have on their roster — 41-year-old Josh McCowan, Nate Sudfield and Kyle Lauletta — it doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence in their backup quarterback situation.