Once upon a time, the Philadelphia Eagles were struggling to replace longtime great and future NFL Hall of Fame inductee Brian Dawkins. As fate would have it, the 2010 NFL Draft rolled around. The Eagles were set to pick early, and it appeared they were in prime position to select Dawkins replacement. They traded up. Seemingly to take Earl Thomas of the Texas Longhorns. They instead took Brandon Graham, defensive end from the Michigan Wolverines.