When the Eagles prepared for the draft, Auburn defensive back Blake Countess was someone they targeted even though he was not invited to the scouting combine.
The team watched film of the 5-foot-10, 184-pound Michigan transfer and considered him "a favorite player of ours," according to football executive Howie Roseman.
On the third day of the draft, the Eagles picked Countess in the sixth round.
"They try to invite everybody they think is going to get drafted," Countess said of the combine. "Not getting invited, I took it very personal, but you can only control what you can control, and I had to keep reminding myself of that throughout the process.