After losing Trey Burton to free agency and releasing Brent Celek, could the Eagles use their first-round pick in the upcoming NFL Draft to select a tight end?
Yes, according to a handful of NFL draft pundits. ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper thinks the Eagles could end up selecting South Dakota State tight end Dallas Goedert with the 32nd pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, which takes place April 26-28 in Dallas.
“Zach Ertz and Goedert would form one of the best tight end duos in the league,” Kiper wrote in a dueling two-round mock draft with his colleague, college football expert Todd McShay (who thinks the Birds could grab versatile Boise State linebacker Leighton Vander Esch instead).