The Eagles head toward the Thursday start of the three-day NFL draft holding only six picks in the draft’s seven rounds, the highest of them 32ndoverall. The next opportunity to fortify the defending Super Bowl champions doesn’t arrive until the fourth round, 130th overall.
That’s beyond sparse, it’s historically paltry. Last year, by the time the league got to pick 130, the Eagles had drafted Derek Barnett (14th), Sidney Jones (43rd), Rasul Douglas (99th) and Mack Hollins (118th). Over the last 10 drafts, the Eagles have made an average of 8.