It was not lost on Eagles executive Joe Douglas that when the starters took the field in the Super Bowl, there were six players who went undrafted out of college.
The Eagles’ leading receiver in the Super Bowl was rookie running back Corey Clement, who went seven rounds without hearing his named called last April. Their leading rusher was LeGarrette Blount, who was not one of the 255 draft picks in 2010. The Patriots’ 100-yard receivers in the Super Bowl included Danny Amendola and Chris Hogan – both undrafted.
For all the attention that will be devoted to the draft this week, another part of the Eagles’ team building will also come on Saturday evening when the draft is finished and the scouts will be dogged in trying to lure undrafted players to Philadelphia on free-agent contracts.