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Philadelphia Eagles 2026 NFL Draft Class

Every Eagles selection in the 2026 NFL Draft, the needs they entered the weekend with, and the trades that reshaped their board.

Compiled by the NFL Mock Draft Simulator research desk · Front office at the time: Howie Roseman (GM), Nick Sirianni (HC)

The class

Philadelphia Eagles made 8 selections in the 2026 draft, opening with Makai Lemon, a wide receiver out of USC, at No. 20 overall.

The class skewed toward wide receiver. In total they drafted 7 different positions.

Going into the weekend our board had their priority needs listed as Edge Rusher, Offensive Tackle, Wide Receiver, Safety, Tight End, Interior Offensive Line. They addressed 6 of their 6 pre-draft needs directly: Edge Rusher, Offensive Tackle, Wide Receiver, Safety, Tight End, Interior Offensive Line.

Their best value relative to the consensus board was Cole Payton at No. 178, 29 slots later than the industry board had him ranked (149).

Draft capital

Eagles draft capital broke down as 1 Day 1 pick, 2 on Day 2 and 5 on Day 3. 3 of those were compensatory selections, awarded for free-agency losses in the prior cycle. 6 were slots they did not own when the weekend began, acquired by trade.

Pick by pick

Every Eagles selection, with where it landed against our consensus board and against their own pre-draft needs list.

• Round 1, No. 20: Eagles took Makai Lemon, within 7 slots of his board ranking of 13. Wide Receiver was their No. 3 listed need.
• Round 2, No. 54: Eagles took Eli Stowers on Day 2, within 3 slots of his board ranking of 57.
• Round 3, No. 68: Eagles moved on Markel Bell on Day 2, 62 slots early, which is what a team does when it has decided the board is wrong. Offensive Tackle was their No. 2 listed need.
• Round 5, No. 178: Eagles took Cole Payton on Day 3, a board-rank 149 player who waited 29 slots past his board ranking to get there. Quarterback was not on their priority needs list, a best-player-available call.
• Round 6, No. 207: Eagles used the pick on Micah Morris, ranked 261, the sort of dart every team throws on Saturday afternoon.
• Round 7, No. 244: Eagles took Cole Wisniewski on Day 3, within 13 slots of his board ranking of 231.
• Round 7, No. 251: Eagles took Uar Bernard on Day 3, a player who sat outside our ranked board.
• Round 7, No. 252: Eagles used the pick on Keyshawn James-Newby, ranked 405, the sort of dart every team throws on Saturday afternoon. It was their single highest-priority need going in.

Pre-draft needs

Our needs assessment for the Eagles going into the 2026 draft, ordered by priority. This is the list the class above is measured against.

Draft-day trades

• With Dallas Cowboys: sent No. 23 (R1), No. 114 (R4), No. 137 (R4); received No. 20 (R1).
• With Minnesota Vikings: sent No. 98 (R3); received No. 244 (R7).
• With Los Angeles Rams: sent No. 197 (R6); received No. 207 (R6), No. 251 (R7), No. 252 (R7).

Related

• Round 1 results: every other pick made around the Eagles' first selection.
• Position rankings for the groups they drafted: Wide Receiver, Tight End, Offensive Tackle, Quarterback, Interior Offensive Line, Safety, Edge Rusher.
• The 2026 consensus big board: where every one of these players ranked before the draft.
• Every trade from the 2026 draft: the full ledger, including the Eagles' moves.
• Steals and reaches: which picks diverged most from the board, and what that gap means.
• The draft by the numbers: positional supply, school production and how draft capital was distributed.

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