The NFL draft will kick off in less than a week, and as the world descends on Kansas City, the Eagles will look to reload at critical positions.
Philadelphia had one of the NFL’s defensive lines in 2022. Still, Fletcher Cox and Brandon Graham return, but Ndamukong Suh, Linval Joseph, Robert Quinn, and Javon Hargrave all exited via free agency.
With the NFL’s top offense returning with a few new additions, Howie Roseman will undoubtedly look to upgrade the defensive line via the NFL Draft.
With the draft just six days away, here’s one edge rusher the Eagles in every round.
Lukas Van Ness Iowa · Edge
Van Ness logged 38 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and 6.5 sacks during the 2022 season with Iowa without starting a game. Throughout 27 games played during the past two years with Iowa, Van Ness recorded 71 career tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, and 13.5 sacks.
Felix Anudike-Uzomah Kansas State · Edge
A Second Team All-American and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, Anukike-Unomah had 46 total tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and one pass breakup.
Keion White, DE, Georgia Tech
At 6-foot-5 and 280 pounds, White is a versatile hybrid defensive end that could see time at the inside defensive tackle position.
The former tight end is a freak athlete and just started playing edge rusher.
BJ Ojulari, DE, LSU
Ojulari is a freak athlete out of LSU and finished second to Will Anderson in pressure rate this season among SEC pass rushers.
B.J. Ojulari was an All-Southeastern Conference first-team selection last season after he recorded 58 tackles, 8.5 tackles for losses, and 5.5 sacks.
That came after a 2021 season in which he led the Tigers with seven sacks and finished with 55 tackles, 11.5 tackles for losses in 12 starts.
Andre Carter, DE, Army
The athletic 6-6 252-pound pass rusher logged 18 sacks over the past two seasons and is a raw athlete needing mentoring.
Isaiah Land, DE, Florida A&M
An undersized pass rusher out of FAMU, Land led the nation with 19 sacks and 25.5 tackles for loss in 2021 and earned All-American honors in 2022.
Dylan Horton, TCU
The top prospect on the Horned Frogs’ defense, Horton had four sacks against Michigan in the College Football Playoffs and projects as a starter at the next level.
Derick Hall, Auburn
The Auburn pass rusher has all the tools and big-game experience to join an already-loaded rotation.
Hall could be a situational pass-rusher as a rookie — he had 16 sacks over the past two seasons
Tuli Tuipulotu, USC
The more athletic of the brothers, Tuli is the younger sibling of Eagles defensive tackle Marlon Tuipulotu.
Tuli was used on edge with his 6-foot-4, 290-pound frame.
He’ll need to develop as a pass rusher, and his best position could be at defensive tackle in the NFL.
From 2020 through 2022, Tuipulotu totaled 21 sacks, 13 quarterback hits, 60 hurries, three batted passes, 71 tackles, 63 stops, and four forced fumbles. Tuipulotu saw 835 snaps outside the tackles, 446 over the tackles, 180 in the B-gaps, 61 in the box, 32 in the A-gaps, and eight in the slot.
