With the season over, the attention shifts to free agency and of course, the NFL draft. The Eagles draft 14th in the first round, so who might they look to pick? We go inside and talk about the NFL draft and some of the prospects who might be on the board.

In recent years, the Eagles' brain trust was able to trade up and select end Jerome McDougle at No. 15 in 2003 and again in 2004 as they took offensive lineman Shawn Andrews at No. 16.

The following is an early look at the April 29 draft, including a few names to look for.

"It looks like it's going to be a fantastic running back draft, assuming the top underclassmen declare themselves eligible for the April 2006 draft. You've got five running backs with first-round grades, and all but one of them are underclassmen. It's going to be an excellent year at the running back position.

"It should also be a very good year at the offensive tackle position, both blind-side tackles as well as strong side tackles. And that's from the senior class alone. There are some juniors that are supposed to come out.

Boston College DE Mathias Kiwanuka

"The quarterback draft could be good. Again, it's solely depended on the juniors. The two guys from USC, Reggie Bush, who is going to come out, and Matt Leinart will be the first two picks of the draft. You could have potentially two more quarterbacks in the top 15. That is if Brady Quinn of Notre Dame and Vince Young of Texas come out. If the top juniors come out, it's going to be a strong quarterback draft.

"Offensive guard is pretty good: it's a little top heavy, not a lot of talent. You are going to have three or four players at the top who will be drafted in the first 75 selections that have starting potential in the NFL.

"It's a horrible wide receiver draft. There are really no sure-fire first-round receivers as of right now. You got a lot of nice big-bodied receivers, able-handed receivers; but no guy that's going to stretch the defense. There is no clear-cut, consistent receiver that is going to be a game-breaker.

"Last year was OK. You had some years where you had five or six receivers taken in the first round. As of right now, there may be no receivers that go in the first round. There will be because someone will see some value in the late part of round one. But it's kind of up in the air.

"Defensive end again will be very good at the top. You've got Mathias Kiwanuka of Boston College who is a top 12 pick. Mario Williams, a junior from North Carolina State who will probably enter the draft, is a top 10 pick. The kid from Penn State, Tamba Hali, had an outstanding senior campaign and moved himself into the first round.

"After that, it's basically a lot of good players who are undersized pass rushers -- guys that are 250, 260, 270 pounds that you are basically going to put on the right side and let them rush the passer and hopefully they develop as they physically mature.

"At defensive tackle, you have one guy at the top. Haloti Ngata from Oregon is going to be a top 10 pick. After that, it's a nice group but nothing special.

"You have some guys like Gabe Watson out of Michigan, a talented guy, a pocket pusher that commands double teams in the middle of the field. He is a guy that only plays 50 percent of the time and is definitely not an Andy Reid type of player. Rod Wright, who stands at a nice 6-foot-5, 305 pounds, is another guy who is kind of lazy.

"The defensive tackle group has potential, but if you give these guys a boot in the butt, you have the possibility to get a half a dozen starters from this group.

"This is a very good year for the linebacker spot. Strong side linebacker Bobby Carpenter, of Ohio State, had an outstanding senior season, however he broke his leg on the first play from the line of scrimmage in the Michigan game. You have to wait and see what his condition is. He could actually play in the Fiesta Bowl, although they'll probably hold him back. He is an outstanding potential strong side linebacker. I think the middle of round one is a little too early for him.

"A.J. Nicholson, of Florida State, is another great player. He doesn't have the height, but he has the size. However, he got into some potential trouble during bowl week.

"There are a lot of good outside linebackers. A.J. Hawk is a little bit small to be an outside linebacker. He is 6-foot-1, 240 pounds tops.

"Back on offense, Vanderbilt quarterback Jay Cutler is going to go early. There is a good group of guys who will be late first day players, early second day players.

LB Bobby Carpenter from Ohio State

"D.J. Shockley, out of Georgia, really had a good year after taking over for David Greene. He's going to be playing in the Senior Bowl. The guy out of Alabama-Birmingham, Darrell Hackney, is a definite guy with potential.

"Kellen Clemens, from Oregon, doesn't have the arm strength of A.J. Feeley but is equally as smart and a timing passer. He was very good throughout his college career and was sensational during his senior campaign but then he broke his ankle near the end of the year. He probably won't go first day because he doesn't have the arm strength, but he is definitely a good developmental guy who could fit in a timing offense.

"As for tight ends, there is one, maybe two. The top guys are Leonard Pope out of Georgia and Vernon Davis out of Maryland. Pope will probably come out and he could go early. He is huge, 6-6, 250, and runs a legitimate 4.5 40. He consistently makes plays down the field and is just an amazing athlete. He has problems blocking because he is so big, has a long linear build.

"The other kid is Vernon Davis out of Maryland, even a better athlete. A little bit more compact of a build, he stands at 6-2, 250 and runs a 4.5. He is starting to take off, but he still isn't the football player of Leonard Pope.

"Marcedes Lewis is a good player; I don't know if he is going to go in the first round. He is an excellent catcher and pass blocker, good runner on the field, but doesn't run fast for the stopwatch which is why he is going to be pushed into the second round.

"The other guy is Joey Klopfenstein of Colorado. He is a great pass catcher who would definitely fit an Eagles type offense. But I think the first round is a bit early for him."

"I think the Eagles can probably trade up and get one of the better player without having to give up up whole heck of a lot. There are some linebackers, a guy like Chad Greenway. Otherwise they may trade down. They move around so that's not bad at all."

Draft guru Tony Pauline covers the NFL draft for TFYDraftPreview.com.