Philadelphia Eagles Draft Central

Year

DRAFT TRACKER

Round 1 • Pick 22 (22) • CB Quinyon Mitchell

Round 2 • Pick 8 (40) • CB Cooper DeJean

Round 3 • Pick 31 (94) • EDGE Jalyx Hunt

Round 4 • Pick 27 (127) • RB Will Shipley

Round 5 • Pick 17 (152) • WR Ainias Smith

Round 5 • Pick 20 (155) • LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

Round 5 • Pick 37 (172) • G Trevor Keegan

Round 6 • Pick 9 (185) • WR Johnny Wilson

Round 6 • Pick 14 (190) • C Dylan McMahon

Eagles Draft Central

Pick 22 (22)

Quinyon Mitchell

CB Toledo

6-0 195 LBS

2020: Played in all six games as a reserve (7 tackles).
2021: Started all 13 games (34 tackles, 2 TFL with 1.0 sack, 8 PBUs, FF).
2022: Third-team Associated Press All-American. First-team All-MAC. Led the FBS with 25 passes defended (team-high 5 INTs, school-record 20 PBUs). Walter Camp National Player of the Week with 4 INTs (2 returned for TDs) against Northern Illinois. Started all 14 games (41 tackles, 3.5 TFL).
2023: Second-team Associated Press All-American. First-team All-MAC. Led team with 18 PBUs. Started 13 games (40 tackles, TFL, INT, blocked kick). Set school record with 46 career PBUs.

-- by Chad Reuter

Pick 8 (40)

Cooper DeJean

CB Iowa

6-0 203 LBS

From Bears through Commanders

2021: Played in seven games as a reserve (4 tackles).
2022: Second-team All-Big Ten Conference. Tied for the FBS lead with 3 INTs returned for TDs (with Mississippi State CB Emmanuel Forbes). Music City Bowl MVP (7 tackles, INT for TD, 3-42 PR in win over Kentucky). Started all 13 games (75 tackles, 3 TFL, 5 INTs, 8 PBUs).
2023: First-team Associated Press All-American. Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year, Return Specialist of the Year. First-team All-Big Ten Conference. Finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award (nation's top DB), Nagurski Trophy (nation's top defender). Started 10 games (41 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 INTs, 5 PBUs). Missed the end of the year with a broken fibula.

-- by Chad Reuter

Pick 31 (94)

Jalyx Hunt

EDGE Houston Christian University

6-3 252 LBS

From 49ers

2019 (Cornell): Played in seven games as a reserve safety (three tackles).
2020 (Cornell): School did not play due to COVID-19 concerns.
2021 (Cornell): Played in all 10 games with one start at safety (26 tackles, one PBU, one blocked kick).
2022: Second-team All-Southland Conference. Led the team with 11.5 tackles for loss, seven sacks, three forced fumbles. Started all 11 games at DE (87 tackles, two PBUs).
2023: Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year. First-team All-Southland Conference. Led the team with nine tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks. Tied for the team lead with two forced fumbles. Started all 10 games (46 tackles, one INT returned for TD, two PBUs).

-- by Chad Reuter

Pick 27 (127)

Will Shipley

RB Clemson

5-11 206 LBS

From Texans

High school: Won the indoor state championship in the 55-meter dash in the only year he ran track.
2021: Led the team with 738 rushing yards (149 carries, 5.0 per), 11 rushing TDs. Played in 10 games with 5 starts (16-116-7.3 receiving; 14-380-27.1 KR).
2022: First-team All-ACC RB, All-Purpose and Specialist (first ACC player to ever pull off that triple). Paul Hornung Award finalist (most versatile player). Led the team with 1,182 rushing yards (210 carries, 5.6 per), 15 rushing TDs. Started all 14 games (38-242-6.4 receiving; 13-324-24.9 KR).
2023: Honorable Mention All-ACC. Played in 12 games with 8 starts (167-827-5.0, 5 TDs rushing; 31-244-7.9, 2 TDs receiving; 7-200-28.6 KR). Suffered a knee injury returning a kickoff in the team's Gator Bowl win over Kentucky. Named to the AFCA Allstate Good Works Team for his community service work.

-- by Chad Reuter

Pick 17 (152)

Ainias Smith

WR Texas A&M

5-9 190 LBS

From Seahawks through Commanders

2019: Team's Top Special Teams Newcomer. Played in 12 games with 3 starts (22-248-11.3, 3 TDs receiving; 7-54-7.7 rushing; 13-257-19.8 KR; 16-190-11.9 PR).
2020: Led the team with 564 receiving yards (43 receptions, 13.1 per), tied for the team lead with 6 receiving TDs. Played in all 10 games with 6 starts (49-293-6.0, 4 TDs rushing; 15-75-5.0 PR).
2021: Started 12 games. Led the team 47 receptions (509 yards, 10.8 per) and 6 receiving TDs (8-26-3.2 rushing; 23-259-11.3, TD PR). The team could not play in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl due to COVID-19 issues.
2022: Started 4 games (15-291-19.4, 2 TDs receiving; 3-11-3.7 receiving; 8-27-3.4 PR). Missed the rest of the season with a leg injury.
2023: First-team All-SEC All-Purpose/RS. Led the team with 53 receptions, 795 receiving yards (15.0 per). Played in 12 games with 9 starts (5-21-4.2 rushing; 7-103-14.7 KR; 20-285-14.3, TD PR). Only SEC player to ever hit 2,000 yards receiving, 250 yards rushing, 250 yards KR, 250 yards PR in his career.
Brother, Maurice, played DB at Alabama before transferring to Georgia, and he spent 3 years in the NFL.

-- by Chad Reuter

Pick 20 (155)

Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

LB Clemson

6-0 228 LBS

From Steelers through Rams and Panthers and Colts

2021: Played in 13 games as a reserve (15 tackles, sack).
2022: Second-team Associated Press All-American. Honorable Mention All-ACC. Led the team with 92 tackles, 13.5 TFL, tied for the team lead with 6.5 sacks. Started all 14 games (2 INT-1 returned for TD, 6 PBUs, FF).
2023: Second-team Associated Press All-American. First-team All-ACC. Finalist for the Butkus Award (nation's top LB). Started 12 games (88 tackles, 15 TFL with 5.5 sacks, 2 INTs-1 returned for TD, 5 PBUs, 2 FFs).
Father, Jeremiah Sr., was a 4-time Pro Bowl LB who played 11 seasons in the NFL (member of the Philadelphia Eagles HOF). Mother, Tammi, passed away from breast cancer in February 2023.

-- by Chad Reuter