Philadelphia Eagles Draft Central
Round 1
Davis garnered Freshman All-American and SEC All-Freshman Team honors playing in 11 games with four starts in 2018 (25 tackles, 1.5 sacks). He was the co-winner of the Bulldogs' "Up Front" Award for strong line play in 2019, starting eight of 14 games and recording 18 tackles, 4.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks. League coaches voted him second-team All-SEC in his junior campaign in 2020 (16 tackles, one sack in seven starts) despite Davis missing time with an elbow injury. As a senior, the Charlotte native became a first-team Associated Press All-American and All-SEC pick for the 2021 national champions, winning the Chuck Bednarik Award and Outland Trophy as one of the top defenders in the country. He was also a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski, Walter Camp Player of the Year and Senior CLASS Award for his academic and athletic achievements. Davis started 14 of 15 appearances in 2021, posting 32 tackles, 5.5 for loss with two sacks. -- by Chad Reuter
Round 2
Jurgens was the Nebraska's top-rated recruit in 2018 coming out of Beatrice High School. The first-team all-state tight end/running back/linebacker and state champion in the shot put and discus redshirted his first year in Lincoln. He played one game at tight end that year and worked at center during practice, as well. Jurgens used his athleticism to step into the starting center spot for all 12 games in 2019 and seven contests in 2020. He then earned 2021 third-team All-Big Ten Conference accolades from league coaches for his work in 12 starts in the pivot. -- by Chad Reuter
Round 3
Nakobe (pronounced Nuh-KO-bee) Dean is often compared to former Georgia and current NFL linebacker Roquan Smith because of their similar size, athleticism and tackling ability. The Horn Lake, Mississippi, native was a top-15 overall recruit nationally and was named the High School Butkus Award winner (175 tackles, 26 for loss with seven sacks) and a USA Today first-team All-American as a senior. Dean made his presence felt at Georgia as a true freshman, nabbing the team's Co-Defensive Newcomer of the Year Award (25 tackles, 1.5 for loss, two pass breakups). He led the Bulldogs with 71 tackles (1.5 sacks) in 10 starts as a sophomore. Dean was held out of spring 2021 practices due to surgery on a torn labrum in his shoulder, which he played through in the final month of the 2020 season. That injury did not cause him any issues in the fall, as he became the third player to win the Butkus Award in college and high school, joining former Notre Dame stars Manti Te'o and Jaylon Smith. Dean was a first-team Associated Press All-American and All-SEC selection after recording 72 tackles, a team-high 10.5 for loss with six sacks, two interceptions (one returned for a score), six pass breakups and two forced fumbles in 15 starts for the national champions. He was also named a finalist for the Wuerffel Trophy and the captain of the AFCA Allstate Good Works Team for his community service efforts. -- by Chad Reuter
Round 6
A three-star recruit and all-district selection his senior year at Lamar High School in Texas, Johnson got on the field immediately for the Jayhawks, playing in all 12 games as a reserve (17 tackles). Coaches valued his athleticism enough to start him seven times in 11 contests in 2018 (15 tackles, four for loss with two sacks, two pass breakups, two forced fumbles). Johnson was a 12-game starter as a junior, posting 55 stops, 5.5 for loss with one sack, and then received honorable mention All-Big 12 recognition in 2020 (42 tackles, 4.5 for loss with three sacks in nine games, eight starts). He was a second-team all-league pick as a senior, leading the team with 8.5 tackles for loss with 6.5 sacks (among 61 tackles) and tying for ninth in the FBS with four forced fumbles in 12 starts. -- by Chad Reuter
Calcaterra (pronounced cal-cuh-TAIR-uh) was a four-star recruit from Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., before enrolling at Oklahoma, where he was an honorable mention All-Big 12 pick as a true freshman in 2017 (10-162-16.2, three TDs in 14 games as a reserve) and a first-team all-conference selection in 2018 (26-396-15.2, six TDs in 14 games, 11 starts). Calcaterra played in five games with three starts the following year (5-79-15.8) before announcing his retirement due to concussion issues. He nearly started a job as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in August 2020 but decided at the last minute to give football another try. Calcaterra received medical clearance to play, and he was set to go to Auburn but the firing of head coach Gus Malzahn made him switch to SMU to join his former Oklahoma teammate, quarterback Tanner Mordecai. Calcaterra started all 12 games for the Mustangs in 2021, garnering second-team All-American Athletic Conference honors with career highs of 38 receptions and 465 receiving yards (12.2) while scoring four times. -- by Chad Reuter