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Day 2 Over... Day 3 Preview

Earlier today I made a post saying that I didn't think that the Eagles were done with their Defensive Line. They took safety Nate Allen earlier, who will fit in well with the defense. I am not sure if safety was the biggest need, but he is going to be a solid safety for this team. I felt like the guy that the Eagles wanted was Brian Price, but the Bucs surprisingly took him.

Throughout the day the Eagles kept trading back and adding 4th and 5th round picks. This may aggravate some fans, but I think it was a smart move. We will have to be on the watch for some trades for players around the league. I have heard Derrick Johnson (Kansas City) and Linebackers Thomas and Morrison (Oakland) rumored to be on the Eagles radar currently. Aside from veterans, when you look at the list of players left, it really speaks to the level of talent that was in this draft. Who would have thought that some of these guys would still be around going into day 3?

I counted over 20 players who were projected to be drafted in the first 2-3 rounds in the majority of mocks who are still around. We will get some good players in rounds 4 and 5 guaranteed.

Via Rotoworld the best remaining picks include...

Georgia Tech RB Jon Dwyer, Florida TE Aaron Hernandez, Pitt TE Dorin Dickerson, USF WR Carlton Mitchell, USC RB Joe McKnight, USC DE Everson Griffen, BYU TE Dennis Pitta, Clemson DE/OLB Ricky Sapp, Northwestern DE Corey Wootton, Cincinnati WR Mardy Gilyard, UConn WR Marcus Easley, Indiana (PA) CB Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, Fordham QB John Skelton, Mississippi State RB Anthony Dixon, Oklahoma State CB Perrish Cox, Florida WR Riley Cooper, USC TE Anthony McCoy, Oklahoma CB Dominique Franks, and Kansas WR Dezmon Briscoe remain available.

Some of my picks for the Eagles:

Geno Atkins DT

Corey Wootton DE

Everson Griffen DE

Matt Tennant C

Zoltan Mesko P

Ricky Sapp LB

Bruce Campbell OL

Perrish Cox CB

Jonathan Crompton QB

John Skelton QB

Dan Lefevour QB

Selvish Capers OL

Jacoby Ford KR

Please post players still available that you want the Eagles to go and get. They currently have 9 picks tomorrow!

- Kyle Middleton