Tony Pauline released his latest mock draft for USA Today this week and that's particularly notable for Eagles fans for a couple of reasons. For one, he's just a really good draft guy that covers a lot of college football and is someone worth following. The other is that he's well connected to the Eagles and does draft analysis for their website.
His Eagles pick is not exactly a new name, but it's not Luke Joeckel again, so that's at least a change. I love Joeckel and would be very happy with him as the pick, but for the purposes of these mock drafts... I'm a little bored.
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For the Eagles, Pauline has Star Lotulelei as the pick.
"Some will argue Lotulelei is the draft's top player," Pauline wrote. "He offers a remedy for the Eagles' porous run defense and the ability to line up in a 3-4 or 4-3."
Here's his full mock.
| Pick |
Team |
Pick |
| 1 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M |
| 2 |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State |
| 3 |
Oakland Raiders |
Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M |
| 4 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah |
| 5 |
Detroit Lions |
Barkevious Mingo, OLB/DE, LSU |
| 6 |
Cleveland Browns |
Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia |
| 7 |
Arizona Cardinals |
Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan |
| 8 |
Buffalo Bills |
Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia |
| 9 |
New York Jets |
Chance Warmack, G, Alabama |
| 10 |
Tennessee Titans |
Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU |
| 11 |
San Diego Chargers |
Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama |
| 12 |
Miami Dolphins |
Keenan Allen, WR, California |
| 13 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri |
| 14 |
Carolina Panthers |
Johnathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State |
| 15 |
New Orleans Saints |
Dion Jordan, OLB/DE, Oregon |
| 16 |
St. Louis Rams |
Johnathan Cooper, OG, North Carolina |
| 17 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia |
| 18 |
Dallas Cowboys |
John Jenkins, DT, Georgia |
| 19 |
New York Giants |
Zach Ertz, TE, Stanford |
| 20 |
Chicago Bears |
Lane Johnson, LT, Oklahoma |
| 21 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Alex Okafor, DE, Texas |
| 22 |
St. Louis Rams (from WAS) |
Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas |
| 23 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Jesse Williams, DT, Alabama |
| 24 |
Indianapolis Colts |
Datone Jones, DE, UCLA |
| 25 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Terrance Williams, WR, Baylor |
| 26 |
Green Bay Packers |
Eddie Lacey, RB, Alabama |
| 27 |
Houston Texans |
Kevin Minter, MLB, LSU |
| 28 |
Denver Broncos |
Shariff Floyd, DT, Florida |
| 29 |
New England Patriots |
Matt Elam, S, Florida |
| 30 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame |
| 31 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington |
| 32 |
Baltimore Ravens |
Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame |
Related: 2013 NFL draft big board
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