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Todd McShay's 2014 NFL Mock Draft 3.0: Eagles Address Secondary First

The Eagles address their secondary in Todd McShay's latest mock draft.

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ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay released the most recent edition of his 2014 NFL Mock Draft on Thursday morning. Here's who he had the Eagles taking with the No. 22 pick:

Bradley Roby

COLLEGE: Ohio State
AGE: 21
HT: 5-11
WT: 194
POS: CB

Analysis: The best values at this spot for Philadelphia are going to be at cornerback -- outside linebacker and safety can wait until later, especially if the top two safeties are off the board as they are in this scenario. Roby needs to be coached up, as he got burned several times this season as a result of poor discipline, but his size, speed, athleticism and playmaking ability make him capable of developing into a shutdown corner on the outside.

Roby had a decent showing at the 2014 NFL Combine, coming in as the fourth fastest cornerback in the 40-yard dash. He was only .02 off the leader and .01 behind the tie for second place. Roby also finished with a top five 20-yard shuttle time. Take a look at his spider graph via Mockdraftable:

The Eagles seem to be content with their starting cornerbacks as it stands, but neither Cary Williams nor Bradley Fletcher seem like long-term options. Drafting a cornerback gives the Eagles immediate depth and a long-term answer at the position.

Elsewhere in the NFC East, the Giants take Taylor Lewan to solidify their offensive line, and the Cowboys address the other side of the trench with defensive lineman Timmy Jernigan.

Here's a full list of McShay's picks. To read his explanation for each selection, you need to have ESPN In$ider.

Pick Team Player
1 Houston Texans Blake Bortles, QB, UCF
2 St. Louis Rams (from WAS)
Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
3 Jacksonville Jaguars Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
4 Cleveland Browns Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
5 Oakland Raiders Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
6 Atlanta Falcons Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo
8 Minnesota Vikings Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
9 Buffalo Bills Jake Matthews, OT, Texams A&M
10 Detroit Lions Mike Evans, WR, Texams A&M
11 Tennessee Titans Anthony Barr, OLB, UCLA
12 New York Giants Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
13 St. Louis Rams Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville
14 Chicago Bears Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh
15 Pittsburgh Steelers Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama
16 Dallas Cowboys Timmy Jernigan, DT, Florida State
17 Baltimore Ravens C.J. Mosley, ILB, Alabama
18 New York Jets Marqise Lee, WR, USC
19 Miami Dolphins Zack Martin, OT, Notre Dame
20 Arizona Cardinals Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State
21 Green Bay Packers Eric Ebron, TE, UNC
22 Philadelphia Eagles Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State
23 Kansas City Chiefs Odell Beckham Jr., WR, LSU
24 Cincinnati Bengals Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech
25 San Diego Chargers Jason Verrett, CB, TCU
26 Cleveland Browns (from IND)
Brandin Cooks, WR, Oregon State
27 New Orleans Saints Morgan Moses, OT, Virginia
28 Carolina Panthers Kelvin Benjamin, WR, FSU
29 New England Patriots Ra'Shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota
30 San Francisco 49ers Louis Nix III, DT, Notre Dame
31 Denver Broncos Kony Ealy, DE, Missouri
32 Seattle Seahawks Xavier Su'a-Filo, OG, UCLA

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