Todd McShay's 2014 NFL Mock Draft 4.0: Marqise Lee to the Eagles Yet Again

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 (In$ider required):

22. Philadelphia Eagles: Marqise Lee, WR, USC

Lee would give the Eagles' receiving corps a shot in the arm. Right now it's Jeremy Maclin (who is coming off of a torn ACL), Riley Cooper and a few question marks. Lee isn't the burner that DeSean Jackson was for this offense, and he struggled with drops in 2013 much more so than he did his first two seasons, but he has good field speed and is a threat after the catch. Lee did some serious damage to Chip Kelly's Oregon teams in 2011 and 2012, with a combined 20 catches for 344 yards and three touchdowns.

Lee is becoming quite the common pick for the Eagles by mock drafters. Such results were apparent in BGN's mock draft roundup. Recently both Mel Kiper Junior's latest mock draft and SB Nation's mock draft have Lee going to the Eagles at No. 22. Now McShay joins the group think.

It's really no surprise because Lee to the Eagles makes a lot of sense. Kelly is certainly familiar with Lee from their time in college. Lee is also scheduled to visit with the Eagles soon. It won't be the first time the Eagles met with Lee this offseason, according to reports. You have to imagine Kelly appreciates Lee's ability to rack up yards after the catch.

As far the Eagles' second round pick goes, McShay had them going defense:

54. Philadelphia Eagles: Terrence Brooks, S, Florida State
Brooks is something of a reach for the Eagles here, but they need a safety and Brooks brings good playmaking ability.

The player here might make sense, but I'm not sure if the reasoning is sound. The Eagles learned their lesson about reaching for picks in the 2011 NFL Draft (see: Danny Watkins, Jaiquawn Jarrett). And the Eagles don't necessarily need a safety. Malcolm Jenkins is the starter at one position and Nate Allen was an adequate starter for the Eagles last season. Sure, ideally the Eagles would like to upgrade at safety. But they don't need to reach if they just want to add another body.

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