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Willing to make a wager on who the Philadelphia Eagles will select with their first pick (be that at No. 12 or a trade up/down) in the 2021 NFL Draft? FanDuel Sportsbook is offering the following odds on the 20 most likely options, ranked from shortest to longest:
CB Patrick Surtain II +300
WR DeVonta Smith +420
WR Jaylen Waddle +420
CB Jaycee Horn +550
LB Micah Parsons +750
OL Rashawn Slater +1000
DE Kwity Paye +1100
OT Alijah Vera-Tucker +1200
OT Christian Darrisaw +1200
CB Caleb Farley +1400
OT Penei Sewell +1400
DE Jaelen Phillips +2200
LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah +2500
TE Kyle Pitts +4300
QB Trey Lance +4300
CB Greg Newsome II +4400
WR Kadarius Toney +4400
QB Mac Jones +4400
WR Rashod Bateman +4400
QB Justin Fields +5000
Some thoughts on this list:
- Interesting to see Surtain as the favorite. I’m not sure he’s even there at No. 12 with the Dallas Cowboys a big threat to take him at No. 10. Eagles might have to trade up to No. 9 to get him. And I don’t know that he’s really worth making that move for.
- The Alabama wide receivers are tied. I think the Eagles might value Waddle’s upside more but I’m all about DeVonta.
- Perhaps I’m jaded by preference (WR > CB) but I continue to have doubts about the Eagles taking a corner in the first. Just not sure the position is going to warrant a premium resource in Jonathan Gannon’s defense. Also not sure that Surtain or Horn really qualify as really must-have players.
- Don’t waste your money on Parsons. Even if you’ve deluded yourself into thinking the Eagles will take a linebacker for the first time in eleventy billion years, the New York Giants might take him at No. 11.
- Paye and Vera-Tucker are my favorite value bets (wager $100 to win $1200). I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: 7 of Howie Roseman’s last nine first-round picks were linemen. Whereas I’m not sure if Slater will make it to No. 12, I’m pretty sure Paye and Vera-Tucker will be. That duo could also be available if the Eagles trade down.
- JOK is the most realistic longshot bet to me. I know I just said the Eagles aren’t going to take a linebacker but they might see him as a unique LB/S hybrid. He certainly has the right attitude to play in Philly (serious BWE). And, again, “longshot.”
- If you feel strongly that the Eagles are going to make a significant move down, you might be willing to wager on Newsome, Toney, or Bateman. I don’t have the confidence to pull the trigger on any of those guys.
- Never say never but I don’t think the QB bets are worthwhile, even though the Eagles are the QB factory.
- Who are you betting on?
Poll
Who WILL the Eagles draft with their first pick?
This poll is closed
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4%
CB Patrick Surtain II
(176 votes) -
30%
WR DeVonta Smith
(1080 votes) -
24%
WR Jaylen Waddle
(854 votes) -
20%
CB Jaycee Horn
(725 votes) -
1%
LB Micah Parsons
(69 votes) -
3%
OL Rashawn Slater
(113 votes) -
5%
DE Kwity Paye
(181 votes) -
1%
OT Alijah Vera-Tucker
(69 votes) -
0%
OT Christian Darrisaw
(15 votes) -
0%
CB Caleb Farley
(29 votes) -
0%
OT Penei Sewell
(20 votes) -
0%
DE Jaelan Phillips
(9 votes) -
0%
LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
(32 votes) -
1%
TE Kyle Pitts
(60 votes) -
0%
QB Trey Lance
(14 votes) -
0%
CB Greg Newsome II
(15 votes) -
0%
WR Kadarius Toney
(17 votes) -
0%
QB Mac Jones
(16 votes) -
0%
WR Rashod Bateman
(24 votes) -
0%
QB Justin Fields
(30 votes)