One of my favorite post NFL Draft rituals is comparing the Philadelphia Eagles' picks against predraft scouting reports from actual NFL scouts, front office executives, coaches, article features a compilation of predraft quotes from league sources by way of Bob McGinn's annual draft series via Tyler Dunne's great Go Long substack, The Athletic's Draft Confidential via Bruce Feldman, 's draft profiles written by Lance Zierlein, and some others later 's take a look at what the people who get paid to evaluate college prospects for a living had to say about the Eagles' selections in the 202NFL LEMONMcGinn's article on wide receivers begins with evaluators indicating that they aren't very bullish on this year's crop of 's a line about Lemon in the overall assessment of the position bold emphasis mine:Another longtime evaluator labeled [Carnell Tate the lone legitimate firstround player at the Denzel Boston's and KC Concepcion's and Antonio Williams's of the world, they're just guys, he Makai Lemon, he's a little guy, a tough guy, but he's not a No.1 receiver.I like Tate the best of all of them but he's good, he's not Tate, in other years they would be second, third and 's nothing out scouts on Lemon who was ranked as WR2 via McGinn: think he's a firstround a little bit of Jaxon SmithNjigba to body control and natural ball instincts are 's just real 'll probably start out in the slot.e's an overachieving to give him credit for the production, and he's tough as 's strictly a slot guy.I don't think he's really a top athlete with his movement, to like an AmonRa school, kind of plays the same position, moves a little bit like him.I didn't think AmonRa would have the career he's might be a top pick but he's just kind of a scrappy in any way is he some sort of elite effective in and out of can do all the shorttointermediate stuff and then he's got enough juice to go down the seam and to the makes a lot of very good 's more of a slotZ kind of receiver who can do some dirty had kind of a wonky combine interview thing but I think people will overlook just was kind of spaced out.e's a really good player but first round seems ended up running better than I kind of average size, average don't see those guys typically going in the first also shared some mixed views on Lemon:ust push play on the film, said WR coach No.1.e goes to work.I can see the comps to AmonRa , but they're 're both really good.R coach No.2 wasn't as much of a believer: 'm not a big Makai sure his game translates as well to the NFL, but I do think he's got that in his heart, toughness and tenacity, but can he win in the NFL like he did in college? I don't know if he can play outside at an elite level.I know a lot of people think he can.I think he can be damn good as an exclusive on this theme, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler published an article titled: FL execs Chance Campbell Jersey, scouts on 202draft's most polarizing players. Lemon is one of two prospects who appeared on that list:Scouts say Lemon's tape is excellent, but his measurables and predraft process raise are you getting? a personnel executive with an NFL team asked. love that dude, watching him last year, but evaluating him through the spring, which version of this player will show up in my building? He didn't test great, had a couple of rough interviews from what I've been like something is missing, or maybe I'm missing NFL personnel source said Lemon's recall and detail of USC's offense was not the strongest during a team teams love his intensity and competitive demeanor, they could overlook 's strengths are route running, running after the catch and contact , to be sure, plenty of star NFL players did not conduct great predraft 's 40yard dash time ranged from 4.4to 4.53 seconds at USC's pro day, according to AFC scout considers him oo small and too he can overcome that, but it's an scout said his bestcase scenario is AmonRa , who at 6foot and 202 pounds has a similar build to Lemon 5, 192 pounds and is also a former USC shared lines from an AFC scouting director who is bullish on Lemon:e could come in and be one of the top 10 slots in the league on Day 1 of camp, in my hands and fiercely more insight via The Athletic's Mike Sando:e can do all the underneath stuff, he's a good route runner, stays grounded, runs through the catch, has a feel for the game, a third exec said.e catches all the choice routes, knows how to curve routes and catch in 's got a good, solid, allaround mature game, and plays with some The Athletic's Dane Brugler:NFL scout: e's one of the most competitive guys in my area almost to a fault, but I think it comes from a good finally via Jason La Canfora:e's a polished receiver, one longtime personnel executive told 's always a learning curve, but I don't think it's a steep one for this manager Howie Roseman pounced on him for a have big plans for him.y trading up from No.23 to No.20, the Eagles demonstrated that they feel convicted in their Lemon feeling here is cautious optimism.I really like that Lemon has Got That Dog In Him.I don't like that he's small and slow, relatively watched more of him since he was drafted, I'm among those who have questions about how his game translates to the NFL.I think a large part of his appeal isn't so much flash as it is appreciating his ability to handle volume hence the ARSB the Eagles expected to trade A., there are going to be a lot of targets up for team is expecting Lemon to be able to handle a big workload as a rookie.I'll be quick to fully buy in on Lemon if he has early need to see him prove it STOWERSStowers was ranked as TE2 in McGinn's article on tight ends:e crushed the drills and ran crazy 's a better receiver than [Kenyon Sadiq as far as movement and just has a better catch radius and hands than one will give you much ' catching is what caught my 's got longass arms 32 58 inches and he's can somebody's covering him he can still just go out fast and get the ball.I don't see that in Sadiq.e was super hungry in almost beat Alabama singlehandedly.I think he saw it as a chance to play in the SEC and show people what he year he didn't show that hunger until later on in the got away from using him as a blocker and I don't think it helped his game got out of the flow a little 's not a whole lot he can't definitely can block in has shown he's more than tough has really skilled eyes and can run after the catch.I think everybody feels he's too small to play tight end but I don't see that.I see a guy maturing into a role.I mean, he was a quarterback.I'd say he's a top50 player, for me, he's a top 25.e's 's more of a glorified wide receiver disguised as a tight end.I think he'll make it could go second or third round because he tested well but he's not going to be much of a , really 's kind of his calling 's a smooth athlete, runs well, has good receiving poor 's a quarterback converted to tight end so that kind of tells you where the blocking's going to be.I thought third round but he may go higher than ' struggles as a blocker has been a big talking problem isn't that he's not the best blocking tight end who ever problem is that, as mentioned here, Vanderbilt was taking him off the field because they did not trust him to play in that 's 's not like the Eagles are necessarily expecting Stowers to be a major contributor as a 's possible he'll get better as a blocker and it's possible he'll eventually be such a weapon as a passcatcher that he'll be a pretty good has the downside can't be The Athletic's Dane Brugler:NFL scouts say he logs ountless hours at the facility and wants to be coached arder than the rest of the BELLBell is the 10thranked offensive tackle in McGinn's article on the position:e reminds me a little bit of Trent Brown 68 , 380, 5.26, who went in the seventh round in had a lot of negatives but he was so damn big and he's still in the league 's so damn big and he's got decent enough soon as he gets his hands on people he 's so 's an intriguing 's more of a pass pro guy with run blocking kind of lazy at gets high and lumbers when he wants to he can cave in a thing is https://www.philadelphiafootballshop.com/collections/tanner-mckee-jersey, you just stick him at right tackle and he's got the pass pro and he's 's got to go can't find guys like is the hardest position to 's why the good ones fly off the 's a piece of clay you can coach gap teams might like is a he's he can get in the guy is a is gigantic, and that's his whole can smother people in the run he gets his arm extended he does everything really well but he's so inconsistent at slides good enough but if you redirect with quick stuff on him he's gonna miss he gets those damn arms on you, at his length, you can't beat the work ethic and mental are there he can play with the limitations he hand size is weird.e's barely draftable.e's my eighth tackle and he's more of a thirdround pick.I think he can start in the Brugler:Accountable; took advantage of resources at Miami NFL scout: Head coach Mario Cristobal's structure was great for him. He's still ascending. don't know that I buy Bell as Lane Johnson's successor as much as I believe he might be Fred Johnson's 's massive frame is certainly like to see him play with more to see if the Eagles can effectively develop him now that Jeff Stoutland is PAYTONPayton was ranked as QBbehind Fernando Mendoza, Ty Simpson, Taylen Green, Drew Allar, and Garrett Nussmeier in McGinn's article on quarterbacks:e played in multiple games throughout his career as like a running quarterback or lined up at running back like a gadget 's lefthanded, which some people might not like as the kid has size, he's really athletic for his size and has excellent can turn like a 3 or 4yard run into a 30yard has a little bit longer windup and a threequarter release, but he does have elasticity in his arm to get it out 's got a really strong accuracy is unreal on deep balls and layering the has school has a history of producing draftable might let him sit for a use him in a Taysom Hill role as a kid could be a really good starter by Year 2.I don't think he gets out of the second or third has too much ability to work with.e can make sideline throws, do fades, put it in the he runs he makes people can do , he had a pretty good Senior Bowl.I think there's something to him but it's probably going to take a couple better have a quarterback and let him develop his skills.I'd absolutely take Cole Payton over Cade starter at North Dakota State no thank 's got a slow lefthanded a really weak against of a oneread enough athlete when it's a designed run, but doesn't really escape pressure 'll make it but I don't think he'll be a decent backup even.'d be surprised to see Payton playing in a Taysom Hill role as a rookie because I don't see the path to him being active on game be fun if it eventually happens, it's more likely he'll be on the practice squad or the emergency third quarterback if Tanner McKee gets Canfora shared some insight from someone who's really bullish on Payton:ou know I believe in that kid, said one longtime personnel was my No.2 quarterback in the Howie takes him? Come sees it Payton, if you bring him along the right way, can start in this the stuff you hear about Eagles starter Jalen Hurts, all the drama and where he is in his can call me crazy, but I think this kid could take over from him in a few did this stuff before with Kevin Kolb, when they still had Pro Bowl quarterback Donovan McNabb.I know how Howie kid had a longtime personnel executive said: hat's such a great spot for him to 's better off there in the fifthround then Arizona in the third, really.I love the fit.I think he can play in the league, but he's still really taking over for Hurts seems pretty farfetched at this moment in MORRISMorris appears alongside Lemon in the aforementioned ESPN FL execs, scouts on 202draft's most polarizing players 's what was said:You won't find Morris very high on many mock drafts or positional big boards floating around the internet right 's not because of ability.e's probably a firstround talent who goes late Day 2 or early Day 3, a veteran NFL scout said.e should be a firstrounder based on the flashes on he's , a multiyear starter at Georgia who weighs 334 pounds, ran a 5.09second 40yard dash and posted a 9foot4 broad teams have questions about his work ethic.'ll be curious where he goes because there are not many guards and he's got a lot of ability, the scout people are afraid of him.t's safe to say teams were indeed worried about Morris, hence why he fell to the Eagles at No.207 in the sixth has the physical tools to be a good player but we'll see if the Birds can develop him into WISNIEWSKIBrugler shared a brief line from an NFL scout:e's already a 's some thought that Wisniewski could push for playing time as a rookie since the Eagles aren't exactly loaded at Roseman comparing Wis to Reed Blankenship did nothing to pour cold water on that 24yearold could be more of a lowceiling, highfloor BERNARDNothing from scouts on Bernard since, you know, he's never actually played , let's just take another moment to appreciate this comparison:Pure upside, JAMESNEWBYCouldn't find anything on : JONATHAN GREENARDThe Eagles traded for Greenard during the 202NFL Draft and Sando included this paragraph about him in The Athletic's draft confidential story:Trading Jonathan Greenard to Philadelphia might have been an was curious to see the Vikings cite salarycap concerns while trading Greenard to the Eagles, whose cap concerns dwarf those of any team in the seemed to be the obvious consideration after Minnesota led the NFL in spending last season and had nothing to show for Vikings have also committed millions to new deals for Flores and coach Kevin O'Connell, with a GM hire on the is too good of a player at a premium position to let go Christian Johnstone Jersey, a fourth exec gotta figure out a way to make that one ROOKIE FREE AGENT SIGNINGSLB DEONTAE LAWSONThere were 23 players at Lawson's position selected in the 202NFL was LB12 in McGinn's article on offball linebackers:reat 's no CJ Mosley or Reuben 's not explosive.I don't see him going that 'll be a fourth or fifthrounder.I don't think he's gonna medical's not gonna be great.e's a classic Alabama guy that's been really beat 's a solid player but more of a backup than a potential insight via Brugler:NFL scout: With no Nick Saban, the new staff really leaned on him to be the alpha of the 's medical concerns likely prevented him from getting drafted but he seems like a good flier for the Eagles as an undrafted thing is, the Birds already seem to have a lot of good inside linebacker work against him making the JAEDAN ROBERTSVia Brugler:NFL scouts are emphatic about his coachability and how hard he push for a spot on the practice ROCCO UNDERWOODUnderwood was the fourth LS ranked in McGinn's article on specialists:Said one coach: e's the bestlooking athlete but probably the least 's had a couple of unplayable snaps, and in some critical unplayable fieldgoal snap this year and an unplayable punt snap over the guy's head the year snappers just don't have don't ever see it happened to him a couple times and that really, really bothers not want to bank on Underwood definitely being the Eagles' long snapper moving forward, even though he's currently the only one on the roster.

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