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5 teams that really nailed the 2022 NFL Draft

By Mike Phillips

A.J. Brown, Tennessee Titans. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
A.J. Brown, Tennessee Titans. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 28: (L-R) Jordan Davis poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on stage after being selected 13th by the Philadelphia Eagles during round one of the 2022 NFL Draft on April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 28: (L-R) Jordan Davis poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on stage after being selected 13th by the Philadelphia Eagles during round one of the 2022 NFL Draft on April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) /

2. Philadelphia Eagles

At the start of the draft cycle, the Philadelphia Eagles held three first-round picks as the result of savvy trades by Howie Roseman. A conservative team could simply have stayed put and taken three players, but the Eagles like to act aggressively and capitalized on those three assets to improve their roster.

A pre-draft trade flipped one of those picks to New Orleans in a move that netted Philadelphia an extra first-round pick in 2023, a valuable resource in the event that the Eagles need to find a quarterback next season. The Eagles then moved up from 15 to 13 in order to land the draft’s best defensive tackle in Jordan Davis, giving them a complement to Fletcher Cox on the defensive line that was a weakness last season.

The 18th pick was then flipped in stunning fashion to land A.J. Brown from the Tennessee Titans, who promptly signed an extension to give Philadelphia the No. 1 receiver they were desperately looking for. Despite spending their past two first-round picks on receivers, the position was still a need and using the 18th pick to land a proven NFL star is a massive win.

Adding Brown and Davis gives the Eagles a legitimate case to be the NFC East favorites after the Cowboys took a step back this winter. Roseman deserves to take a bow for some truly excellent work during this year’s draft.

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