The Eagles bookended their first-round picks by adding another Georgia defender, drafting edge rusher Nolan Smith at No. 30 overall.
And it’s not just pure speed either. Smith also had a vertical jump of over 41 inches and a broad jump of 128 inches. Freakish athleticism.
Smith definitely has a very high ceiling because of his unique athletic tools. And during his pre-draft press conference, Eagles GM Howie Roseman talked about drafting such a player. Because of his size Smith wasn’t going to be the right fit for every team. Whichever team was going to draft Smith would need to have a plan for how to use him. That shouldn’t be too hard for the Eagles, who watched Haason Reddick finish the regular season with 16 sacks with a very similar build.
Smith is the first edge rusher selected by the Eagles in the first round since they took Derek Barnett at 14th overall out of Tennessee back in 2017. Barnett became a contributor for the Eagles but never lived up to his draft status with just 21 1/2 sacks in 65 career games.
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