April 20, 2025
Over the next month or so, we'll be tracking the Eagles' 30 allotted pre-draft private visits to the NovaCare Complex, as they are pretty good indicators of who the team might select. For example, the Eagles brought in Cooper DeJean, Jalyx Hunt, Ainias Smith, and Johnny Wilson for pre-draft visits in 2024.
As reports of visits trickle in, we'll add analysis of each player, perhaps each weekend. Bookmark 🔖, please. Most recent prospects to visit at the top.
We named Nolen the most likely player to be picked by the Eagles a few days ago, to which a number of folks on social media responded something to the effect of, "But they haven't brought him in for a pre-draft visit." Well, you can check off that box now. ✔️
Nolan was once the No. 1 recruit in the nation (via ESPN recruiting) coming out of high school. He is gifted with an extremely enticing blend of power and quickness, and while his production was disappointing early in his college career, it improved throughout and he was a disruptive force in 2024. He has exciting traits and high upside, and really shouldn't be available at pick 32, if we're only looking at his talent.
So why might he be available at pick 32? He has "character concerns," which stem from the fact that he attended five different schools in high school and college, which some view negatively. He is an obvious prospect to bring in for a pre-draft visit.
Source: Adam Caplan
Walley has been a starter for the Gophers since about mid-way through his freshman season. He finished his career with 7 INTs, 27 PBUs, and 3 FFs, and 4 recoveries, so he does have a knack for taking the ball away to some degree.
He also ran a 4.4 flat at the Combine, so he has good speed.
The Eagles need slot corner depth, and it's beginning to feel like a lock that they'll find a slot corner on Day 3.
Source: Jeff McLane
Milum started eight games at RT as a freshman in 2021, and has started at LT since. He's ill-tempered (video below via Dane Brugler).
He's an aggressive run blocker, and has good feet in pass pro. He's also sort of an oddball prospect because he's 6'7, but with very short arms.
Milum makes sense as a swing tackle, but maybe he'll be forced to move to guard because of his short arms?
Source: Anthony DiBona
Starks is a versatile safety who can play in the box, centerfield, or in the slot. And, you know, he played at Georgia, so the Eagles are going to have interest. He's just a really good player who started as a true freshman on Georgia's 2022 National Championship team.
Starks was at one time projected to be picked in the top half of the first round, but his Combine performance was just OK. He could slide into Day 2, where he'd be a steal for whoever picks him.
The Eagles have never drafted a safety in the first round, and they recently showed how much they value the safety position when they traded C.J. Gardner-Johnson for a bust OG.
Source: ESP
Williams is obviously a big-bodied defensive lineman at 6'3, 334, and as you would expect he's a very good run stuffer. He's stout against doubles, and he is outstanding at two-gapping offensive linemen and then getting off blocks and making tackles. But he also has some sneaky quickness (see the 1:44 and 1:51 marks below):
This is an interesting visit, given that Jordan Davis is a similar style player.
Source: Aaron Wilson
King was a solid, smart, physical MIKE linebacker for Penn State. He finished second on the team with 97 tackles. He added 3 sacks and a forced fumble.
He's a better run defender than he is in coverage, not unlike Nakobe Dean and Jeremiah Trotter when they were coming out. Also like Dean and Trotter, King was not blessed with great size or athleticism. The Eagles have a type. Day 3 guy.
Smith is a versatile defensive back who has experience playing outside CB, slot CB, and a little safety. With the Eagles losing Darius Slay, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Isaiah Rodgers, and Avonte Maddox this offseason, it feels like a good bet that they'll be in the market for versatile DBs.
In 2024, Smith had 59 tackles and 2 INTs. He only had 5 career pass breakups at USC. Shaky blend of size and athleticism. Day 3 guy.
Source: Jeff McLane
Reed is an aggressive, physical, downhill safety who makes plays at the line of scrimmage as a run defender, and who also has some ballhawk skills (3 INTs and a FF in 2024).
Reed is maybe a little bit of a throwback, but with some of the most successful offenses being run heavy these days there might be a bigger need for tough safeties as opposed to corners masquerading as safeties.
Source: Mike Garafolo
Sanders was being projected to the Eagles in the first round a little while back by Daniel Jeremiah.
That's way too rich for my blood, but he is a lean interior defensive lineman with good athleticism who takes pride against the run and can also play with power.
He is a logical replacement for Milton Williams. Day 2.
Source: Adam Schefter
Amos originally played at Louisiana Lafayette before transferring to Alabama and then again to Ole Miss. He has good length at 6'1, and he is an effective press corner on the outside, with quick feet to mirror and match opposing receivers.
Amos is getting some late buzz as a possible first-round pick. Better value on Day 2 (duh).
Source: Mike Garafolo
Scourton (formerly Nic Caraway) originally enrolled at Purdue, where he had 50 tackles (15 for loss), a Big Ten-leading 10 sacks as a sophomore in 2023. He transferred to Texas A&M last offseason, and had 37 tackles and 5 sacks. Some 2024 highlights:
Scourton is an agile player with some effective pass rush moves, notably his inside and outside spins. He is also a tough defender against the run, with the motor and hustle to chase down runs from the backside. He makes some sense as a successor to Brandon Graham who would primarily play on the edge but has some iDL versatility on obvious passing downs.
Scourton is also the second-youngest player in this draft class, per Dane Brugler:
Nine prospects will be just 20-years-old on draft night:
— Dane Brugler (@dpbrugler) February 24, 2025
20.61 RB Dylan Sampson
20.66 Edge Nic Scourton
20.72 RB LeQuint Allen
20.76 TE Harold Fannin Jr.
20.79 RB Trevor Etienne
20.80 CB Azareye'h Thomas
20.82 DL Mykel Williams
20.82 DT Jordan Phillips
20.96 TE Mason Taylor
Source: Ryan Fowler
Parrish is a smaller corner at 5'10, but he has 4.35 speed, and some inside/outside versatility. He had 4 INTs and 9 PBUs in 2023, so he has some ball skills. 1 INT, 7 PBUs in 2024.
He's going to have some obvious limitations in the run game and against bigger receivers because of his size, but he's a feisty player.
Source: Jake Rabadi
Turner is an athletic iDL prospect who had 33 tackles (11 for loss), 6 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles in 2023. Here he is against Arkansas last season. As you can see, he plays with aggression and lines up all over the defensive line.
Sometimes he plays with a little too much aggression, though:
A&M's Shemar Turner has to chill, too much agitatin' pic.twitter.com/S2EVQTcJHh
— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) October 27, 2024
There are other incidents as well. So, you know, this is definitely a guy who makes sense as a pre-draft visit to get to know him better.
Source: @_MLFootball
We didn't profile Fairchild during the season because he's probably a Day 3 guy who does not display positional versatility in college. The Eagles drafted a guy like that last year in Trevor Keegan.
Anyway, we'll let Lance Zierlein of NFL Network do the heavy lifting on Fairchild:
Two-year starter who will offer more with his pass protection than his run blocking. Fairchild plays with quick hands and adequate athleticism as a move blocker. He’s big but struggles to push opponents and sustain blocks at the point of attack and wasn’t enough of a difference-maker for the run game. He’s steady in protection with decent range and active hands. He’s athletic enough to recover against counters but could have issues when matched against a good bull rush. Fairchild could go in the middle rounds and eventually become a starter.
Source: Ryan Fowler
Jackson played LG for OSU in 2022 and 2023, and split time at LG and LT in 2024. As you can see in the below highlight reel, he has the athleticism to get to execute difficult reach blocks, and he looks natural getting to the second level. He is also a finisher in the run game, and there should be minimal concerns about his ability to handle quick interior defensive lineman, seeing as he has experience at LT playing against guys like Abdul Carter:
If the Eagles wanted a plug and play starter at RG, Jackson would makes sense at pick 32.
Source: Tony Pauline
Oladejo played off-ball linebacker and EDGE at UCLA. He had just 6 career sacks.
He is thought of as a good run defender.
Oladejo impressed at the Senior Bowl, so much so that Mel Kiper had him in the first round in a February 25 mock draft. That seems nuts to me for a developmental player who is still learning a new position, but whatever. He could go Day 2.
Source: Justin Melo
Grant is probably going to have to pack on more muscle at the next level, but he's a highly athletic offensive tackle prospect with moldable traits:
Needs to get stronger and more consistent with the hand placement, but you could make a highlight reel of backside cutoffs and climbs to the second level by William & Mary OT Charles Grant.
— Jordan Reid (@Jordan_Reid) November 14, 2024
Easy moving athlete. pic.twitter.com/qbofLuenjz
Grant made Bruce Feldman's "Freaks" list last summer:
Get to know this name; you will hear it a lot more leading up to the 2025 NFL Draft. Grant was voted an FCS first-team All-American in 2023 and has allowed just one sack in the last two years. A former standout wrestler, he had two offers out of high school: William & Mary and UVA Wise. He arrived weighing 240 pounds but has blossomed within the Tribe’s program, now at 6-4 1/2 and 301 pounds having hit 21 mph on the GPS and vertical-jumped 32 inches. Scouts have measured his arms at 35 inches. Tribe strength coach Kenny O’Mary said Grant has clocked a fully automatic timed 1.44 10-yard split, which is remarkably fast for any football player, let alone an offensive lineman.
He's a Day 3 swing tackle prospect with some starting upside down the road, who could get pushed up into Day 2. He's the type of player you let Jeff Stoutland work on and see what happens.
Source: Justin Melo
Baron played for four seasons at Tennessee before transferring to Miami in 2024. In his five-year career, he had just 19 sacks and 2 forced fumbles, and he isn't thought of as a great run defender. Highlight reel here:
He does have a good blend of size and athleticism, so the appeal would be that he can grow into a good player, but he also played five seasons and you'd typically want to take that approach with a younger prospect.
Source: Tony Pauline
Blue had just 214 carries in college, partly because he played behind guys like Bijan Robinson and Jonathon Brooks. In 2024, he had 134 carries for 730 yards (5.4 YPC) and 8 TDs. His appeal is that he has breakaway speed (4.38 40 at the Combine), and some receiving chops (42-368-6 in 2024).
The Eagles don't have a big need at running back, with Saquon Barkley, Will Shipley, and A.J. Dillon in place, but in a loaded running back class there could be a few backs who fall to Rounds 4 or 5 who otherwise wouldn't.
Source: Jordan Reid
Ezeiruaku finished second in the nation in 2024 with 16.5 sacks. He also has 80 tackles (20 for loss), and 3 forced fumbles. He's a speed rusher who can turn the corner, and also win on inside counters. A quick highlight reel:
In the pros he'll have to prove that he can set the edge in the run game if he's going to be a three-down player, but he has pass rush chops, which is more important. Ezeiruaku has been a popular projection for the Eagles at 32 in mock drafts.
Source: ESP
Hairston ran the fastest 40 time at the 2025 Combine, where he blazed a 4.28. He has some ball skills, as he had 5 INTs in 2023, 2 of which he returned for touchdowns. He added another pick-six in 2024:
The concern for Hairston will be in run support, and whether or not he can match physicality with the NFL's bigger receivers.
Source: Hairston's Instagram
Roberts played sparingly his first three seasons at Miami before transferring to SMU, where he had 10 sacks in 2023 and 5.5 sacks in 2024. He's built similarly to Brandon Graham, with inside-outside versatility:
#SMU EDGE Elijah Roberts has excellent inside-out pass rushing ability that allows him to be effective in multiple spots along the d-line. Heavy, active hands, plays with power and leverage at 6-4, 278. Could see him being a big edge or 3 tech at NFL level. pic.twitter.com/lVggKzadV3
— Devin Jackson (@RealD_Jackson) May 14, 2024
And, I mean, he wears a neck roll. You don't see those anymore.
Source: Justin Melo
Travis played for three years at Princeton before transferring to Iowa State. At the Combine he ran an impressive 5.14 40 and vertical jumped 35" at nearly 340 pounds. Highlight reel below. As you'll see, Iowa State put him on the move as a puller, and asked him to execute difficult reach blocks. The athleticism that he showed at the Combine translates to the field.
I hadn't heard of Travis before his reported visit so I won't pretend to have watched him extensively. I'm sure there's a lot to be developed technique-wise, but he's a monster OT with legit athleticism. Of course the Eagles have interest.
Source: ZBermConerly is an athletic tackle who is an asset on second-level blocks and down the field on screens. He can mirror and match in pass pro, but is susceptible to power rushers. Highlight reel here:
He's a Day 2 type of prospect who could get pushed up to the first round because of positional importance.
Source: James Crepea
Belton originally enrolled at Georgia Military College in 2019, spent two years there, and then transferred to NC State in 2021. He didn't play much in 2021, but he was the starting LT in 2022, 2023, and 2024. So, you know, he's old. But... he's big and powerful, with nimble feet for such a big lineman. Fun highlight reel of him burying guys below (skip to the 1:00 mark for the fun stuff):
I would put Belton in the RGOTP / RTOTF ("RG of the present / RT of the future") bucket. Late Day 2 guy, in my opinion.
Belton was the Eagles' first reported visit in 2025. It's worth noting that Jordan Davis was their first reported visit in 2022 and Cooper DeJean was first in 2024.
Source: Devin Jackson
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