The Philadelphia Eagles picked 23-year old fullback Stanley Havili out of USC with the 240th overall pick (7th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Havili is 6’0″, 230 pounds and he runs a 4.7 40.  Havili is not the classic type of fullback as blocking is not his strength.  But, he’s a very solid runner and receiver out of the backfield, so he might be a perfect fit for the Eagles’ offense.  Havili played in 13 games (9 starts) for USC last year and he carried the ball 26 times for 166 yards (6.4 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also caught 32 passes for 396 yards (12.4 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  Havili played in 52 games (44 starts) in his four years with the Trojans and he carried the ball 81 times for 509 yards (6.3 ypc) and he also caught 116 passes for 1,290 yards (11.1 avg) with 12 TD grabs.

The Eagles took ILB Greg Lloyd out of Connecticut with the 237th overall pick (7th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Lloyd is 6’1″, 246 pounds and he runs a 4.86 40.  Lloyd had surgery to repair a torn ACL and MCL in November of 2009 and he was slow to recover from it.  Lloyd played in 7 games (4 starts) for Connecticut last year and he had 25 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss and 1 interception.  Lloyd played 4 years with the Huskies and he played in 34 games (24 starts) in which he had 178 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss, 3 sacks, he broke up 2 passes and he had 1 interception.  Lloyd has NFL bloodlines as his father was a good linebacker with the Steelers.  If he can stay healthy for them, the Eagles might have a steal in Lloyd.

The Eagles took 22-year old OLB Brian Rolle out of Ohio State with the 193rd overall pick (6th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Rolle is 5’9″, 227 pounds and he runs a 4.65 40.  Rolle is a very aggressive player as he tries to hit through ballcarriers.  Rolle might be too small to stay at linebackers, so the Eagles might try to convert him to strong safety.  Rolle played in 13 games (12 starts) for Ohio State and he had 76 tackles, 11.5 tackles for a loss, 2.5 sacks, he broke up 4 passes and he had 2 interceptions.  Rolle played in 51 games (25 starts) in his four years with the Buckeyes and he had 210 tackles, 21.5 tackles for a loss, 3.5 sacks, he broke up 5 passes and he had 4 interceptions.

The Eagles took center Jason Kelce out of Cincinnati with the 191st overall pick (6th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Kelce is 6’0″, 282 pounds so he’s a little small for the NFL as far as the O-Line goes.  Kelce just converted to playing the offensive line four years ago as a pumped up ex-linebacker.  Kelce played in 12 games (all starts) with the Bearcats.  He played in 47 games (37 starts) in his four years with Cincinnati.  The Eagles will need to put some pounds of muscle on Kelce before he’s ready to deal with NTs and DTs in the NFL.

The Eagles took OG Julian Vandervelde out of Iowa with the 161st overall pick (5th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Vandervelde is 6’2″, 301 pounds.  Vandervelde has had injury issues in the past.  He is a very good blocker in a zone scheme kind of blocking system.  Vandervelde played in 13 games (all starts) for Iowa last year.  He played in 49 games (37 starts) in his four years with the Hawkeyes.  The Eagles really need help on the interior of the O-Line, so Vandervelde could get a shot for P.T. early on in his career.

The Eagles took 20-year old RB Dion Lewis out of Pittsburgh with the 149th overall pick (5th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Lewis is 5’8″, 195 pounds and he runs a 4.5 40.  Lewis is a very shifty back with good moves.  He’s really good when he hits the corner but he’s too small to take the pounding between the tackles on inside  runs.  Lewis played in 12 games (11 starts) for Pitt last year and he carried the ball 219 times for 1,061 yards (4.8 ypc) with 13 TD runs.  He also caught 27 passes for 216 yards (8.0 avg) last year.  Lewis played in 25 games (23 starts) in his two years with the Panthers and he carried the ball 544 times for 2,860 yards (5.3 ypc) with 30 TD runs.  He also caught 52 passes for 405 yards (7.8 avg) with 1 TD grab at Pitt.  Lewis will back up Lesean McCoy at RB, and they both went to Pitt.

The Eagles took 24-year old kicker Alex Henery out of Nebraska with the 120th overall pick (4th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Henery played in all 14 games for the Cornhuskers last year and he connected on 18 of 19 field goals (94.7%) and 53 of 54 extra points good for 107 total points.  Henery played in 53 games in his four years at Nebraska and he connected on 68 of 76 (89.5%) field goals (which is the best in NCAA history.  He also made 193 of 194 extra points as he scored 397 points in his four years with Nebraska.  Henery will bump David Akers out of a job with the Eagles.

The Philadelphia Eagles picked 22-year old middle linebacker Casey Matthews out of Oregon with the 116th overall pick (4th round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Matthews is 6’1″, 243 pounds and he runs a 4.85 40.  Matthews might be a step slow to make plays on the edges but he more often than not finds the ballcarrier and gets him on the ground.  Matthews played in 13 games (all starts) for Oregon last year and he had 79 tackles, 9 tackles for a loss, 3 sacks, he broke up 3 passes and he had 3 interceptions.  He played in 50 games (33 starts) in four years with the Ducks and he had 245 tackles, 30.5 tackles for a loss, 9 sacks, he broke up 10 passes and he had 4 interceptions.  I think he will be a starter in the very near future for the Eagles.

The Eagles have taken 23-year old cornerback Curtis Marsh out of Utah State with the 90th overall pick (3rd round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Marsh is 6’0″, 194 pounds but he runs a 4.42 40 as he’s lightning fast.  Marsh is a converted running back, so he’s still learning his position but he has a big time upside based on his physical skills.  Marsh played in 12 games (all starts) at Utah State last season and he had 45 tackles, broke up 13 passes and he had 2 interceptions.  He played in 24 games (16 starts) in his two years at CB with Utah State and he had 77 tackles, broke up 18 passes and he had 3 interceptions.  The Eagles took Marsh to fill a need and they hope he will be able to handle the jump in competition while still learning the nuances of playing CB.

The Eagles picked 21-year old strong safety Jaiquawn Jarrett out of Temple with the 54th overall pick (2nd round) of the 2011 NFL Draft.  Jarrett is 5’11″, 196 pounds and he runs a 4.6 40.  Jarrett’s game is in the box as he plays much bigger than he is.  He tries to drive right through ballcarriers and pass catchers, but he doesn’t have the speed to cover guys going deep.  Jarrett played in 12 games (all starts) for Temple last year and he had 74 tackles, broke up 2 passes, had 2 interceptions, forced 1 fumble and he recoverd 1 fumble.  Jarrett played in 49 games (37 starts) in his four years with the Owls and he had 299 tackles, he broke up 18 passes, had 9 interceptions, forced 2 fumbles and he recovered 6 fumbles.  Jarrett fits the physical style that the Eagles like to play on D and he will also help out on the coverage  teams on the special teams units.