The Eagles have picked OLB/DE Ricky Sapp out of Clemson with the 134th pick of the NFL Draft (5th round).  Sapp is 6′4″, 245 pounds and he runs a 4.5 40 showing freakish athletic ability.  The Eagles will likely try to convert him to OLB but they might use him some at end in passing situations.  Sapp played in 14 games (all starts) for Clemson last season and he had 60 tackles, 15 tackles for a loss, 5 sacks, he forced 1 fumble and he recovered 1 fumble.  In his four years at Clemson, Sapp played in 47 games (36 starts) in which he finished up with 147 tackles, 39 tackles for a loss, 17.5 sacks, 5 batted down passes, 3 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery.  Sapp was supposed to be picked in the 2nd or 3rd round according to most draft experts so the Eagles got outstanding value with this pick.

The Eagles have picked TE Clay Harbor out of Missouri State with the 125th overall pick (4th round) of the NFL Draft.  Harbor is 6′2″, 252 pounds and he runs a 4.69 40.  Harbor is a converted WR so he needs to be coached up on his blocking in the running game but he has the moves on pass routes to really exploit the middle of the field.  Harbor played in 11 games at Missouri State last season in which he caught 59 passes for 729 yards (12.4 avg) with 4 TD grabs.  In his four years in college Harbor played in 43 games in which he caught 150 passes for 1,906 yards (12.7 avg) with 10 TD grabs.  Harbor has a nice upside and he was another solid pick for the Eagles.

The Eagles have picked QB Mike Kafka out of Northwestern with the 122nd overall pick (4th round) of the NFL Draft.  Kafka has nice size at 6′2″, 216 pounds and he has enough speed (4.8 40) to buy time in the pocket or take off running.  Kafka played in 13 games (12 starts) for Northwestern last season in which he completed 319 of 492 passes (64.8%) for 3,430 yards with 16 TD passes and 12 INTs.  In his four years with the Wildcats he played in 31 games (18 starts) in which he completed 408 of 637 passes (64.1%) for 4,265 yards with 19 TD passes and 20 INTs.  The Eagles are hoping that Kafka will eventually develop into a #2 QB for them but he will start the year #3 on the depth chart behind starter Kevin Kolb and backup Michael Vick.

The Eagles have picked OLB Keenan Clayton with the 121st overall pick (4th round) of the NFL Draft.  Clayton is a good athlete as he is 6′1″, 229 pounds and he runs a 4.62 40.  He started out as a safety at Oklahoma but he got too big to stay there and the Sooners needed him at linebacker and he played well for them there.  Clayton played in 13 games for Oklahoma last season in which he had 75 tackles, 5.5 tackles for a loss, 1.5 sacks, he forced 2 fumbles, had 2 interceptions and he broke up 5 passes as he was really busy.  In his four years at Oklahoma, Clayton played in 54 games in which he finished up with 183 tackles, 16 tackles for a loss, he had 6 sacks, forced 8 fumbles, he broke up 15 passes and he had 3 interceptions.  The Eagles hope that Clayton will eventually work his way into the starting lineup for them.  But for 2010 they would likely be ecstatic if he excelled on special teams while showing potential as a backup on D.

The Eagles have picked CB Trevard Lindley out of Kentucky with the 105th overall pick (4th round) of the NFL Draft.  Lindley is 5′11″, 178 pounds and he runs a 4.4 40.  Lindley is a classic pass defending cornerback who is soft against the running game.  He played in 9 games (8 starts) at Kentucky last season and he finished up with 32 tackles, he broke up 9 passes and he had 1 interception.  Lindley played in 48 games (47 starts) in his four years at Kentucky in which he had 189 tackles, he broke up 43 passes, had 10 interceptions, forced 2 fumbles and he recovered 1 fumble.  This was a solid pick for the Eagles as Lindley has a really nice upside as a future starter down the road.