The Eagles are being pulled into a round of draft chatter that stretches beyond their own pick at No. 23, with a new roundup highlighting calls, projections and opinions about what Philadelphia might do next. Albert Breer wrote on 4/22/26 that the Chiefs have at least made calls about moving up, and that the Eagles and Rams have also explored the idea.
That matters because Philadelphia is sitting in a dense part of the first round, with the Buccaneers at No. 15, the Lions at 17, the Panthers at 19, the Steelers at 21, the Eagles at 23, the Browns at 24 and the Bears at 25. In other words, one move could change the board quickly for a team that is already being linked to trade-up conversations.
Barrett Brooks gave the clearest picture of what he would do if the Eagles stay put. He said he sees them taking an offensive lineman at No. 23, and named Alabama tackle Kadyn Proctor as the player he would want if Proctor is still on the board. Brooks said Proctor is 6-foot-7 and 355 pounds, and added that he reminds the Eagles of what they had before in Mekhi Becton at right guard during the 2024 Super Bowl season.
Brooks did not stop there. He said Kenyon Sadiq, the tight end from Oregon, would be a strong option if Philadelphia could get him, though he believes Sadiq may be gone by then. He also pointed to Clemson edge rusher T.J. Parker as his defensive choice. For Brooks, the fit is not abstract: he said that when Lane does retire, the Eagles could kick Proctor out to right tackle, and that the move would fit.
The wider picture is still speculative, and the roundup makes no attempt to pretend otherwise. A PhillyVoice mock draft projected the Eagles trading No. 23 in 2026, along with third- and fourth-round picks in 2027, to the Jets for No. 16, where it had Georgia offensive tackle Monroe Freeling going to Philadelphia. Another mock from SB Nation sent Auburn edge rusher Keldric Faulk to the Eagles instead. Those are projections, not transactions, but they show how unsettled the Eagles’ range of outcomes remains.
For now, the key detail is that Philadelphia is not just being mocked against the board. It is being pulled into trade speculation before the first round even arrives, and that usually means the Eagles are a team to watch when the clock starts on No. 23.