The Eagles reached the 2026 NFL draft on April 23 in Pittsburgh without making their first pick, but they are set to leave the three-day event with eight selections and four choices in the top 100. Their first turn comes at No. 23 overall, with teams given eight minutes to make a first-round pick.
That puts Philadelphia in the same position it has used before: waiting, weighing and then moving when the board offers a chance. A year ago, the Eagles traded up one spot with the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round to take Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell, then added Texas safety Andrew Mukuba in the second round before using all eight of their Day 3 picks. That haul included Nebraska defensive tackle Ty Robinson in the fourth round and a cluster of additions in the fifth and sixth rounds, among them Mac McWilliams, Smael Mondon, Drew Kindell, Kyle McCord, Myles Hinton, Cameron Williams and Antwaun Powell-Ryland.
General manager Howie Roseman has built a reputation for working across the draft board, and the Eagles have again given themselves room to maneuver by addressing several roster spots in free agency with Riq Woolen, Hollywood Brown and a return for Dallas Goedert. That has left the draft to carry more of the long-term load, even with the club still carrying a full set of eight picks. The setup also matches the kind of pre-draft chatter that has centered on Philadelphia for days, from a community mock draft that sent Keldric Faulk to the Eagles at No. 23 to buzz around Jonathan Greenard, Kadyn Proctor and the team’s Pittsburgh footprint.
Philadelphia’s next move will matter because the first round can change quickly, and the Eagles have shown they are willing to use patience or aggression depending on how the board breaks. If they stay at No. 23, they have a clean path to add another premium piece. If they move, the rest of the draft could open the way for the kind of depth-building that shaped their 2025 class and may shape this one too.