PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles entered Day 3 of the NFL Draft with three picks in hand and the sense that more movement was coming. They held selections at No. 178, No. 197 and No. 244, and general manager Howie Roseman was expected to keep working the board.
That is the backdrop for a class of late-round options headlined here by Zane Durant, a 6-5, 323-pound interior defender whose stock slipped after a torn ACL in January. Before the injury, Brugler projected him in the fifth- or sixth-round range, and Philadelphia still had room to take a swing if the draft board broke his way.
Durant is not the only name tied to the Eagles’ Day 3 path. Landon Jackson Dennis-Sutton produced 8 1/2 sacks in each of his last two seasons and checked in at 6-6 and 256 pounds. Garrett Nussmeier's father, Doug Nussmeier, coached the Eagles’ quarterbacks in 2024, while Giovanni Bell brought a very different profile at 6-9 and 325 pounds after starting 46 games across three schools. Jalen Bowry also drew attention after visiting Philadelphia before the draft; he measured 6-5 and 314 pounds with 33 3/4-inch arms.
Kevin Shelton offered a local angle as a Downingtown, Pa. native who started 34 games at Penn State over the past four years, and John World was another late-round possibility despite the setback of a torn ACL in January. World stood 6-5 and 323 pounds and had been projected in the fifth- or sixth-round range before the injury. The board also included Jalon Kilgore, a nickel defender at South Carolina with safety upside, a fit that may have mattered less if the Eagles stayed committed to keeping Cooper DeJean at nickel.
On the pass-catching side, Jason Moore led Florida with two interceptions once he finally started in double-digit games in 2025, and he did it without drawing a penalty over his final two seasons. He measured 6-3 and 198 pounds. Devin Curry was another productive option after an only year as a starter in 2025 that produced 11 sacks and 16.5 TFLs. Jamaal Burks averaged 10.9 yards per reception in 2025 and 19.9 yards as a kickoff returner in 2022, with only Miami's Malachi Toney matching him among FBS receivers with 800-plus YAC last season.
Bell, meanwhile, led the FBS with seven games of at least 100 yards receiving in 2025, though he also carried a reputation that included 24 career drops and 24 career touchdown catches. That mix of production and volatility is exactly the kind of profile the Eagles tend to weigh on a day when they can add value, trade back and still come out with more swings than they entered with. Roseman was expected to keep looking for those chances, and Day 3 gave him plenty of them.