Eagles 2026 NFL Draft: Picks by round, biggest needs, best fits

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The 2026 NFL Draft starts on April 23 in Pittsburgh, with the Philadelphia Eagles focusing on edge rusher as their biggest need. They have eight picks, including four in the top 100.

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2026 NFL Draft starts April 23 in Pittsburgh
Eagles' biggest need is edge rusher
Eagles have eight draft picks, four in top 100

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The 2026 NFL Draft kicks off live from Pittsburgh on Thursday, April 23 and the latest crop of rookies will be hearing their names called all weekend long. For the Philadelphia Eagles, the biggest need is an obvious one: Edge rusher.

The Eagles lost Jaelan Phillips to the Panthers in free agency after he quickly became the team's best edge rusher. Nolan Smith Jr., Jalyx Hunt and Arnold Ebiketie are currently Philly's top edge players. The Eagles currently have eight picks in this year's draft, including four in the top 100, and edge rusher is one of the draft's deepest position groups.

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Here's everything you need to know about the Philadelphia Eagles for this year's draft, including a round-by-round look at picks and a potential trade candidate already on the roster.

Philadelphia Eagles NFL Draft best prospect fit: WR Chris Bell, Louisville

Per USA TODAY's Ayrton Ostly:

Trade rumors around A.J. Brown likely won't die down leading up to the NFL Draft or even into the regular season. Bell will fall in the draft due to his late-season ACL injury, but at 6-foot-2 and 222 pounds, he offers dynamic after-catch abilities in addition to physicality against defenders. That's not too unlike Brown and Bell could make for an eventual successor.