The Philadelphia Eagles are just over a year removed from winning a Super Bowl, but they didn’t get close during the 2025-26 season, and they’re hungry to get back.
Now, the team will have a chance to recruit new talent during the 2026 NFL draft, which is set for April 23 through 25 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 91st annual event gives NFL teams the chance to bring hot new talent to their teams at a low cost.
For the the Eagles, it’s all about finding a solid target for quarterback Jalen Hurts. Looking at the draft class, they’d be smart to draft a solid wide receiver to pair with Hurts.
In a Tuesday, March 10, piece for SI, Mark Morales-Smith lays out projected landing spots for the top college players entering the 2026 NFL draft. For the Eagles, he sees them taking Jordyn Tyson of Arizona State, especially if they trade AJ Brown.
“We expect AJ Brown to be traded at some point before or even during the draft,” he states in the story, “and Tyson will be the man they try to replace him with.”
Tyson’s official draft profile from the NFL says that “learning from Super Bowl XL MVP Hines Ward helped unlock Tyson’s production and elevated his draft stock.”
Tyson has grown over the past two years playing at Arizona State. He’s one of the most sought-after wide receivers in the draft, and he’s “added size and improved his route running,” according to his profile.
“He occasionally rushes the route but has the short-area quickness and contested-catch toughness to find chain-moving grabs in high-leverage moments,” the profile also notes. “He’s not a blazer but has enough speed to work down the field.”
They also predict that he’ll be a WR1, which says a lot, thanks to his “wiring, versatility and finishing talent.”
So, Hurts and Tyson could be a match for the record books.
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