Ranking all of Howie Roseman’s Eagles first-round picks
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 09: General manager Howie Roseman of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates after beating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 to win Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) | Getty Images From steadily rising through the organization to Chip Kelly kicking him to the curb to nabbing two Super Bowl rings, it’s been a hell of a ride for Howie Roseman in Philadelphia. Joining the Eagles in 2000 as an intern, Roseman became general manager in 2010, holding that title for a few seasons before Kelly’s one-year reign of power in 2015 had him cast aside.
The Roseman 2. 0 era, which had him become the team’s top front office executive once more in 2016, has been the best run in franchise history, featuring three Super Bowl appearances and two parades down Broad Street. With Day 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft here, I’m left thinking back on the first-round picks Roseman has made while running the show and building up the Eagles’ roster.
Why not rank them all? Some qualifiers… I know Andy Reid wielded significant sway when he was still with the team before his departure following the 2012 season, but for the purpose of this exercise, I’m including the Eagles’ first-rounders from 2010-2012 while Roseman was GM. I will, however, skip over the Eagles’ 2015 first-round pick from when Kelly was in full control (though Nelson Agholor had a damn good performance in Super Bowl LII…).
Otherwise, all the picks, from the great ones to the misfires, are in play. Let’s get after it… A pick that will live in infamy 15. Danny Watkins, OL: 2011, 23rd overall Was it bad to draft a 26-year-old firefighter in the first round?
15 years later, the answer is unequivocally yes. Watkins’ bizarre tenure in Philadelphia saw him be a healthy scratch for the first few weeks of his career. He started 18 total games for the Eagles at guards across the miserable 2011 and 2012 seasons before being released the ensuing summer.
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