NFL Draft Trade Grades: Eagles receive high marks for landing Jonathan Greenard

The Philadelphia Eagles pulled off a blockbuster trade during Day 2 of the NFL Draft, sending this year's No. 98 pick and a 2027 third-rounder to Minnesota in exchange for stout pass-rusher Jonathan Grennard. Greenard, who turns 29 next month, also received a four-year, $100 million contract extension from Philly following the trade.

After the Eagles got outbid for Jaelan Phillips in free agency, they were in need of another premier edge-rusher to play alongside Jalyx Hunt and Nolan Smith. Greenard fits the bill. Let's take a look at how analysts graded this deal.

ESPN: A- The veteran edge rusher immediately fills a need for Philadelphia, which needed more pass-rushing juice from the outside. Greenard is coming off an injury-shortened 2025 campaign in which he recorded only three sacks in 12 games. But Greenard still delivered on a down-to-down basis last season, with a 23.

3% pass rush win rate at edge that would have ranked fourth at the position had he played enough to qualify. And that followed a 2024 season in which Greenard recorded 12 sacks and ranked 10th in pass rush win rate at edge. He ranked in the top 10 in PRWR in 2023 with Houston, too.