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Eagles offense depth chart post NFL draft. How Makai Lemon, Eli Stowers fit

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How Eagles rookies Makai Lemon, Eli Stowers fit into offense depth chart after NFL draft

PHILADELPHIA โˆ’ The Eagles used their first five picks on offensive players in the NFL draft as GM Howie Roseman followed through on his desire to get younger on offense in order to pay his top players on defense as they come up for second contracts. Yet the Eagles are still returning all 11 starters from offense last season โˆ’ at least until A. J.

Brown gets traded. But the Eagles are also expecting production out of first-round wide receiver Makai Lemon out of Southern Cal, second-round tight end Eli Stowers out of Vanderbilt and perhaps third-round offensive tackle Markel Bell out of Miami. The Eagles also drafted North Dakota State quarterback Cole Payton in the fifth round and Georgia guard Micah Morris in the sixth round.

"Obviously, we gotta get these guys on the grass and see how it all comes together," Roseman said. "I tell our players all the time, thereโ€™s no allocation draft in the National Football League ... From that perspective, we brought all those guys in because we thought they could do some things for our team.

" Here, then, is what the Eagles' offensive depth chart looks like after the NFL draft: Philadelphia Eagles offensive line Who's here (projected starters in bold, draft picks in italics): Jordan Mailata (left tackle), Landon Dickerson (left guard), Cam Jurgens (center), Tyler Steen (right guard), Lane Johnson (right tackle), Fred Johnson, Drew Kendall, Cameron Williams, Markel Bell , Myles Hinton, Micah Morris , Willie Lampkin, Jake Majors, Hollin Pierce, John Ojukwu Positional breakdown: The Eagles are expecting a return to health for three of their star linemen in Dickerson, Jurgens and Lane Johnson. That's because the depth behind them is unproven at best. Bell, the Eagles' third-round pick, and Morris, the sixth-rounder, have potential, but both are raw.

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