Eagles compare 7th-round pick to unlikely Super Bowl champion
Could the Eagles have the next Reed Blankenship? A closer look at seventh-round safety Cole Wisniewski.
Many Philadelphia Eagles fans left the 2026 NFL draft concerned about a major hole on the roster. But Howie Roseman has faith that a seventh-round pick could help fill the void. Philadelphia entered the draft with an obvious need at safety.
Longtime starter and Super Bowl champion Reed Blankenship departed in free agency, leaving the Eagles with second-year Andrew Mukuba and a host of uninspiring veterans on one-year deals. Roseman had chances to take an immediate game-changer in the secondary in the draft. Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman was available for the Eagles in the first round.
They passed and went with USC wide receiver Makai Lemon . Toledo’s Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, a first-round talent, was available at No. 54.
Instead, they took Vanderbilt tight end Eli Stowers . Some Eagles fans were freaking out a bit on social media around the second-round decision. McNeil-Warren, the No.
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