The Philadelphia Eagles have a ton of draft picks in the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft. At the moment, they have 10 to be exact.
However, the first of those picks comes in at No. 21 overall. While any first-round pick is nice, they could move up into higher territory and go for a real immediate game-changer.
Would it make sense for Philadelphia to move up in the draft though? Would it be better to get one true superstar, but lose a few picks? Or try to fill as many holes as possible with all the selections they can make?
Here are two reasons the Eagles should consider trading up in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Need Another Superstar on Both Sides of the Ball
The Eagles are in desperate need of a few things. Due to that, you could make a pretty clear argument for them wanting to keep all their picks.
However, if they want a superstar, they might need to move up. And let's be honest, they need one at a few positions.
On offense, they are barren at wide receiver. Getting a star there could change things quickly though. Jerry Jeudy is the most popular big name in the draft. However, this is a position with a lot of big names. So trading up for a receiver isn't that necessary.
Then there's defense though. And the Eagles are in desperate need of help in the secondary. Do you know who's being billed as a generational type talent? Isaiah Simmons.
Simmons is getting that superstar treatment already. People are saying he could immediately change a defense.
While you could make an argument that it's not necessary to trade up for Jeudy, due to the rest of the wide receiver talent in the draft, you can't make that same case for Simmons. He is elite talent above the rest. And there's a chance he's still available around the 10th pick.
So the Eagles could realistically trade up without having to give up too much. That would definitely be worth it.
10 Picks Can Be Useful, but Too Much
This sounds stupid. But 10 picks might not be necessary. Look, everyone loves having a ton of draft stock, and that makes sense. Picks are great, you can do a lot with them.
One of the most popular things to do with picks though is trade them. The reason for that is because picks are all hypotheticals.
You could hypothetically get player X, and he could hypothetically be good or bad.
So do you really need 10 of that when you're looking for a superstar? Or do you trade some of those picks to get closer to a “sure thing”?
Yes, trading picks for picks means you're still dealing in a hypothetical situation. Getting a higher pick means you're taking someone you feel has a better chance of succeeding though. You're taking out some of the variables.
Remember, this isn't a terrible team that needs a lot of things. This is a team that won its division last year and needs a few more players to push it over the top.
10 picks are great. But would you rather have a lot of mid-level picks or one star pick and still a few mid-level picks?
The answer seems kind of obvious for a team that isn't far off from a Super Bowl run.
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