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USAT: Eagles Wire

Mar 31, 2022

The Eagles are likely to add a cornerback in the NFL draft and the April’s selection offers an opportunity for Philadelphia to land one of several top-flight prospects with three first-round picks. - Touchdown Wire’s Laurie Fitzpatrick recently evaluated three of the top cornerback prospects on the board based on the defensive schemes that best fit their skill sets. - There are about four or five first-round worth cornerbacks that’ll be on the board, and Fitzpatrick took a deep look at LSU’s Derek Stingley, Cincinnati’s Ahmad ‘Sauce’ Gardner, and Washington’s Trent McDuffie based on their ability to play zone, man and match coverage. - All three could be off the board by the 15th and 16th picks, and the Eagles still want to land a cornerback in round one, the player that fits Philadelphia the best could end up being Clemson’s, Andrew Booth. - Jonathan Gannon likes to play a certain way in the secondary and Booth has significant exposure to a zone-heavy scheme at Clemson. - Booth Jr. recently underwent surgery for a sports hernia, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, with the surgery being performed by Dr. Williams Meyers in Philadelphia. - Schefter noted that Booth is still expected to be ready for the start of NFL training camp. - Adding a player like Booth or McDuffie with Darius Slay and Avonte Maddox would give the Eagles one of the better cornerback rooms in the NFC. - - List - - One NFL draft prospect to replace each of the Eagles' offseason departures - - - - - - - - List - - NFL draft history: Every No. 16 overall pick since 2000 - - - - - - - - RelatedEagles put George Karlaftis through individual workout as draft interest in Purdue pass rusher intensifiesFormer Eagles DB Malcolm Jenkins announces his retirement from the NFLEagles are really excited about young cornerbacks on the roster opposite Darius SlayEagles’ QB coach to get an up-close look at Sam Howell during UNC pro dayEagles agree to 1-year deal with LB Kyzir White - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Eagles Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Eagles Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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