PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – When the Philadelphia Eagles are on the clock Thursday night in the first round of the 2024 NFL draftthey should be able to sign a talented player who can contribute to the coming season.
But history shows that general manager Howie Roseman has a poor record as a cartoonist in the 1920s. Jalen Reagor, Danny Watkins And Marcus Smith are some notable names selected and busted during Roseman’s tenure. The Eagles have owned the No. 22 overall pick multiple times in franchise history and made four selections.
Here are the past five players selected at 22 overall in the NFL draft.
2023 NFL Draft WR Zay Flowers
Last year the Baltimore Ravens used the No. 22 pick-on Zay Flowers, a wide receiver from Boston College.
Flowers led the Ravens as a rookie last season, catching 77 passes for 858 yards and five touchdowns.
Flowers helped Baltimore to the No. 1 seed in the AFC last season before losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in the conference championship game.
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2022 NFL Draft LB Quay Walker
With the 22nd pick in 2022, the Green Bay Packers selected linebacker Quay Walker from the University of Georgia.
Walker played 31 games for the Packers over the past two seasons, including 30 starts, and recorded 239 total tackles and nine quarterback hits. He led the Packers in tackles in 2023 with 118.
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2021 NFL Draft CB Caleb Farley
The Tennessee Titans selected cornerback Caleb Farley from Virginia Tech University with the No. 22nd pick in 2021.
Farley has suffered multiple injuries since being drafted and has played in just 12 NFL games.
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2020 NFL Draft, WR Justin Jefferson
Justin Jefferson, who the Eagles infamously passed on in 2020, he was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 22nd overall pick.
With the No. 21 overall pick, the Eagles selected Reagorwhich did not meet expectations and later became traded to the Vikings in anticipation of the 2022 season.
Jefferson has developed into perhaps the best wide receiver in the NFL. Since being drafted, he ranks second in receiving yards, sixth in catches and 10th in touchdowns.
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2019 NFL Draft, OT Andre Dillard
In the 2019 NFL draft, the Eagles made the 22nd overall pick, but did not initially own the selection.
The Eagles swapped number 25 with the Baltimore Ravens to select Andre Dillard, an offensive tackle from Washington State.
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Dillard was supposed to be Philadelphia’s long-term solution at left tackle opposite Lane Johnson and replacing Jason Peters, but that didn’t work out.
Instead, Dillard was more of a reserve player for the Birds and signed with the Titans as a free agent after the 2022 season.
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