The draft is coming up and as of right now, the Eagles have the 21st pick. What has been their history picking at that selection?
Let's take a walk down memory lane and see who the Eagles drafted at every position of the draft.
Note: Asterisks denote players taken outside of first round. All picks listed are the overall selection in the draft. Some years did not have many picks in first round due to number of teams in the league.
1st overall
Jay Berwanger - 1936
Sam Francis - 1937
Chuck Bednarik - 1949
2nd overall
Jim McDonald - 1938
George McAfee - 1940
Joe Muha - 1943
Bob Brown - 1964
Donovan McNabb - 1999
Carson Wentz - 2016
3rd overall
Pete Kmetovic - 1942
Leroy Keyes - 1969
Jerry Sisemore - 1973
4th overall
Davey O'Brien - 1939
Bob Pellegrini - 1956
Ed Budde - 1963
Randy Beisler - 1966
Kenny Jackson - 1984
Lane Johnson - 2013
5th overall
Steve Van Buren - 1944
Johnny Bright - 1952
Richard Harris - 1971
6th overall
Walt Kowalczyk - 1958
Steve Zabel - 1970
Charle Young - 1973
Corey Simon - 2000
7th overall
Leo Riggs - 1946
Ebert Van Buren - 1951
Clarence Peaks - 1957
Mike Mamula - 1995
8th overall
Neill Armstrong - 1947
Clyde Scott - 1948
Chet Mutryn - 1951
Michael Haddix - 1983
Antone Davis - 1991
9th overall
John Yonakor - 1945
Frank Tripucka - 1949
Neil Worden - 1954
Dick Bielski - 1955
Ron Burton - 1960
Kevin Allen - 1985
Jerome Brown - 1987
10th overall
John McCauley - 1936*
Keith Byars - 1986
11th overall
Fran Murray - 1937*
Art Jones - 1941*
Tra Thomas - 1998
12th overall
Dick Riffle - 1938*
Lamar Davis - 1943*
Fletcher Cox - 2012
13th overall
John Schiechl - 1940*
Vic Lindskog - 1942*
Keith Jackson - 1988
Brandon Graham - 2010
14th overall
Chuck Newton - 1939*
Bud Grant - 1950
Art Baker - 1961
Tim Rossovich - 1968
John Reaves - 1972
Bernard Williams - 1994
Brodrick Bunkley - 2006
Derek Barnett - 2017
15th overall
J.D. Smith - 1959*
Jerome McDougle - 2003
16th overall
Marion Pugh - 1941*
Frank D'Agostino - 1956*
Jack Concannon - 1964*
Shawn Andrews - 2004
17th overall (none in first round)
Joe Bukant - 1938*
Dick Favor - 1940*
Monk Gafford - 1943*
Jim Weatherall - 1952*
Proverb Jacobs - 1958*
18th overall (none in first round)
Ted Williams - 1942*
Ray Mansfield - 1963*
19th overall
Wes Muller - 1936*
Joe Mihal - 1939*
Bill Mackrides - 1947*
Frank Burns - 1949*
Billy Ray Barnes - 1957*
Harry Jones - 1967
Lester Holmes - 1993
Jeremy Maclin - 2009
20th overall
Loren LaPrade - 1944*
Al Conway - 1953*
Maxie Baughan - 1960*
Ray Rissmiller - 1965*
Gary Pettigrew - 1966*
Mike Quick - 1982
Nelson Agholor - 2015
21st overall
Drew Ellis - 1937*
Rocky Ryan - 1954*
Jerry Robinson - 1979
Jalen Reagor - 2020
22nd overall
Paul Campbell - 1948*
Buck Lansford - 1955*
Ben Smith - 1990
Andre Dillard - 2019
23rd overall
Gordon Gray - 1946*
Roynell Young - 1980
Danny Watkins - 2011
24th overall
Leonard Renfro - 1993
25th overall
Alvin Dark - 1945*
Jermane Mayberry - 1996
Jon Harris - 1997
Freddie Mitchell - 2001
26th overall
Al Ghesquiere - 1941*
Wray Carlton - 1959*
Lito Sheppard - 2002
Marcus Smith - 2014
27th overall
John Meek - 1938*
Bob Kennedy - 1943*
Pete Case - 1962*
Leonard Mitchell - 1981
28th overall (none in first round)
Bill Wallace - 1936*
Elbie Schultz - 1940*
Gordon Paschka - 1942*
Don Schaefer - 1956*
Bo Strange - 1961*
Ernie Calloway - 1969*
Guy Morriss - 1973*
29th overall (none in first round)
Billy Dewell - 1939*
Frank Ziegler - 1949*
Lum Synder - 1952*
30th overall (none in first round)
George Savitsky - 1947*
Eric Allen - 1988*
31st overall
Walt Gilbert - 1937*
Royal Kahler - 1941*
Tommy McDonald - 1957*
Curt Merz - 1960*
Mike Patterson - 2005
32nd overall (none in first round)
Fred Shirey - 1938*
Frank Emmons - 1940*
Al Wistert - 1943*
Al Bruno - 1951*
Dave Crossan - 1963*
Which pick do you think has been the best spot for talent? Which pick do you think has been the bad luck pick?
Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
