"We would like to pick offensive line. But it didn't fall to us. You have to stay true to your board."
John Lynch.
Ok let's do the tale of the tape. Let's examine this issue. Compared to another team which just WON the Super Bowl. Beat the Chiefs, Reid and Mahomes. Something we never do. Nick Sirianni became Eagles Coach from 2021 on up. So we start there for our comparison.
2021
Eagles: 2 - 37 overall - Landon Dickerson - LG - 6'6" 332 lbs. Alabama - Current starter. Very good player.
49ers: 2 - 48 overall - Aaron Banks - LG - 6'5" 325 lbs. Notre Dame - Was a starter. Left in FA. Not as bad as the WZ claims. But not great either.
49ers: 5 - 155 overall - Jaylon Moore - T - 6'4" 311 lbs. Western Michigan. A swing Tackle. Left in FA to the Chiefs. A decent to pretty good player.
2022
Eagles: 2 - 51 overall - Cam Jurgens - C - 6'3" 303 lbs. Nebraska - Current starter and very good player.
49ers: 4 - 134 overall - Spencer Burford - OL - 6'4" 300 lbs. Texas San Antonio -
49ers: 6 - 187 overall - Nick Zakelj - OL - 6'6" 316 lbs. Fordham. A decent player and may be a future starter.
2023
Eagles: 3 - 65 overall - Tyler Steen - RG - 6'6" 321 lbs. Alabama - Current Starter and very good player.
49ers: Zero offensive linemen selected.
2024
Eagles: 5 - 172 overall - Trevor Keegan - OG - 6'5" 306 lbs. Michigan - Backup to Landon Dickerson. 2nd string.
Eagles: 6 - 190 overall - Dylan McMahon - C - 6'3" 298 lbs. NC State - Practice squad for a while. Now with the Rams.
49ers: 3 - 86 overall - Dominic Puni - RG - 6'5" 313 lbs. Kansas. Looks to be a huge star. Pro Bowl level guy. Much better than where drafted.
49ers: 6 - 215 overall - Jarret Kingston - OG - 6'4" 305 lbs. USC - Listed as Carolina Panthers. Already gone.
2025
Eagles: 5 - 168 overall - Drew Kendall - C - 6'4" 299 lbs. Boston College - 2nd string to Cam Jurgens on depth chart at C.
Eagles: 6 - 191 overall - Myles Hinton - OT - 6'6" 342 lbs. Michigan - 2nd string to Lane Johnson on depth chart at RT.
Eagles: 6 - 207 overall - Cameron Williams - 6'5" 335 lbs. Texas - Backup OT.
49ers: 7 - 249 overall - Connor Colby - OG - 6'6" 310 lbs. Versatile backup who can play multiple positions.
** Eagles Prior regime picks.
Eagles: 2018 - 7 - 233 overall - Jordan Mailata - LT - 6'8" 366 lbs. Australian rules football. Obviously a star player. Picked by prior regime. Before Sirianni was there.
Eagles: 2013 - 1 - 4 overall - Lane Johnson - RT - 6'6" 325 lbs. Oklahoma. Big time star player. Picked by prior regime. Before Sirianni was there.
A basic look says the Eagles pick earlier more often and do better than we do on offensive line. They added their entire starting interior. LG, C, RG and all are very excellent players. The two Tackles are great but were picked by the prior regimes. But even then as an organization the Eagles valued offensive line a lot as they picked Lane Johnson high. They were willing to go all the way to Australian Rules Football to find a huge prospect in Mailata. Whether this regime or prior they clearly value it more than we do. Even this regime the starting interior 3 are their picks. They are all great. You can't say the same for us.
[ Edited by SanDiego49er on May 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM ]