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2019 NFL Draft: Two-round, 32-team mock amid scouting combine

By Peter Panacy

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands at the podium during a moment of silence for the victims and those others affected by the Bombing at the Boston Marathon in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands at the podium during a moment of silence for the victims and those others affected by the Bombing at the Boston Marathon in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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BERKELEY, CA – OCTOBER 27: Byron Murphy #1 of the Washington Huskies looks on between plays against the California Golden Bears at California Memorial Stadium on October 27, 2018 in Berkeley, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
BERKELEY, CA – OCTOBER 27: Byron Murphy #1 of the Washington Huskies looks on between plays against the California Golden Bears at California Memorial Stadium on October 27, 2018 in Berkeley, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /

. Cornerback. Washington. Byron Murphy. 25. player. 54

Like the Vikings and Texans before them, the Philadelphia Eagles don’t have a ton of pressing needs heading into 2019. But the ones that are there are pretty glaring.

Perhaps the biggest area of concern for Philly is within the secondary, particularly at cornerback. There are a few top safeties on the boards right now, but this mock is seeing those players fall. The Eagles could go that route, but it appears as if Washington corner Byron Murphy would be a smarter choice.

Murphy looks the part of an Eagles cornerback, too. And while his 5-foot-11 frame isn’t necessarily tailored for boundary duties, Murphy plays much bigger than his size would suggest. Plus he has excellent ballhawking skills, too, which would greatly assist an Eagles secondary in need of some playmaking abilities.