Future promise

A closer look at the Eagles 2008 draft picks:

Trevor Laws
DT, Notre Dame, 2nd Round
Reaction from everyone at the Draftsgiving party: “Wow, a D-lineman? That’s a surprise. At least Notre Dame had a great year last year.”

DeSean Jackson
WR/KR, California, 2nd Round
I’m not going to talk about him – I’m afraid if we make too much noise Andy will notice that he drafted a fast wideout with ball handling skills and immediately trade him away.

Bryan Smith
DE, McNeese State, 3rd Round
Here’s the ESPN description of Smith: “He is vastly undersized for a defensive end, so teams will look to run at him and exploit that weakness when he's on the field. As a result, he's probably never going to be an every-down player.” Sounds great to me.

Michael McGlynn
OG, Pittsburgh, 4th Round
Six-foot-four, 311 pounds is still just an appetizer for Andy’s insatiable offensive lineman appetite.

Quintin Demps
FS, Texas El-Paso, 4th Round
Demps was the best safety available in the draft this year. Don’t believe me? Two years ago, while still in college, Eagles QB Kevin Kolb threw only four picks during his senior season. Demps had two of those interceptions. And we know Da Birds think Kolb is awesome, so Demps is at least half as great as he is.

Jack Ikegwuonu
CB, Wisconsin, 4th Round
A quick timeline of the life of Jackie I:
-- He catches the eyes of scouts with a tremendous sophomore season
-- He’s arrested with his brother and charged with felony theft for an alleged robbery
-- He has a sub-par junior season but decides to enter the draft anyway
-- He blows out his ACL and MCL while training, and won’t play in 2008
-- He hires Drew Rosenhaus as an agent
Why, oh why, did the Eagles draft him again?

Michael Gibson
OG, California, 6th Round
He was brought in solely to translate for DeSean from California to East Coast. “Ohmigawd” turns into “Yo” and “Fajitas” means “Cheesesteaks.”

Joe Mays
LB, North Dakota State, 6th Round
The Eagles draft defensive ends to play linebacker, so I can only assume that Mays was drafted to play cornerback or shortstop or something.

Andrew Studebaker
DE, Wheaton, 6th Round
The Wheaton Thunder beat powerhouses like Albion, Hope, Millikin and Elmhurst, but their bid for an undefeated season ended when they lost their final two games against Carthage and Illinois Wesleyan. But with that kind of competition, he’s clearly ready to face the Giants and Cowboys.

King Dunlap
OT, Auburn, 7th Round
Dude is 6-foot-9 and has already been named the Sixers starting power forward next season. So I'm not making fun of him for being named after a set of luxury tires.