Eagles draft prospect tracker: DT Shemar Turner, OL Dylan Fairchild schedule predraft visits to Philly

Following the combine, the Eagles will scout prospects either at their pro days or by bringing them to Philadelphia to visit their facilities in the lead-up to the 2024 NFL draft

The Birds, along with the other 31 teams in the NFL, are allotted 30 private meetings with draft prospects, but players who are local to the NFL teams don’t count toward those private meetings.

The Eagles’ predraft visits are a good indicator of who they may draft. Five of the nine players the Eagles drafted in the 2024 draft were brought to the Eagles’ facilities, and in 2023, Jalen Carter, Kelee Ringo, and Nolan Smith each visited the Birds during the predraft process.

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With one pick in each round over the first two days of the draft, the Eagles are in position to continue adding to their roster after re-signing Saquon Barkley and Zack Baun to contract extensions, but losing Milton Williams and Josh Sweat in free agency.

Here’s a look at the reported top-30 visits for the Eagles.

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The Eagles are bringing in Georgia offensive lineman Dylan Fairchild for a predraft visit, according to The Draft Network. Fairchild, who measured 6-foot-5, 318 pounds at the NFL scouting combine, was a two-year starter at left guard for the Bulldogs and earned second-team All-American honors in 2024. A physical, mauling presence in the interior, Fairchild can create displacement as a run blocker and has heavy hands as a pass protector.

Though Fairchild has a lot of raw power as a blocker and the athleticism to block in space, his inconsistent hand placement and struggles allowing defenders into his chest are a big reason why he’s projected to be a Day 3 pick.

Still, Fairchild’s experience at guard — and the Eagles recent run of drafting former Georgia standouts — makes him an intriguing option after the third round as a developmental guard who could push for a starting spot by his second season.

The Eagles are bringing in Texas A&M defensive tackle Shemar Turner on a predraft visit, according to The Liberty Line. A three-year starter for the Aggies, Turner finished 2024 with 36 tackles (six for loss), two sacks, and one forced fumble.

Playing with reckless abandon as a run defender, Turner has heavy hands that can knock back offensive linemen. He also lined up in several spots along the defensive line, from nose tackle to a 5-technique defensive end. Measuring in at 6-3, 290 pounds at the combine, Turner has the length to stack and shed offensive linemen as a run defender, but did not offer much as a pass rusher, winning just 6.2% of his pass rushes, according to Pro Football Focus.

Though Texas A&M asked him to play as an undersized nose tackle at times, Turner showed the ability to fight double teams and disrupt a rushing attack. A likely Day 3 pick, Turner could be a rotational player on the Eagles defensive line who could play as a three-technique or defensive end on running downs. His rugged power and relentless motor could earn him snaps within his first few years in the NFL.

The Eagles are bringing in versatile Ohio State offensive linemen Donovan Jackson in for a predraft visit, according to Sportskeeda. Jackson, a three-year starter, started 40 of his 51 games with the Buckeyes, with 31 of those coming at left guard. During Ohio State’s run to the national championship, Jackson started nine games at left tackle, filling in for his injured teammate Josh Simmons, who’s also in this draft class.

The 6-foot-4, 315-pound linemen played so well at tackle that teams could consider him to be a longterm swing tackle. Excelling as an aggressive run blocker who works well on combo blocks up to linebackers, Jackson is a steady pass protector who has adequate lateral athleticism to mirror pass rushers at both guard and tackle. Across 422 pass-blocking snaps, Jackson allowed just two sacks and five quarterback hits, according to Pro Football Focus — and he’s got active hands and recovery speed if he’s initially beat off the snap.

While Jackson projects best as a guard now, considering that’s his natural position, the versatility to kick out to tackle is a common trait the Eagles draft early. While Jackson needs to protect his outside shoulder better, especially in solo pass-rushing situations, and anticipate defensive line stunts more consistently, he is a Day 1 starter and could compete for early snaps at the Eagles’ uncertain right guard spot.

The Eagles are bringing in UCLA edge rusher Oluwafemi Oladejo for a predraft visit, according to The Draft Network. Oladejo, who spent his first three seasons at California and UCLA as a stacked linebacker, moved to edge rusher full-time in 2024 and finished with 57 tackles (14 for loss), 4.5 sacks, and two pass breakups. His experience at linebacker comes in handy, especially in his coverage drops, and he projects as an outside linebacker at the NFL level.

It’s clear on Oladejo’s film that he is a work in progress as a pass rusher. Right now, he relies on speed rushes and a cross-chop as his primary moves, and while they prove effective, he will need to develop more counter moves at the NFL level. He’s already a high-level run stopper, as PFF credited him with 23 run stops, third most on his team, and a 13.6% pass-rush win-rate on true pass sets.

He profiles similarly to Jalyx Hunt coming out of Houston Christian last season. Oladejo, who measured into the combine at 6-foot-3, 259 pounds, had a terrific showing at the Senior Bowl in early February, dominating the back half of the week and finishing with two sacks in the game. If the Eagles want to continue to add to their pass-rush room and add another potential rotational player on Day 3 of the draft, Oladejo would be a great option.

The Eagles have scheduled their fifth meeting with an offensive linemen, setting up a predraft meeting with William & Mary’s Charles Grant, he told The Draft Network. The small-school left tackle did not test at the NFL scouting combine because of a knee sprain, but is one of the most athletic linemen based on his film, routinely cutting off backside defensive ends and blocking out in space with great success. The Eagles also had a formal interview with Grant at the combine.

Grant, a high school wrestler in Virginia, started playing football as a high school junior and went from 257 pounds to playing at 300 pounds this past season. He’s a developmental player that needs to continue to add mass to his frame and improve his playing strength, but the athleticism he showed and how he dominated at the FCS level should have teams like the Eagles, who could be looking for Lane Johnson’s successor, intrigued.

Grant, who is a projected third- or fourth-round pick in April’s draft, measured in at the combine at 6-foot-5, 311 pounds with 34¾-inch arms.

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Tyler Baron, who spent his first four collegiate seasons at Tennessee before playing his final at Miami, has scheduled a predraft meeting with the Eagles, according to Sportskeeda. The standout edge rusher, who measured in at 6-foot-5, 258 pounds at the combine, is a speed rusher with a slender frame. Baron matched his tackles for loss total from 2023 with 11 this season for Miami, added 5.5 sacks, along with a pressure percentage of 18.7%, according to Pro Football Focus. On true pass sets, that number jumped to 30.1%, according to PFF.

At the combine, Baron tested well, too, running a 4.62-second 40-yard dash and posting a 35.5-inch vertical and a 10-foot, 1-inch broad jump. Though Baron needs to improve and hold the point of attack as a run defender, he’s a slippery player than can put pressure on offensive tackles with his speed. He projects as a Day 3 pick that can be a rotational pass rusher at the NFL level.

Kentucky defensive back Maxwell Hairston recently took a predraft visit to Philly, according to his Instagram. Hairston, who ran the fastest 40-yard dash at this year’s combine, coming in at 4.28 seconds, had six interceptions over the last two years, with three of them returned for touchdowns. He was limited to just seven games this season because of injury, but has excellent zone coverage instincts and transitions smoothly out of his backpedal to attack the football in off-man coverage situations.

He’s an elite athlete with elite recovery speed, and he’s physical at the line of scrimmage and catch point, despite standing at just 5-foot-11, 183 pounds. While his small frame will bring questions about durability and his press technique — along with pattern recognition in man coverage can improve — Maxwell has the talent and ball production to be a starting cornerback at the NFL level. The Eagles interest in Hairston is intriguing, considering the team lost Darius Slay and Isaiah Rodgers in free agency, and brought in Adoree’ Jackson to compete with 2023 fourth-round pick Kelee Ringo to start opposite of Quinyon Mitchell.

The Eagles, for the second time over the last three years, will be bringing in a Texas running back for a predraft visit. This time, Jaydon Blue, the Longhorns’ speedy running back, will take a predraft visit to Philly, he told to SEC Network after his pro day. The Eagles also had a formal meeting with Blue at the NFL scouting combine last month.

Breakaway speed is the first thing that pops with Blue, who finished 2024 with career highs in rushing yards (730), rushing touchdowns (8), and was a threat out of the backfield, catching 40 passes for six scores. Though he claimed he would break former teammate Xavier Worthy’s 40-yard dash record, Blue ended up running a 4.38-second 40, that he improved to as low as 4.25 seconds during his pro day.

His speed and profile are enticing, but he must take care of the football more consistently at the NFL level. He has fumbled five times in the last two seasons, and as a smaller back, measuring in at 5-foot-9, 196 pounds, he won’t be carrying a big NFL level workload. But with Kenneth Gainwell moving on to the Steelers, the Eagles could use another body in the running back room that can use his dynamic speed as a receiver out of the backfield and a potential returner on special teams. Blue projects as a late third to early fourth-round pick.

The Eagles are bringing in former South Jersey standout Donovan Ezeiruaku for a top 30 visit, according to 94 WIP. Ezeiruaku, a Williamstown native and Boston College standout, finished with the second most sacks in Football Subdivision (16.5) behind Marshall’s Mike Green.

While Ezeiruaku has strong hands and plays with power, his smaller frame (6-foot-2, 248 pounds) makes him susceptible to get washed down by bigger offensive linemen and he can be stronger in holding his ground on running downs. Still, there’s a lot to like about Ezeiruaku, including his ability to finish plays and close the corner as a pass rusher.

He comes off the edge to use his length to drive offensive linemen into the backfield. He tested like an elite athlete, too, at the NFL scouting combine, posting a 35.5-inch vertical and a 9-foot, 11-inch broad jump, while running a 6.94-second three-cone drill and a 4.19 20-yard shuttle.

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Once viewed as a Day 3 pick coming into the season, there’s a real possibility he’s selected in the back half of the first round, and he would certainly be a welcomed addition to the Eagles’ edge rusher room with his proven pass rush plan and explosive skill set.

The Eagles will be bringing in Southern Methodist versatile defensive lineman Elijah Roberts for a predraft visit, according to DLLS Cowboys. Roberts, a 6-foot-4 edge player who originally spent three seasons with Miami’s program out of high school, transferred to SMU in 2023 and was a defensive catalyst, helping the Mustangs make a College Football Playoff appearance this past season.

In two seasons in Dallas, Roberts finished with 72 tackles, 17.5 sacks, and four forced fumbles, and did so from multiple alignments in SMU’s defense. According to Pro Football Focus, Roberts spent two-thirds of his snaps as a standup edge rusher, with the remaining snaps coming with his hand in the ground as 5-technique (head up on the tackle) or in a 4i (inside shade of the tackle). He’s got plenty of power to tout as well, playing with heavy hands and the strength to walk offensive linemen back into the quarterback.

PFF also has Roberts charted at a 22.4% pressure rate. And on true pass sets, the Miami native has a 36.8% pass-rush win rate. He also finished with the third most run stops on the team with 18, behind both starting linebackers. Roberts will likely be drafted in the fourth round or later, but his versatility and ability to be a run stopper on early downs would make him a solid fit in Vic Fangio’s defense. His skills rushing the passer from the interior and the outside would be valuable to a room that lost Brandon Graham and Josh Sweat’s production.

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The Eagles are hosting Iowa State offensive tackle Jalen Travis for a predraft visit on Thursday, according to PHLY. A transfer from Princeton, the 6-foot-8, 339-pound Travis has surprising quickness off the snap and showcased his athleticism with a strong testing workout at the NFL scouting combine. There, Travis leaped a 35-inch vertical and a 9-foot, 4-inch broad jump, and said at his combine podium that his athleticism is rooted in his basketball background.

On film, Travis uses his length to keep pass rushers at bay (34⅞-inch arms) and showed promise with sustaining blocks at the point of contact and creating running lanes. Because he’s a taller tackle, he struggles with his pad level and is susceptible to inside pass-rush moves, but his recovery ability can minimize those struggles.

A likely developmental tackle at the NFL level, Travis is projected as a third- or fourth-round pick, and has swing tackle upside. The Eagles need that flexibility with Fred Johnson departing for the Jaguars. At the Senior Bowl earlier this year, Travis played both tackles spots, and did so in college as well. He was Princeton’s starting right tackle in 2022, before playing left tackle his final two seasons.

Purdue offensive linemen Marcus Mbow took a predraft visit to Philadelphia on Wednesday, according to his Instagram story. The former Boilermakers standout has experience at both guard and tackle in his college career, starting 18 games at right tackle and 14 at right guard. Mbow’s pass protection technique, in particular, and athleticism seems to make more sense at tackle, but he doesn’t have the length to live out on the edge, measuring in at the combine with 32-inch arms at 6-4, 303 pounds.

As a pass protector, Mbow has powerful but active hands that allow him to replace and lock out in pass protection. He’s got a finisher’s mentality as well as a run blocker, working to drive his matchup into the group. He’s fairly athletic on tape too, as a former basketball standout in high school, and moves with elite quickness.

He projects best in the interior, and during the Senior Bowl, he took snaps at guard in addition to tackle. With the right guard spot in question with Mehki Becton’s departure, Mbow could be a Day 2 option for the Eagles to compete with Tyler Steen for the spot.

Oregon left tackle Josh Conerly Jr. has scheduled a predraft visit to Philadelphia, according to James Crepea of the The Oregonian. Conerly, who started 28 games over the last two seasons for the Ducks, allowed just one sack in 494 pass-blocking reps, according to Pro Football Focus, and played running back until his sophomore year of high school.

A balanced pass protector with strong grip strength, Conerly excels in mirroring as a pass protector and has improved as a run blocker, though he doesn’t always sustain after initial contact. Conerly tested like an elite athlete at the NFL scouting combine, posting a 5.05-second 40-yard dash with a 1.71-second 10-yard split, leaping a 34.5-inch vertical and 8-7 broad jump, and coming in right at the tackle arm-length threshold with 33.5-inch arms.

A likely first-round pick, Conerly is a prospect who would benefit from staying at tackle, and though he played solely left tackle in college, he could become the new swing tackle with Fred Johnson off to the Jaguars. Conerly can also be the heir to Lane Johnson, though he ideally wants to play three more years. If Conerly can continue to improve his hand placement and core strength, he has a future starting at tackle in the NFL.

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At the NFL scouting combine, Belton said he had a planned predraft visit with the Eagles in April. The 6-foot-6, 336-pound Belton was the starting left tackle for North Carolina State for three years after sitting behind first-round pick Ikem Ekwonu in 2021, and is a physical lineman who thrives working downhill as a run blocker with the arm length (33⅞ inches) to keep edge rushers at bay.

At the Senior Bowl in February, Belton played multiple spots along the offensive line, including both guard spots and left tackle as well. Though NFL teams asked Belton about playing guard during his combine meetings, he believes he’s a “firm tackle,” but said, “I can play guard, tackle. If I got to adjust, I’ll do it.”

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Belton is a top-heavy lineman who has the foot speed to mirror pass rushers but struggles at times with hand placement and sustaining blocks after initial contact. While he could stay out at right tackle, Belton’s best position may be in the interior at the NFL level, and he is a projected midround pick that could go as high as the third round in April’s draft.