Adrian Fedkiw
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson will work out a fifth quarterback in the 2016 NFL Draft class next week when he meets with Penn State’s Christian Hackenberg, according to a report by ESPN’s Adam Caplan.
As just noted on @SportsCenter, you can add Christian Hackenberg to the #Eagles workout list (expected to take place next week).
— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) March 31, 2016
The Eagles have seen four quarterbacks this week, California’s Jared Goff Monday, Stanford’s Kevin Hogan Tuesday, North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz Wednesday and Memphis’ Paxton Lynch Thursday. It’s also been confirmed that they took Wentz and Goff out to dinner. Pederson confirmed during last week’s NFC Coaches Breakfast that he prefers individual workouts to Pro Days.
Hackenberg, who had an inconsistent combine in Indianapolis, bounced back in a huge way at his Pro Day a few weeks ago and the Eagles were the first team to approach him following the workout. StateCollege.com‘s Ben Jones said that he completed 44-of-52 passes, which included a stretch of 21 straight tosses that didn’t hit the turf.
The holder of Penn State’s career passing record, Hackenberg, threw for 8,457 yards with 48 touchdowns and 31 interceptions over 38 games in State College. He was also sacked 103 times during his career working behind a shoddy offensive line.