Adrian Fedkiw
Peter King of TheMMQB.com stated Monday that the Tennessee Titans had reportedly received a “solid offer” for the No. 1 pick.
Turns out that package could’ve come from the Philadelphia Eagles, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The #Eagles have had exploratory talks about moving up to No. 1, as have others. To get their franchise QB, the belief is they'd have to.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 13, 2016
#Eagles have Sam Bradford & Chase Daniel on their roster on 2- & 3-year contracts. Neither will prevent Philly from taking a QB in the draft
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 13, 2016
The Eagles, of course, would trade up to No. 1 so they can take a quarterback, who will most likely be North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz.
King has also previously reported that the Titans are “50-50” about moving down in the draft. He pointed out in Monday’s article that a personnel person told him a potential package will not be as steep as the one the Washington Redskins put together to trade up and select Robert Griffin III, which was three first-round picks and a second.
According to the NFL Draft trade chart, the No. 1 pick is worth 3,000 points, while the Eagles’ eighth selection is 1,400. I also don’t think they’ll be picking in the top 10 again next year. Let’s say they finish in the middle of the pack next season, the 16th pick is 1,000 points. Obviously Philadelphia doesn’t have a second-rounder in this draft, so to get to about 3,000 it would take either its second-round pick next year or both of its thirds (205 and 195 points) this year to reach that number.
That’s two firsts and a second or two firsts and two thirds, but this is just speculation.
In two weeks we’ll know for sure if the Eagles will move up.