Eagles draft prospect tracker: Iowa State’s Jalen Travis is latest O-lineman to take predraft visit 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.

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.