The other day I was thinking that I would be happy with Jalen Carter at 5 and Nolen Smith at 20. The Eagles did it with picks 9 and 30. Wow. The path to the super bowl will be going through Philadelphia for the foreseeable future.
His talent is HOF level. It’s hard to look past that.The main reason the Eagles were able to take a risk on Carter is because they have his buddy/enforcer in Jordan Davis.
Davis is the reason Carter played well in 2021.
Possibly the reason Carter looked worse in 2022 was because Jordan Davis was gone.
And I don't understand the fascination with Jalen. His production just wasn't there, and he had zero stamina.