Eagles select Derek Barnett with first pick in hometown draft

By PFF.com
Posted Apr 27, 2017 6:07 pm EDT • Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles selected edge defender Derek Barnett with the 14th overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday night.
Barnett’s overall grade of 91.9 last year was second only to No. 1 pick Myles Garrett (92.1) among all edge defenders in the NCAA
Last season, Barnett had 13 sacks, 24 hits, and 41 hurries for a total of 78 pressures. That ranked second in the nation among all edge defenders. His pass-rushing productivity of 16.8 ranked third.
He also had 23 solo run stops, which ranked 10th at his position.
Barnett will join a stacked Eagles defensive line that already has the second-highest graded edge defender of the 2016 season in Brandon Graham (93.3 overall grade, 83 total pressures in 2016) as well as the fifth-highest-graded interior defender in Fletcher Cox (87.1 overall grade, 57 total pressures).

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