After giving Carson Wentz a playmaker, the Philadelphia Eagles drafted his backup.
The Eagles selected Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday night, a stunning move for a team with more pressing needs.
Then they took Davion Taylor, a hybrid safety/linebacker from Colorado, in the third round with the 103rd overall pick.
Philadelphia hoped it filled a big void in the first round Thursday, taking TCU wide receiver Jalen Reagor with the 21st pick, but the team passed on other receivers and defensive players to add Hurts at No. 53.
“Quarterback is the most important position in sports,” Eagles executive vice president and general manager Howie Roseman said. “We have shown how we feel about Carson by our actions, by the amount of picks we put into him, and we showed it by the contract extension. We believe this is the guy to lead us to our next Super Bowl championship. But for better or worse, we are quarterback developers. We want to be a quarterback factory.”