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Two huge NFL Draft prospects to visit Eagles

By David J. Hunt | Last updated 3/10/23

The Eagles in the coming weeks will host visits by massive Ohio State Draft prospects Paris Johnson Jr. and Dawand Jones, both of whom are considered first-round picks.

Johnson Jr., a 6-foot-6, 310-pound left tackle, will also visit the Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals, per NFL reporter Jared Tokarz.

Jones, a 6-foot-8, 359-pound right tackle, also has visits scheduled with the Washington Commanders, Indianapolis Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers, among other teams, per The Draft Network's Ryan Fowler.

Johnson Jr. is rated the 19th-best prospect in the draft, per Pro Football Focus. Jones is the 31st-best prospect, per PFF.

The Eagles have two picks in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft (10th and 30th overall).

Johnson Jr. and Jones paved the way for one of the best offenses in college football and protected QB C.J. Stroud, who finished third in the 2022 Heisman voting.

Check out the behemoth tackles in action against Penn State:

Best throw of the day by CJ Stroud.

Up six with 4 minutes left, OSU goes aggressive instead of running clock. Perfect placement by Stroud.

(Also, peek at Dawand Jones at RT ) pic.twitter.com/Do6cMHjirI
— Dane Brugler (@dpbrugler) October 30, 2022

Per The Philly Voice, Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson wants to play two more seasons, which could steer Philadelphia toward Jones. He could learn as an understudy under Johnson, who rarely gives up a sack.

It's a similar model to how the Eagles are developing defensive tackle Jordan Davis, who spent his rookie season in 2022 learning under Fletcher Cox, Ndamukong Suh and Linval Joseph.

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