Eagles 2025 draft pick is seen as under the radar (but will he make the roster?)

There are many that look at the Philadelphia Eagles' 2025 rookie draft class and can get excited about who is on the roster.

First-round pick Jihaad Campbell and second-round pick Andrew Mukuba have been getting most of the praise out of camp. Fourth-round pick Ty Robinson is another example of someone who has impressed the Eagles. Is there someone who has not been talked about who could make a difference?

CBS Sports writer Chris Trapasso added Eagles' sixth-round pick Antwaun Powell-Ryland as one of the rookies in the NFL who could be a sleeper for the 2025 season.

"I maintained through the entire draft process that Powell-Ryland was going to be picked relatively late but if he had longer arms, he'd have been a Day 2 selection. His 31 1/4" arms placed in the 2nd percentile at the edge-rusher position. Everything else about his physical profile was fine. He measured in at nearly 6-3 and 258 pounds, and his 40-yard dash, vertical, and broad jump all placed in the 75th percentile or higher, per Mockdraftable. 

On the field, Powell-Ryland was as polished of an outside rusher as was available in the 2025 draft. I really mean that. In his final two seasons at Virginia Tech -- post Florida transfer -- he accumulated 25.5 sacks and 34 tackles for loss. Powell-Ryland plays with a ridiculous collection of pass-rush moves, plus bend, and surprising power. 

Of course the Eagles snagged him in the sixth round. He's had somewhat of a slow start in the preseason, but his one-on-one wins have been of the highlight-reel variety. In the late stages of the 2025 campaign, he'll be a fun pass-rush specialist in Philadelphia."

Powell-Ryland has potential, but has he done enough to make the roster?

If Eagles fans have been following what's going on in training camp and preseason, there hasn't been a ton of buzz around Powell-Ryland. The fact is that in the box scores for both the Bengals and Browns games, he has produced no stats. No tackles, no sacks, no nothing.

Stats shouldn't be everything when evaluating a player, but not even recording tackle is problematic. Maybe it's a lack of playing time or opportunities, but something has to give with that.

It would be fair to say that Powell-Ryland is on the hot seat and could be a candidate for the practice squad. He'll have the Jets' preseason game to prove something, but there isn't any evidence to back up that he could make the roster.

There is potential there with him, but if he isn't making any plays in the games, it's hard to see him on the 53-man roster.