By Harvey Hoffman
The NFL draft is only 10 night away, and Pro Football Focus is doubling down:
12. EAGLES (VIA SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS): CB JAYCEE HORN, SOUTH CAROLINA
The Eagles have been one of the best pass-rushing teams in the league since 2015, but the biggest difference on their Super Bowl team in 2017 was in the secondary.
Horn adds an aggressive man corner who gets his hands on the ball as well as any cornerback in the class. He does his best work in press, but he’s a natural playmaker who broke up 19.5% of his targets, good for the 95th percentile compared to recent NFL prospects. For the Eagles, adding Horn to the mix with Darius Slay on the other side is a necessary move, especially in the NFC East, where the opposing receiving rooms continue to improve.
