Who will get a call from Executive Vice President/General Manager Howie Roseman this weekend, welcoming them to Philadelphia as the newest member of the Eagles?
Before the 2026 NFL Draft unfolds (first round kicks off Thursday night at 8 PM), Roseman recalled memories of some of the picks that have charted the course for the direction of the franchise.
Howie Roseman didn’t take long to establish himself as a dealmaker. Before his first pick as the Eagles’ General Manager in 2010, he moved up 11 spots in the first round (from 24 to 13) in a trade with the Denver Broncos, sending back the Eagles’ first-round pick and a pair of third-round selections.
With the 13th overall pick, the Eagles chose defensive end Brandon Graham, now a two-time Super Bowl Champion and franchise legend.
“What I remember is that he was a two-time team captain at the University of Michigan,” Roseman said. “Watching the tape and preparing for that draft, we understood that there may be an opportunity to move up for him. We were thinking about how impactful he could be at the edge rushing position for us.”
Roseman once again struck a deal, moving up three spots in the first round (from 15 to 12) to land one of the most impactful defensive tackles to ever wear Midnight Green. The Eagles traded their first-round pick, a fourth-round pick, and a sixth-round pick to Seattle to land the All-Pro lineman.
“That was an interesting draft because we had decided prior to the draft that we were going to try and find an impactful defensive player,” Roseman said. “We were concerned that he (Cox) was going to go in the top 10. I made a trade with the Seahawks and (General Manager) John Schneider the night before that if he was there, that we were going to move up. We were just incredibly excited to get Fletch in 2012.”