Jimmy Kempski

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Jimmy Kempski has covered the Philadelphia Eagles since 2013, with stops at the Allentown Morning Call and Philly.com before joining PhillyVoice in 2014. His year-round coverage includes analysis and breaking news, told through words and poorly drawn stick figures. Follow him at the social media outlet of your choice @JimmyKempski.

jimmy@phillyvoice.com

May 8, 2022

Eagles

ESPN has a weird beef with the Eagles' trade up to pick 13 for Jordan Davis

The Philadelphia Eagles made the worst trade in the 2022 NFL Draft (or tied for it or whatever), according to ESPN, when the Birds gave up a fourth-round pick and a pair of fifth-round picks to move up from pick No. 15 to pick No. 13 to select DT Jordan Davis.

May 7, 2022

Eagles

Who did each of the Eagles' rookie draft picks pattern their games after?

Each of the Philadelphia Eagles' five drafted rookies spoke to reporters on Friday, and I was that annoying guy who asked each player the same question (the one in the headline). Here's what they said.

May 7, 2022

Eagles

Eagles podcast: Scouting department changes, NFC East draft hauls, and which UDFAs will make the roster

In the latest episode of BGN Radio, Brandon Gowton and I discussed the Philadelphia Eagles' scouting department changes, the state of the offensive line, the rest of the NFC East's draft hauls, our first impressions of the rookie draft picks' personalities, and we guess which undrafted players will make the 53-man roster.

May 5, 2022

Eagles

NFC East 2022 draft grades: Washington Commanders edition

Grading the Washington Commanders' 2022 draft class.

May 4, 2022

Eagles

Projecting first-year roles for each of the Eagles' five rookie draft picks

In the 2022 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles selected five players, some of whom are likely to get playing time as rookies. Here we'll look at each of the Birds' additions, and project their roles as rookies.

May 4, 2022

Eagles

NFC East 2022 draft grades: New York Giants edition

After four years of Dave Gettleman's incompetence, the New York Giants hired Joe Schoen away from the Buffalo Bills to lead their front office. Schoen's first draft was kind of a big one, considering they had two top-seven picks.

May 3, 2022

Eagles

How many compensatory picks should the Eagles expect to receive in the 2023 NFL Draft?

On the Monday after the conclusion of 2022 NFL Draft, the deadline for unrestricted free agent signings to count toward the compensatory pick formula was reached. Any players signed after that deadline do not count toward the formula, and so, the teams that will receive compensatory picks are mostly known, with some wiggle room for changes due to in-season factors like playing time, for example.

May 3, 2022

Eagles

NFC East 2022 draft grades: Cowboys edition

After a free agency period during which the Dallas Cowboys objectively got worse as a football team, Jerry Jones and the gang could have really used a solid draft to help stay atop the crappy NFC East. Let's look at each of the Cowboys' picks and grade them on what they did.

May 2, 2022

Eagles

Eagles earn high grades from national draft analysts

There are some who believe you should not grade a draft until three years have passed. Those people suck. Here's what some of the outsiders are saying about the Birds' draft haul.

May 2, 2022

Eagles

The Eagles' remaining holes to fill, post-draft, and who can fill them

Each year after the draft has come and gone, the Philadelphia Eagles typically sign a veteran player or two to plug unfilled holes on their depth chart. There are a few positions where they could use an additional veteran player.

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