Grading Each Player In 2021 Eagles NFL Draft Class: Where They Stack Up Heading Into Year 6

A position-by-position grade of the Philadelphia Eagles’ 2021 NFL Draft class highlights how that year “changed everything” for the franchise. After struggles in 2019 and 2020, the first class under Nick Sirianni is credited with immediate impact, including trades and picks made from top college programs. The article assigns an A to wide receiver DeVonta Smith in the first round, citing a rookie record 916 receiving yards and three 1,000-yard seasons in four years, serving as Philadelphia’s complementary “1A” to A.J. Brown. In the second round, it grades Landon Dickerson an A despite injury concerns, noting he has started 77 of 78 possible games and earned three Pro Bowl selections, plus a 2024 contract extension. In the third round it gives Milton Williams an A-, while it grades Zech McPhearson D- after limited time and no regular-season action since 2022. The piece begins a grade for Kenneth Gainwell (B) but cuts off mid-evaluation.