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Grocery shopping: 5 college players to watch today who could be Eagles draft targets

Last week the college football schedule was loaded with great matchups. It was upset city as five of the top eight teams in the country lost. This week, there are more intriguing matchups. Unfortunately, they're all on at 3:30pm for some insanely stupid reason.

As long as you're taking in some college football today, here are some players who could make some sense for the Eagles in next year's draft.

Eric Kendricks, ILB, UCLA (6'0, 230): (12) Oregon at (18) UCLA, 3:30pm

This is the brother of Eagles ILB Mychal Kendricks. They play the same position, and have nearly identical size. Like Mychal, Eric has impressive athleticism. He can cover, he can blitz, and so far this season, he has been a tackling machine, leading the Bruins with 58 tackles, or 21 more than any of his teammates.

Here's Kendricks' game against Virginia earlier this season. He's always around the football, and he made two huge plays in this game -- He forced fumble that was a returned for a TD, and he intercepted a pass that he returned for a TD (via draftbreakdown.com):

The Eagles severely lack depth at ILB, and are likely to address that spot in one form or another this offseason. Kendricks could immediately serve as quality depth and eventually take over for  DeMeco Ryans, although I wonder if Chip Kelly and Billy Davis would be comfortable with a pair of undersized  linebackers in the middle of their defense.

Also... As long as you're watching Kendricks, UCLA's other ILB, Myles Jack (#30) is pretty awesome too, although he is not eligible to enter the draft this offseason.

Brett Hundley, QB, UCLA (6'3, 227): (12) Oregon at (18) UCLA, 3:30pm

Is Nick Foles the Eagles' quarterback of the future? Maybe. He certainly looked the part in 2013. 2014? Not so much, although the season is young. Until you know with 100% certainty that you have "the guy," I think you're always looking at quarterbacks, and Hundley could be an attractive option to Chip Kelly.

Early last season, Hundley was thought of as a potential top 10 overall type of player, but he had a disappointing season and opted to stay for another year at UCLA. He has good size at 6'3, 227, a strong arm, and very good mobility in the same mold as guys like Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston. Hundley, however, has not gotten the same results as Mariota and Winston.

One very alarming stat: In just over two seasons at UCLA, Hundley has been sacked 108 times. In 2012, he was sacked a staggering 52 times (first in the nation by a mile), 35 times in 2013 (fifth in the nation), and already 21 times in 2014 (fourth in the nation) despite missing most of the game against Texas. Last week he was sacked 10 times in a loss to Utah. Here's what former NFL scout and current NFL.com analyst Daniel Jeremiah tweeted during the game:

Hundley is still only a junior, so he could very well opt to stay in school to try to correct some of his deficiencies, but if he comes out, at the very least he has physical attributes that cannot be coached.

Guys like Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston are going to be long gone by the time the Eagles pick in the first round. But if the Eagles have questions about the long-term prospects of Foles as their QB, Hundley could be a guy who falls much further than anticipated, very possibly out of the first round completely.

Shawn Oakman, DE, Baylor (6'8, 275): (9) TCU at (5) Baylor, 3:30pm

Big people beat up little people, and Oakman is 6'8, 275. Oakman was at Penn State, but was kicked off the team for multiple incidents that don't sound all that bad the way he tells them. He lost a year after transferring to Baylor, but is now in his second year playing DE for the Bears.

Oakman led Baylor with 12.5 tackles for loss in 2013, but only had two sacks. He made the right decision by staying in school and trying to become a true dominant player, instead of just an intriguing one with a ton of upside. So far in 2014, he already has seven tackles for loss and five sacks.

Clearly, in a 4-3 scheme, Oakman is a DE. It's a little more difficult to project him into the Eagles' 3-4 scheme. Most people project him to DE in a 3-4. Personally, I see his talents being wasted in a 2-gap 3-4 scheme as a DE. Rather, I think he can play 3-4 OLB. Normally, when you think of a 6'8 player, you don't think of him as being able to play in space. With Oakman, I'm not so sure I agree. To me, while Oakman's change of direction is hurt by his height some, he doesn't look awkward or uncoordinated moving in space, and his extremely long frame covers a huge area. Here's his game against SMU this season. His ability to get to be disruptive is obvious, but watch how coordinated he is for such a tall guy.

At a minimum, Oakman can rush the passer and set the edge in the run game, but his ability to drop into coverage would be almost a complete unknown.

Antwan Goodley, WR, Baylor (5'10, 225): (9) TCU at (5) Baylor, 3:30pm

Baylor has been loaded with talent at WR the last few years. If you include the supplemental draft, they had three WRs taken in the first three rounds the last three years. All three are already producing in the NFL. Here is what they did last season:

The next two WRs up for Baylor are freshman KD Cannon, who has been ridiculous this season, with 24 catches for 527 yards (a 22.0 YPC average) and five TDs, and Goodley.

Goodley has basically only played only two full games so far this season, but last year, he racked up 1339 yards and 13 TDs on 71 catches.

Goodley has odd dimensions at 5'10, 225 pounds, and he is extremely strong. He can squat 660 pounds. According to the Baylor Lariat, that was the 2nd highest total on the team, which is crazy for a WR. He is built more like a bruising RB than a WR, and that added bulk shows on tape. One of my favorite Goodley plays is this catch and run against Kansas State last season. Watch the explosion, and the Heisman-esque stiff arm at the 45 yard line:

He reminds me of a thicker, faster version of Josh Huff.

Dak Prescott, QB, Mississippi State (6'2, 235): (2) Auburn at (3) Mississippi State, 3:30pm

Mississippi State is 5-0, with wins over LSU and Texas A&M, and is now the third ranked team in the country. Prepare to start hearing a lot about Mississippi State's QB, junior Dak Prescott, who has the following numbers this season:

Prescott probably has a ways to go before he can become an effective pocket passer at the NFL level, and that may never really be his game. However, he has a strong arm, he's a bruising runner and has the reputation for having all the "intangibles" (teammates love him, leadership, etc). He has drawn comparisons to Cam Newton, but I kind of think his style more closely resembles Tim Tebow, expect that he can, you know... throw.

Whether you think Nick Foles is a "franchise quarterback" or not, the Eagles may need help at quarterback regardless. Mark Sanchez is only in Philly on a one year deal, and the Eagles tried to trade Matt Barkley during the preseason. If Prescott comes out after his junior year, he could be a mid-round player with a lot of talent that you try to develop over time.

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Previously highlighted players:

October 4, 2014:

• Benardrick McKinney, LB, Mississippi State

• Landon Collins, S, Alabama

• La'El Collins, OT, LSU

• Ameer Abdullah, RB, Nebraska

• Randy Gregory, Edge rusher, Nebraska

September 27, 2014:

• Hau'oli Kikaha, Edge rusher, Washington

• Shane Ray, Edge rusher, Missouri

• Sean Mannion, QB, Oregon State

• Isaac Seumalo, C, Oregon State

• Steven Nelson, CB, Oregon State

September 20, 2014:

• Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama

• Trey DePriest, ILB, Alabama

• Dante Fowler, Edge rusher, Florida

• Shaquille Riddick, Edge rusher, West Virginia

• Cameron Erving, OT, Florida State

September 13, 2014:

• Leonard Floyd, Edge rusher, Georgia

• Jordan Jenkins, Edge rusher, Georgia

• Ramik Wilson, ILB, Georgia

• Amarlo Herrera, ILB, Georgia

• Danny Shelton, DT, Washington

September 6, 2014:

• Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon

• Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State

• Kurtis Drummond, S, Michigan State

• Arik Armstead, DE, Oregon

• Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford

August 30, 2014:

• Eli Harold, Edge rusher, Virginia

• Vic Beasley, Edge rusher, Clemson

• Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia

• Derron Smith, S, Fresno State

• Denzel Perryman, ILB, Miami

August 28, 2014:

• Mike Davis, RB, South Carolina

• AJ Cann, OG, South Carolina

• Cedric Ogbuehi, OT, Texas A&M

• Corey Robinson, OT, South Carolina

• Cody Prewitt, S, Ole Miss