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* CHRIS WILLIAMS, offensive tackle, Vanderbilt
Meter reading: 7
Jon Runyan will be 35 in November. Tra Thomas will be 34. They can't play forever, and we still aren't sure whether Winston Justice can play at all. Williams is a finesse left tackle who is a decent fit for the Eagles' scheme and might make it down to 19.
* JEFF OTAH, offensive tackle, Pitt
Meter reading: 8
The 6-6, 322-pound Otah is a pile-driving blocker out of the Shawn Andrews mold. Has a healthy dose of that Runyan meanness and can play on either side. It's unlikely he'll last until 19, which means the Eagles probably would have to trade up into the early teens to get him.
* PHILLIP MERLING, defensive end, Clemson
Meter reading: 3
Merling is this year's Heath Miller. He hasn't worked out for anyone because of January sports hernia surgery and is slip-sliding down the first round. He could end up being a bargain at 19, but the kid's got motor problems and the Eagles have enough d-ends.
* FELIX JONES, running back, Arkansas
Meter reading: 3
Brian Westbrook is closing in on 29 and has had nearly 700 touches the last two seasons. Adding another dangerous-in-space runner wouldn't be a bad idea. Jones also was a helluva kick returner at Arkansas.
* DEVIN THOMAS, wide receiver, Michigan State
Meter reading: 4
The Eagles were interested enough in Thomas to bring him in for a visit. He's got impressive size (6-2, 215) and speed (4.40), but was a one-year wonder in college. Most teams feel the best round to get a wideout in this draft is the second.
* AQUIB TALIB, cornerback, Kansas
Meter reading: 6
If Lito Sheppard's going, somebody's got to be coming. Talib's got impressive size for a corner (6-1, 202), which would help the Eagles against the Plaxico Burress' of the world. But his admission at the combine that he tested positive for weed in college has hurt his draft stock.
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