Eagles general manager Howie Roseman said Thursday, Philadelphia had Jihaad Campbell graded as a top-10 player on its board.

The Philadelphia Eagles parted with a 2025 fifth-round pick to land the best linebacker in the draft, selecting Alabama 's Jihaad Campbell at No. 31 overall.

Eagles general manager Howie Roseman —surprise, surprise — wasn’t watching and waiting while his rival GMs made their draft picks. He was calling and calling and calling — “persistent and determined” — trying to move up because the player he wanted was falling down the draft board.