NFL Draft: Eagles host potential Haason Reddick replacement on top-30 visit

With Haason Reddick gone, the Philadelphia Eagles may be looking to the NFL Draft to find his replacement.

Even with a few young, up-and-coming names in house (Bryce Huff, Nolan Smith, etc.), Howie Roseman is always looking to add pass rushers. Going with an EDGE player at No. 22 overall is certainly in the cards.

According to multiple sources, the Eagles have been doing their homework on potential Reddick replacements in this year’s draft class. Most notably, they hosted Penn State standout Chop Robinson for a top-30 visit in early March.

NEWS: Penn State superstar EDGE Chop Robinson has a TOP-30 visit planned with the Philadelphia #Eagles, source says.

Robinson is one the biggest freak defensive lineman scouts have ever seen, and will be a first round pick. pic.twitter.com/w5jWWRxD0K

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Robinson is not the most polished pass rusher in this draft, but he’s almost unanimously considered the freakiest athlete at the position this year.

Here’s what PFF has to say about this potential Eagles target:

Robinson is an alien-like athlete. He has some jaw-dropping plays where he can fire off the line and get into the backfield with ease. However, outside of his first step and fast hands, he is an incomplete pass rusher. Most of his backfield production comes from him feasting off an inferior tackle, if he’s facing one that week. He could also struggle with length against NFL-caliber tackles. His pass-rush profile needs to expand, as he does not have a regular rotation of pass-rush moves or counters when he doesn’t win with athleticism off the jump. He is a strong run defender but has some reps where he gets out of his gap to try to make a play.

With Robinson’ rawness at the position, he would be a perfect fit in the Eagles pass rushing rotation. They won’t need him to start right away with Josh Sweat and Bryce Huff in-house. He won’t even need to be the first rusher off the bench, assuming Nolan Smith steps up and takes command of that role this season.

As of now, Robinson is projected to be a mid-first round pick — right where the Eagles are picking. The team obviously has bigger needs to address, but at the end of the day, that doesn’t always matter when we’re talking about certain positions for the Eagles. EDGE defender is one of those positions.

We shouldn’t be shocked at all if Howie snags himself another pass rusher at 22 overall. We shouldn’t be surprised if it ends up being Chop Robinson, either.