NFL Draft 2024: Why Eagles believe drafting this ‘freaky’ player was worth the risk

Jalyx Hunt

The Eagles believe Houston Christian defensive lineman Jalyx Hunt (pictured) was worth the risk by selecting him in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

PHILADELPHIA – Last summer, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman went to his computer and began reading the mountain of scouting reports that had already been loaded into the team’s internal systems. When peering over his list, Jalyx Hunt’s report came up, and Roseman began to read It, becoming intrigued about his size (6-foot, 4-inches, and 248-pounds) and what he could project to be in the NFL.

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