By Matt Lombardo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
After winning the Super Bowl, the Eagles will hold the final pick in the first round of April's NFL Draft.
Last year, Howie Roseman and Joe Douglas constructed a draft class that included first-round pick Derek Barnett (who recovered a critical Tom Brady fumble in Super Bowl LII), and key contributors wide receiver Mack Hollins, cornerback Rasul Douglas, and injured players with upside Sidney Jones and Donnell Pumphrey, and also signed undrafted free agent Corey Clement who caught a touchdown pass against the Patriots.
What will they do for an encore?
Here's a look at who the best options might be for the Eagles when they go on the clock in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft:
Texas v Iowa State
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LB - Malik Jefferson, Texas
Malik Jefferson is an instinctual linebacker who can hit like a boxcar. Given that the Eagles have injury concerns when it comes to middle linebacker Jordan Hicks, and the fact that Nigel Bradham is due to be a free agent, Jefferson might be an ideal fit at No. 32.
Jefferson, 6-foot-3, 240 pounds, capped his junior season with 110 tackles, and 4.0 sacks.
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RB - Derrius Guice, LSU
LSU's Derrius Guice can make a strong case for being the No. 2 running back in what has developed into a loaded class at the position behind Penn State's Saquon Barkley.
Guice is an instinctual downhill runner who attacks the holes in the line of scrimmage, but has plenty of shiftiness in the open-field to make defenders miss. He's a physical runner who is difficult to bring down with the field-vision to be a play-maker at the NFL level.
As a junior, Guice finished with 1,251 yards and 11 touchdowns while averaging 5.3 yards per carry in the SEC.
In a backfield with Jay Ajayi and Corey Clement, Guice has the skill-set to be the focal point of the Eagles' offense.
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