Eagles draft capsules

May 02, 2011|by Daily News Staff
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  • Alex Henery is a punter and placekicker.
  • Alex Henery is a punter and placekicker. (Associated Press )
  • Casey Matthews doesn't want to be only 'Clay's little brother.' (KEVIN C. COX / Getty Images )
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NAME: DANNY WATKINS

Selection: 1st round, 23rd overall

Position: Guard

College: Baylor

Height/Weight: : 6-3, 310.

Age: 26

Details: His unique introduction to football has gotten a lot of attention. He spent 5 years as a part-time firefighter in British Columbia and went to a community college in California to study fire sciences. He was introduced to football, transferred to Baylor and the rest is history . . . Started 25 games at Baylor and was first-team All-Big 12 in 2010 . . . Posted the highest grade of any Baylor lineman in 12 of 13 games and led the team with 134 knockdowns

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Quotes: : "Watkins is the safest pick in the entire draft - the one player you can confidently say will be in the Pro Bowl in 2012. He's the best guard on the board." - Rick Gosselin, Dallas Morning News

NAME: JAIQUAWN JARRETT

Selection: 2nd round, 54th overall

Position: Safety

College: Temple

Height/Weight: : 6-0, 196

Age: 21

Details: Four-year starter and two-time first-team All-MAC . . . Played in 49 games (43 starts) and finished his career ranked 11th in school history with 299 tackles . . . Ranked eighth in school history with nine career interceptions, also had two forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries . . . Says he models his game after legendary Oakland Raider Jack Tatum . . . Andy Reid compared him to Brian Dawkins.

Quotes: "I love being physical as a safety coming from Temple where we ran a Cover 2 defense. We had to show up in run support and we had to be violent and physical in the secondary and you have to be great in pass coverage. And I think that's exactly what I showed throughout my collegiate career and I'm going to bring that to the Eagles." - Jaiquawn Jarrett

NAME: CURTIS MARSH

Selection: 3rd round, 90th overall

Position: Cornerback

College: Utah St.

Height/Weight: : 6-foot, 197.

Age: 21

Details: Played cornerback for two seasons after converting from running back. Started 16 of 24 games over the last two seasons . . . Totaled 78 tackles, three interceptions and 18 pass deflections . . . Also saw limited action as a kick returner . . . His father, Curtis Sr., was a wide receiver for Jacksonville (1995-96) and Pittsburgh (1997).

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