Eagles add DT

[Eagle60]

UPDATE: The Eagles cut Marlon Tuipulotu to make room for claiming Byron Young, as expected. It’s possible we could see Tui return on the practice squad.

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The Philadelphia Eagles claimed former Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Byron Young off waivers, according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero.

Young, who turns 24 in November, played college football at Alabama and was originally selected by the Raiders with a third-round pick (No. 70 overall!) in the 2023 NFL Draft. He played 99 snaps over six games as a rookie, logging four solo tackles and zero other stats.

That the Raiders were willing to move on from a third-round pick after just one season clearly raises some questions. Of course, Las Vegas underwent a regime change so it’s not like Young had loyalty working in his favor. He also reportedly struggled in the preseason this summer.

Young was at least deemed good enough to make the Raiders’ initial roster before they cut him to make room for some waiver claims of their own.

The Eagles clearly believe Young has some untapped potential. But it’s not like he’s currently projected to see much playing time with Philly already having six defensive tackles on their roster.

Of course, it’s quite possible they cut one of those DTs (perhaps Marlon Tuipulotu?) to make room for Young.

Spider graph via Mockdraftable:

[musicman]

I wonder if Ojomo needs to be worried

[andrewaters]

they cut Marlon T to accomodate this guy. Marlon was just a guy. I think Ojomo is fine. Young is a bit more explosive and not so much a run DT. He is undersized to play the run at the NFL level. Maybe a Milton Williams clone.

[Pliny]

they cut Marlon T to accomodate this guy. Marlon was just a guy. I think Ojomo is fine. Young is a bit more explosive and not so much a run DT. He is undersized to play the run at the NFL level. Maybe a Milton Williams clone.

I agree. Ojomo has a much bigger upside than Marlon at this point IMO. And, he seems to have stood out much more in camp.

[FairOaks]

Tuipulotu is on the last year of his rookie deal. Ojomo is on his second and shown more (in preseason) than Marlon ever has. Ojomo isn't going anywhere.

Whether Byron Young is worth it, who knows. Sounds like he has seriously under impressed with the Raiders, and they dropped him in favor of a Colts 7th round pick this year who they claimed. Fangio obviously didn't like Tuipulotu all that much, and the Eagles must have liked Young when they scouted him last year. I guess he has upside, but not expecting much. If the Eagles got him, that means the 21 teams ahead of them wouldn't bite if he were released again, so he may be someone the Eagles could get to the practice squad at some point. We will see if Tuipulotu ends up there.

[taz]

Liked Byron Young coming out of college. Kinda of concerning he is cut a year after he was drafted in round 3.