INDIANAPOLIS -- Ever since Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman took over the top role in the organization during the 2010 season, the organization has had one central theme on how to build their roster. The trenches.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – FEBRUARY 25: General manager Howie Roseman of the Philadelphia Eagles speaks to the media during the NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center on February 25, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Cooper DeJean probably still shouldn’t have been there, sitting comfortably with his family in his Iowa hometown on draft night last spring, waiting to be pluck