There are six ranked-on-ranked college football games on Saturday, and that means plenty of NFL eyes will be glued to the screen. The Eagles will be in that group, with scouts watching a handful of 2027 draft prospects who could fit what Philadelphia may need down the road.
It’s early, but not too early, to start circling names.
One of the most obvious places to start is at cornerback, where Kayin Lee of Tennessee gets a noon spotlight against Arch Manning and his top two receivers, Cam Coleman and Ryan Wingo. Philadelphia is set to pay Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean next offseason, which makes it unlikely the team can keep Riq Woolen, who has played well through two games on a one-year deal. Lee is one of the names worth tracking in that conversation.
Michigan’s Jyaire Hill is in a similar lane. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound corner has already posted 15 tackles and an interception through three games, and he offers the kind of size the Eagles could look for if Woolen is out of the picture.
He’s not the 6-foot-5 outlier Woolen is, but he could still make sense as an early Day 3 option. Hill will be on the field at 3:30 p.m. on CBS.
At receiver, Eric Singleton Jr. is another prospect worth monitoring if he suits up. He’s listed as a game-time decision because of injury, but if he plays for Florida against a ranked opponent at 3:30 p.m. on ABC, the speed element will be the draw.
Singleton made his name at Georgia Tech as a big-play threat before transferring to Florida. Philadelphia already spent a first-round pick on Makai Lemon as a long-term partner for DeVonta Smith, but Dontayvion Wicks is only under contract through 2027, and Singleton could fit as a WR3 in the third or fourth round.
The secondary also has Ty Benefield, who will be on the field for LSU at 7:30 p.m. on ABC. The Eagles saw enough of Marcus Epps struggling against the Titans to know they need more stability next to Drew Mukuba, their 2025 second-round pick.
Benefield, who transferred from Boise State to LSU after likely Day 2 buzz for the 2026 draft, would have been in that range if he had come out then. Now the question is whether he can shine in the spotlight.
Oregon’s Matayo Uiagalelei is another player with real NFL traits. A former five-star recruit, he arrived with major expectations and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors in 2024 before a quieter 2025 season.
Even so, the 6-foot-5, 265-pound senior still brings plenty of athletic upside, and Philadelphia could be looking to add to its edge rusher rotation on Day 2. Oregon kicks at 7:30 p.m. on NBC.
The last name on the list is Missouri’s Cayden Green, who could wind up being one of the most interesting interior linemen in the class. Green was a first-team All-SEC left tackle for the Tigers last year, then started 13 games at left guard in 2024.
At 6-foot-5 and 324 pounds, he has the kind of frame that will get teams talking about him as a first-round or second-round guard. That’s the sort of profile the Eagles could very much be in position to target in 2027, and Missouri plays at 7:45 p.m. on SEC Network.
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