Safety could be a position the Philadelphia Eagles choose to address in the NFL Draft. It is not their most pressing need -- cornerback and wide receiver seem like more likely options for their first round selection. Injuries created depth concerns last season, though, concerns that can be addressed on the cheap in April. These are four safeties the team could consider drafting beyond the first round.
Budda Baker, Washington Huskies
Baker isn't ideally sized to be a safety in the NFL, but he has the right skillset. Baker recorded 71 tackles and two interceptions last year.
He can fly around the field and is more than willing to lay his body on the line to make a proper tackle. He could develop into a star in Philadelphia with the right development team in place. Draft projections currently place him going in either the second or third round.
Eddie Jackson, Alabama Crimson Tide
Jackson can be a deep free safety, a role he filled well at Alabama. He wasn't great as a cornerback at the beginning of his college career, but he does have the versatility to shift positions if needed. His draft stock has slipped because of a broken leg that ended his college career. The Eagles could take him between the third and fifth round.
Josh Harvey-Clemons, Louisville Cardinals
Harvey-Clemons has the physical profile to succeed at the NFL level.
The safety never lived up to his potential at the college level, though. Last season, he recorded 61 tackles and broke up two passes. If the Eagles want to take a chance on him, he should be available between the fourth and sixth round of the draft.
Jadar Johnson, Clemson Tigers
The member of the college football national champions plays on pure instincts.
The safety isn't terribly athletic, but he has a great mind for football and knows how to position himself in right place in any given moment. Following a season in which he recorded 53 tackles and five interceptions, Philadelphia can have him in the draft anywhere from the fourth to the sixth round.