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No. 28: Eagles' best draft class

Departed Dawkins tops Eagles' picks

Originally Published: March 25, 2009
By ESPN Stats & Information | Special to Insider

ESPN Stats and Information has ranked all NFL players drafted in the modern draft (1967-2008) based on their performances during their NFL careers -- regardless of how they fared with the teams that drafted them. Insider will count down each team's best draft class (seeded 1-32), then conduct a tournament to determine the best draft class of all time.

For a short explanation of the ranking system, click here, or for a more detailed rundown of how the system was developed, click here.

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EAGLES' BEST CLASS -- 1988

The Philadelphia Eagles have not drafted particularly well, according to ESPN's ranking system. They have drafted zero Hall of Famers, rookies of the year and players of the year. They have drafted one player -- K Mark Moseley (1970) -- who went on to win an MVP award. Their best draft class is their 1988 haul, which netted them All-Pros Keith Jackson and Eric Allen.


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