Following a busy beginning to the NFL offseason, the Philadelphia Eagles are slowly turning their eyes toward the NFL Draft that will take place in April. 

And in a recent story published on ESPN.com, the Eagles may use their two first-round selections, pick No. 10 and pick No. 30, on two defensive players to make up for the players Philadelphia let walk in free agency. 

After losing Javon Hargrave (San Francisco) and T.J. Edwards (Chicago), and safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, the Eagles, a team that has drafted well for the future, has holes.

The Eagles landed pick No. 10 from the New Orleans Saints in the 2022 offseason trade. Pick No. 30 is the franchises own. 

"We look at the draft as kind of long-term decisions, you know, we don't want to just draft for immediate needs," Howie Roseman said at the start of March. "Those guys are ready. They were ready to play this year. They just had great guys in front of them."

It wouldn't be surprising if Roseman attempted to move around in the draft again. It is in his track record, a willingness to wheel and deal if the opportunity presents itself. 

"We always look at this team over not just this year, but over a period of time, and we knew we needed to get additional picks," Roseman said then. "Though maybe we don't have the amount of picks this year, we have a bunch of high picks. Then next year, we're going to have a tremendous amount of picks – we already have two additional picks from two trades that we made. Just by the sheer number of the free agents, we're going to have comp picks next year."

Jordan Reid and Matt Miller of ESPN think Roseman is more than likely to move around because the team is attempting to replenish and retool following a Super Bowl run and the gutting of that same roster. 

I wouldn't be surprised to see Roseman again look to move around in the draft," Reid wrote. "He often has his eyes on the future when making early picks, and the Eagles could try to gain more selections by moving down. But don't be surprised to see Philly draft an heir apparent to Brandon Graham or Fletcher Cox on the defensive line."

Miller added: "I definitely think we could see movement from the Eagles, especially since Roseman enters the draft with just six total picks, including none in Rounds 4-6. He'll want to pick up extra selections to do what you said Jordan — start drafting for future needs at defensive end, defensive tackle, cornerback, and right tackle. I think there's a good scenario where the Eagles slide back from No. 10 to collect future draft capital and still target a cornerback like Devon Witherspoon (Illinois) or Christian Gonzalez (Oregon)."

An additional position ESPN believes the Eagles could explore is offensive line play. 

"Offensive line could be a target, too," Reid wrote. "And yes, the talk about Bijan Robinson will pick up now that Sanders signed in Carolina. But the Eagles have been hesitant to invest early draft capital in running backs, and they already signing Rashaad Penny and brought back Boston Scott. So while a midround pick could be in play, Philadelphia seems to be in a good place at the position."

It appears that on the surface, the Eagles will be using the draft to accomplish what Roseman couldn't get done in free agency. And if history is any indicator of the future, Philadelphia is in good hands.