May 01, 2015
Mark J. Terrill/AP
Nelson Agholor was the eighth Pac-12 player drafted by the Eagles during the Chip Kelly era.
Chip Kelly loves himself some Oregon players. There are currently nine of them on the roster, and Kelly tried to trade up to draft a tenth last night. This is not breaking news -- Eagles fans have had Chip's #DuckBias beaten into their heads by us media folk for the last two years. However, Chip's #Pac12Bias is right up there with his #DuckBias.
When the Eagles made USC WR Nelson Agholor their first round pick last night, they selected their eighth Pac-12 player in just 16 picks since Chip Kelly took over as the Eagles' head coach. That is the most in the league during that span by a comfortable margin:
| Team | Total picks | Pac-12 draft picks | Percentage |
| Eagles | 16 | 8 | 50 |
| Panthers | 12 | 4 | 33.3 |
| Packers | 21 | 6 | 28.6 |
| Bears | 15 | 4 | 26.7 |
| Vikings | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| Chargers | 13 | 3 | 23.1 |
| Saints | 13 | 3 | 23.1 |
| Titans | 15 | 3 | 20 |
| Steelers | 19 | 3 | 15.8 |
| Colts | 13 | 2 | 15.4 |
| Jets | 20 | 3 | 15 |
| Bills | 15 | 2 | 13.3 |
| Chiefs | 15 | 2 | 13.3 |
| Cardinals | 17 | 2 | 11.8 |
| Cowboys | 17 | 2 | 11.8 |
| Falcons | 18 | 2 | 11.1 |
| Raiders | 19 | 2 | 10.5 |
| Seahawks | 20 | 2 | 10 |
| Texans | 21 | 2 | 9.5 |
| 49ers | 24 | 2 | 8.3 |
| Browns | 13 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Buccaneers | 13 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Giants | 15 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Patriots | 16 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Redskins | 16 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jaguars | 18 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Dolphins | 18 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Rams | 19 | 1 | 5.3 |
| Bengals | 19 | 1 | 5.3 |
| Broncos | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 542 | 72 | 13.3 |
The total tally: Two Ducks, two Trojans, two whatever the hell the plural version of Stanford's mascot is, a Beaver, and a Ute.
| Player | Position | School | Year | Round | Overall |
| Zach Ertz | TE | Stanford | 2013 | 2 | 35 |
| Matt Barkley | QB | USC | 2013 | 4 | 98 |
| Joe Kruger | DE | Utah | 2013 | 7 | 212 |
| Jordan Poyer | CB | Oregon State | 2013 | 7 | 218 |
| Josh Huff | WR | Oregon | 2014 | 3 | 86 |
| Taylor Hart | DE | Oregon | 2014 | 5 | 141 |
| Ed Reynolds | S | Stanford | 2014 | 5 | 162 |
| Nelson Agholor | WR | USC | 2015 | 1 | 20 |
Interestingly, the offensive players from non-Oregon Pac-12 schools put up some impressive statistical performances against Kelly at Oregon:
• Nelson Agholor vs Oregon, 2012: 6 catches, 162 yards, 1 TD
• Zach Ertz vs Oregon, 2012: 11 catches, 106 yards, 1 TD
• Matt Barkley vs Oregon, 2012: 35 of 54, 484 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
• Matt Barkley vs Oregon, 2011: 26 of 34, 323 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Familiarity is great, as long as the players Kelly selects are good. So far, it's a mixed bag, and that's being generous. Ertz looks like a quality player, and many are expecting Huff to make a leap in 2015. However, Kruger, Hart, Reynolds, Poyer and Barkley have appeared in a combined seven career games for the Eagles, although to be fair, they were all drafted in the fourth round or later.
To be determined what becomes of Agholor.
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