Eagles work out three Stanford draft prospects

According to Tony Pauline of DraftInsider.net, the Eagles worked out a trio of Stanford players this afternoon -- QB Kevin Hogan, WR/TE Devon Cajuste, and LB Blake Martinez.

We'll start with Cajuste, who we profiled back in December. Cajuste came to Stanford as a tight end, but moved to wide receiver. His career numbers are rather unimpressive:

But, he can block! And therefore, we had thought of him as a cheaper candidate to play the ever-important role in the Eagles' offense under Chip Kelly as the "receiver who doesn't actually receive" once the Eagles got rid of Riley Cooper and Miles Austin. Cajuste could be a movable piece in Doug Pederson's offense, who could play a hybrid WR/TE position.

Hogan is a quarterback we have not yet profiled in depth, but I did get a chance to watch him both at the Senior Bowl and in drills at the NFL Combine. Here's what we said about Hogan at the Combine:

The consensus on Hogan is that he is a smart player who ran a pro-style offense at Stanford, but he lacks quality NFL arm strength.

As for Martinez, the Eagles' lack of depth at linebacker is obvious. As we pointed out in our Eagles depth chart preview, linebacker is a very underrated need heading into the draft. The Eagles desperately need linebacker depth. After the starters, the Birds have Najee Goode and not much else.

The Eagles are almost certain to add linebacker depth in the draft.