Grocery shopping: Five college players to watch who could interest the Eagles in the 2020 NFL Draft

As long as you're taking in some college football action this Saturday, here are some players who could make sense for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2020 NFL Draft.

A.J. Epenesa, DE, Iowa (6'6, 280): (8) Minnesota at (20) Iowa, 4:00 p.m.

As a sophomore in 2018, Epenesa had 10.5 sacks and four FF. As such, in his junior campaign, he has received more attention this year, and his numbers are down a bit. Overall, through 33 collegiate games, Epenesa has 19.5 sacks, six FF, and a six batted passes.

Epenesa is a long, 6-foot-6, 280-pound powerhouse who wins with bull rushes and hand fighting. He is very likely not going to wow anyone with his athletic measurables at the Combine, but you can still see that he has some bend and explosion in his game. A highlight reel:

Epenesa is probably a first-round prospect. The Eagles have begun building a young stable of defensive ends that they are trying to develop in players like Josh Sweat and Shareef Miller. Their interest in taking another defensive end early in the draft will depend on how they believe that is going.

Antoine Winfield Jr., S, Minnesota (5'10, 205): (8) Minnesota at (20) Iowa, 4:00 p.m.

Watching Penn State's loss to Minnesota last week, my biggest takeaway from that game was how old I felt learning that Antoine Winfield has a kid potentially entering the draft next offseason. Ugh.

I loved the older Antoine Winfield as a player when he was still in the league. He was an undersized corner, but tough as hell, and a playmaker. Remember this from the Joe Webb Tuesday Night Football game?

Anyway, the younger Winfield, who plays safety, is a playmaker too, as he has seven INTs this season, second in the nation. Two of those were last week against Penn State. Here's the first one:

Aaaaand the second one:

He'd be a great fit in the Rodney McLeod role in the Eagles' defense.

Tyler Johnson, WR, Minnesota (6'2, 205): (8) Minnesota at (20) Iowa, 4:00 p.m.

Another player who impressed me watching PSU-Minnesota was WR Tyler Johnson, who doesn't have blazing speed, but looks like a savvy route runner who can actually, you know, make plays for his quarterback by making difficult catches. Despite that lack of track speed, it should be noted that Johnson does have a career YPC average of 15.4.

His career numbers:

Tyler Johnson	Rec	Yards	YPC	TD
2016	14	141	10.1	1
2017	35	677	19.3	7
2018	78	1169	15.0	12
2019	50	730	14.6	8

A highlight reel:

With 403 more receiving yards this season, Johnson will pass Eric Decker as Minnesota's all-time receiving yards leader. I think that somewhere around the Nick Foles comp pick would be appropriate value.

Paulson Adebo, CB, Stanford (6'1, 190): Stanford at Washington State, 4:30 p.m.

Adebo has excellent ball skills as he has 27 pass breakups and eight INTs the last two years for Stanford. You can see those ball skills here:

The downside is that Adebo can occasionally be too aware/overaggressive and bite on double moves.

The Eagles have an obvious need at cornerback with Sidney Jones not having panned out and several other corners on the roster headed toward free agency, and Abedo could be an intriguing option if he makes it to Round 2.

Brandon Aiyuk, WR, Arizona State (6'1, 195): Arizona State at Oregon State, 7:30 p.m.

Aiyuk is an off-the-radar prospect (I think?) who should be getting more attention as draft season begins to heat up. He is a junior college transfer in his senior year who is in his second season at Arizona State. His numbers: