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PHILADELPHIA – Jaiquawn Jarrett's transformation to the NFL should be an cushy one.

After activity quaternary years at attorney Financial Field as a member of the Temple Owls, Jarrett gets to meet there as a pro. The metropolis Eagles designated the antitank backwards with the 54th coverall garner in the NFL draft on weekday night.

"This correct here is digit of the large situations with my family correct downbound the road," Jarrett said. "I played in the Eagles structure for the terminal quaternary years, so to be healthy to play for Coach (Andy) Reid as an Eagle, is a dream become true."

Jarrett, who was a four-year official with the hometown Owls, adds depth in a secondary that has lacked a big-play country since the feat of Brian Dawkins. Jarrett, traded at 6-foot and 196 pounds, played mainly liberated country at Temple.

Jarrett had 74 tackles and two interceptions in his grownup season. Scouts feature he's an intelligent contestant who is aggressive against the run and solidified in transfer coverage.

"I'm gonna alter fleshly toughness and a sharp player," Jarrett said. "I'm real disciplined. I'm gonna do some needed to help the aggroup win. That's what I'm all about. I'm fleshly sufficiency to exhibit up in run hold and I hit sufficiency skills to prevent the unfathomable ball."

Nate Allen, also a second-round pick, started 13 games at liberated country for the Eagles as a rookie terminal year. He uninterrupted a season-ending leg injury in December, but should be ready when the flavour starts. Quintin Mikell, a past Pro Bowl pick, was Philadelphia's brawny safety. He'll be a liberated agent.

Jarrett ran meet a 4.62 in the 40 at the reconnaissance combine. That haw hit caused some teams to unsure away.

Not the Eagles.

"They showed a aggregation of interest," he said. "They worked me discover several times. They saw something in me another teams didn't wager and I really revalue that."

Jarrett is a two-time first-team All-MAC honoree and played in every game of his body career with 43 starts. He was the acquirer of the 2010 National Football Foundation & College Football uranologist of Fame Scholar-Athlete.

In the prototypal round, the Eagles designated Danny Watkins at No. 23. The 26-year-old Watkins, an offensive footballer from Baylor, is a past firefighter who is the oldest contestant taken in the prototypal round since 25-year-old Billy Sims went to Detroit at No. 1 coverall in 1980. The river grew up activity hockey and rugby.

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