James-Newby had nine sacks last season at Next Mexico.

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The Eagles drafted outside linebacker Keyshawn James-Newby with the No. 252 overall pick.

James-Newby played college football for six years, starting at Montana Tech (2020-22), then playing at Idaho (2023-24) and finishing his career at New Mexico.

James-Newby had nine sacks last year and 10.5 the season before. He has started 46 games in his college career and registered 23.5 sacks.

Executive Vice President/General Manager Howie Roseman:"He can rush. I think that when you turn on the tape and you see him in must-pass situations, is he able to get off the ball. He can bend. He's got production as a rusher. Obviously, you're looking for traits late in the draft, and that was one of the reasons we wanted to get a bunch of picks there at the end because we had a bunch of guys that we wanted to take. I mean, even at the end, we were sitting there going, can we try to get a couple more picks because there were some guys that we wanted to get. He's going to have to show it here, but that's why we liked him."

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