NFL Draft 2021: Eagles’ DeVonta Smith Pick Made Fans Absolutely Lose Their Minds

Eagles fans totally lost it after DeVonta Smith pick originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

After last year's extremely confusing and somewhat disappointing NFL Draft, the Eagles desperately needed some good draft execution this time around to fix fans' confidence.

They got exactly that.

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Howie Roseman and the Birds jumped up two spots in a trade with the Cowboys, and then selected Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith with the No. 10 overall pick.

In a combination of the nerves, the drama of the trade up, and the excitement over picking the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, Eagles fans absolutely lost it on social media when the pick was announced:

Oh I am all the way in on DeVonta pic.twitter.com/yO7nbKCdef
— Charxey (@SnowmanEmbiid) April 30, 2021

Jalen Hurts reunited with DeVonta Smith pic.twitter.com/IAkV47vrNj
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) April 30, 2021

HOWIE!!!!!!!!
— P (@GoBirdsGoSixers) April 30, 2021

Wow.
— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) April 30, 2021

pic.twitter.com/rsqJlsCB16
— Redacted (@itsneeks2) April 30, 2021

my guy HOWIE ROSEMAN
— Matt Carey (@RealMattCarey) April 30, 2021

DEVONTA LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
— John Barchard (@JohnBarchard) April 30, 2021

I can get used to this. pic.twitter.com/IfCIPInPUM
— ben natan (@TheBenNatan) April 30, 2021

Devonta Smith is a baller.
— IgglesNest (@IgglesNest) April 30, 2021

buying a midnight green #3 DeVonta jersey for the summer??? pic.twitter.com/YKx45IWdI9
— shamus (@shamus_clancy) April 30, 2021

Eagles made a good pick?! #NFLDraft2021 pic.twitter.com/re49FRik7U
— Michael M. Butler (@mikeviimusic) April 30, 2021

OKAYYYYYY! Yup, good move #Eagles
— Raichele Privette (@raichelemonique) April 30, 2021

I can’t believe I’m about to say this, but thank you Howie Roseman. You crushed it tonight.
— James Seltzer (@JamesSeltzer) April 30, 2021

Fire How.....WE LOVE HOWIE!!!
— Greg Richards (@igglesnut) April 30, 2021

Reaction from the #Eagles Draft Party: pic.twitter.com/EgjxVQenPr
— EROCK (@Eric_Emanuele) April 30, 2021

The general consensus on this pick seems to be that Roseman and the Eagles nailed it, and really it's hard to blame them for being so pumped.

Smith is an electric, gamebreaking potential star, and now they have a true WR1 for years to come. That's all you can really ask for when you're starting to build a team of the future.