By Matt Lombardo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

The Eagles' strategy during April's 2017 NFL Draft was seemingly to strike a balance between selecting players with a tremendous track record of collegiate production, and those who could be immediate contributors as well as players who could wait in the wings at positions that are seemingly deep on this year's roster.

After getting a glimpse of this year's draft class during the Eagles' rookie minicamp, and two OTA practices, here is one reasonable prediction for the likes of Derek Barnett, Sidney Jones, Rasul Douglas, Mack Hollins, and the rest of this year's class.

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Round 1 - DE Derek Barnett

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Prediction: Derek Barnett will take a higher percentage of the defensive snaps than Vinny Curry, and finish the season with approximately 6.0 sacks.

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Round 2 - CB Sidney Jones

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Prediction: Jones will be back on the practice field by early November, and could see game action by the time the Eagles travel to Arlington to take on the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football on Nov. 19.

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Round 3 - CB Rasul Douglas

Prediction: Douglas has been one of the standouts during OTA practices as the Eagles' starting slot receiver. Even after Ron Brooks returns from a quad injury, Douglas will start the season in the starting lineup as Jim Schwartz's No. 3 cornerback.

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Round 4 - RB Donnel Pumphrey

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Prediction: LeGarrette Blount will be the only Eagles running back to take a higher percentage of snaps than Donnel Pumphrey, but Pumphrey will finish the season with more receiving yards than rushing yards.

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Round 4 - WR Mack Hollins

Prediction: How's this for a stat-line for a rookie receiver with the speed to stretch the field: 30 catches for 535 yards, 6 touchdowns?

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Round 5 - WR Shelton Gibson

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Prediction: Gibson has struggled with his share of dropped passing during rookie camp, and the first two weeks of OTA practices, which if left uncorrected, could leave him buried in a suddenly deep wide receiver depth chart.

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Round 5 - LB Nathan Gerry

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Prediction: Gerry opens the season as the Eagles' No. 4 linebacker behind Jordan Hicks, Nigel Bradham, and Najee Goode. Don't be surprised if he also supplants Jon Dorenbos as the Eagles' long-snapper.

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Round 6.- DT Elijah Qualls

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Prediction: Qualls emerges as the Eagles No. 3 defensive tackle behind Fletcher Cox, and Tim Jernigan, and ultimately supplants Beau Allen as the defensive tackle in the field in run-downs.

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Matt Lombardo may be reached at MDLombardo@yahoo.com. Follow him on Twitter @MattLombardoPHL.