NCAA Football: Holiday Bowl-Nebraska vs Southern California

Dec 27, 2014; San Diego, CA, USA; USC Trojans wide receiver Nelson Agholor (15) looks on before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the 2014 Holiday Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports

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The NFL Draft is now less than a month away, but that doesn't change that fact that between now and the minute the Tampa Bay Buccaneers officially go on the clock, predictions about what the Eagles will do at No. 20 overall won't change plenty of times.

As of April 4th, however, I think the Eagles are going to take wide receiver Nelson Agholor with their first-round pick.

Why Agholor?

Although he is currently considered by the majority of draft experts to be the fourth or fifth best wide receiver in the draft class, make no mistake about it — scouts around the league consider him right up there with the likes of Alabama's Amari Cooper and West Virginia's Kevin White.

The Eagles seem to fall into the camp of scouts that are high on Agholor, as they have both had him to Philadelphia for a visit, and head coach Chip Kelly flew down to Tampa Bay to work him out.

Kelly getting some one-on-one time with a prospect is nothing to look over. Last year, after Kelly met Jordan Matthews at Vanderbilt, the head coach worked him out privately as well, getting to know the receiver that would soon become the Eagles' second-round pick.

Since the Eagles took Matthews, it has been reported that Kelly wanted Matthews in the first round, and the team trading up in the second round to make sure they landed him seems to back that up.

The attention Kelly showed Matthews turned into the receiver ending up in Philadelphia, and the same very well could happen to Agholor.

At 6-foot-0, 198 pounds, Agholor finished last season with 104 catches, 1,313 yards and 12 touchdowns. Agholor comes to the Eagles ready to play right away, like Matthews did, as he ran all kinds of different routes at USC, both on the outside and from the slot. He does not have the blazing speed that a prospect like Phillip Dorsett out of Miami does, but his 40-yard dash time of 4.42 seconds was impressive none-the-less.

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The drafting of Agholor makes sense for two reasons.

First, it fills a need. With Jeremy Maclin departing, the Eagles don't have a receiver that is quick enough to really threaten teams down the field. Second-year player Josh Huff has good speed, but he is better with the ball in space as opposed to getting behind a defense down the field.

Agholor isn't DeSean Jackson, but he had two catches over 70 yards last season, and would be better suited on the outside than Huff, and is faster than both Matthews and Riley Cooper.

The drafting of Agholor at No. 20 overall would also make sense if the draft board plays out the way it should.

At No. 20, it is possible, but unlikely, that Alabama safety Landon Collins will be on the board. If he is, the team would have to consider him strongly, given their glaring need at safety. If he isn't, another option would be Oregon tackle Jake Fisher, but taking a guard in the first round might not be the best use of such a high pick.

It is unlikely that Agholor will be on the board when the Eagles go on the clock with their second-round pick, No. 52 overall. Kelly risked losing Matthews last year, allowing him to slip into the second round before breaking down and trading up.

This year, there will be no such concern.

Because this reporter is convinced the Eagles are going to take Agholor at No. 20 — at least until the next time I make a prediction.

Eliot Shorr-Parks may be reached at eshorrpa@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @EliotShorrParks. Find NJ.com Sports on Facebook.