The Philadelphia Eagles must be impressed with their latest first round pick, but Brandon Boykin is gone, jettisoned to the Steelers for picks.
Eagles traded CB Brandon Boykin to Pittsburgh for a conditional 5th round draft choice in 2016. Eagles announced.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) August 2, 2015
Boykin, a little corner, should finally get the chance to start on the outside. His lack of size made it hard after Byron Maxwell (6-foot-1) signed a $63 million contract and is penciled in at one starting spot, while Eric Rowe (6-1) was drafted in the second round.