Eagles have all their draft picks signed up

PHILADELPHIA - Eagles head coach Chip Kelly likes to talk and call plays quickly, so it comes as no surprise that the little man already has all his draft picks signed up and ready to go for the coming season lickety-split.

Linebacker Jordan Hicks of Texas, a third-round selection, was the last name to be inked to the club, putting the final touch on Kelly's first draft as the head personnel man.

Kelly noted that Hicks was his highest rated player "by far" going into the draft, meeting with the former Longhorn several times, who he says can be a three-down player to bring some needed depth to the Eagles' linebacking corps.

Mychal Kendricks, DeMeco Ryans, and Kiko Alonso are all penciled in at the inside spot. Alonso was brought over from the Bills in the deal that saw LeSean McCoy leave town, Ryans is 30-years-old and coming off a season-ending Achilles tear, and Kendricks has been the butt of several trade rumors. 

Connor Barwin and Brandon Graham are expected to head up the unit this season, part of the team's vaunted front seven.

Melvin Gordon will enter NFL draft

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin tailback Melvin Gordon says he will put his name down for the 2015 NFL Draft.

Gordon, a finalist for the 80th Heisman Trophy Award, announced the decision to Dan Patrick on his radio show Wednesday.

He led the Football Bowl Subdivision this season with 2,336 yards rushing and holds a tie with the most touchdowns among collegiate backs (26).

The Kenosha, Wisconsin, native held the record for the most rushing yards in a contest when he gained 408 yards in a victory over Nebraska Nov. 15th. That mark would only last seven days, however, until being broken by Oklahoma's Samaje Perine (427, against Kansas).

His 241 rushes were the least needed in college football history to gain 2,000 yards on the ground.

Wisconsin will face the Auburn Tigers Jan. 1st in the Outback Bowl.