Right on Wright?

According to Sunday's Miami Herald (here; registration required, but I think it's the same login and password as a Philly.com registration), the Eagles still have serious interest in picking USC defensive tackle Manuel Wright in Thursday's NFL supplemental draft:

"There is a strong sense around the NFL that Philadelphia will use a late second-round pick on Wright, who could eventually succeed high-priced starting defensive tackle Corey Simon.

'You're basically talking about what's almost a third-round pick if you're the Eagles,'' one NFL executive said. ``I could easily see them doing that.'"

There's been little word from the Birds as to their interest in the Trojan who mostly backed up starters Shawn Cody and Eagles first-round pick Mike Patterson, but if the team were to select Wright, there'd be even more of a logjam at the DT position than there is already. Corey Simon and Hollis Thomas are likely to be gone at the end of the season, but they should be on the opening roster, along with Patterson, Sam Rayburn, and Darwin Walker. Depending on how well he plays, seventh-round pick Keyonta Marshall could be in the mix, or relegated to the practice squad.

Paul Grasmanis would seem to be the first guy to go, and the team could move Walker to end full time, since most of their ends are undersized. With three fourth-round picks next year, the Eagles have the flexibility to risk a high pick on Wright, who is raw and has had questionable work habits in the past. The Dolphins, Bengals, and Jaguars have also shown interest in Wright, and this is the first I've seen anyone mention the Eagles being interested enough to use a second rounder on him. But he has first-round athletic potential and the Birds like to plot their position-succession strategy far in advance, so it will be interesting to see how it all plays out on Thursday.