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1 - Brodrick Bunkley, DT, Florida State (6-3, 306); 2 - Winston Justice, T, USC (6-6, 319); 3 - Chris Gocong, DE/OLB, Cal Poly (6-2, 263); 4 - Max Jean- Gilles, G, Georgia (6-4, 355); 4 - Jason Avant, WR, Michigan (6-0, 212); 5 - Jeremy Bloom, WR/RS, Colorado (5-9, 173); 5 - Omar Gaither, OLB, Tennessee (6-1, 234); 6 - LaJuan Ramsey, DT, USC (6-2, 290)

Analysis: Everything the Eagles touched over the weekend turned to gold. Two of the team's most pressing needs were addressed with Bunkley and Justice, and Gocong was a beneath-the-radar stud as a collegian and improves the team's pass rush right away. Jean-Gilles was thought by many to be a first-day talent and should compete for a starting job in 2006. Avant will never be flashy but has a chance to be a productive No. 2 receiver at some point, and Bloom has natural return ability to aide the special teams. Even the final two picks, Gaither and Ramsey, have a better-than-even shot of making the team.

Bottom Line: Eagles found value with each of their eight picks, and had arguably the best draft of the NFL's 32 teams.

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The NFL preseason will open with the Oakland Raiders playing the Philadelphia Eagles in the Hall of Fame game Aug. 6 in Canton, Ohio.

The prime-time game will be the first televised by NBC under the new contract that gives it the rights to Sunday night telecasts. Analyst John Madden, the former coach of the Raiders, will be inducted into the hall that weekend. Former Eagles star Reggie White, who died in 2004, also will be inducted.

Other prime-time national telecasts will be Indianapolis-St. Louis on Aug. 10; New England at Atlanta on Aug. 11; Washington at Cincinnati on Aug. 13; Oakland at Minnesota on Aug. 14 in ESPN's debut as the Monday night outlet for games; Kansas City at the New York Giants on Aug. 17; San Diego at Chicago on Aug. 18; Arizona at New England on Aug. 19; Seattle at Indianapolis on Aug. 20; Dallas vs. New Orleans at Shreveport, La., on Aug. 21; Miami at Carolina on Aug. 24; Pittsburgh at Philadelphia on Aug. 25; Tampa Bay at Jacksonville on Aug. 26; Houston at Denver on Aug. 27; and Green Bay at Cincinnati on Aug. 28.

The Cardinals-Patriots and Texans-Broncos will be shown on NFL Network, which begins live coverage of regular-season games on Thanksgiving.

The first full weekend of preseason play will be Aug. 10-14, when Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh is at Arizona and NFC champion Seattle hosts Dallas.

Geographic rivalries are featured in Week 3 of the preseason (Aug. 24-28), including the Steelers at the Eagles, the Buccaneers at the Jaguars, the Rams at the Chiefs, and the Giants at the Jets.

The Saints, scheduled to play their first game back in New Orleans on Sept. 24 against Atlanta _ the third week of the regular season _ will play their home exhibitions against the Cowboys in Shreveport and against the Colts in Jackson, Miss., on Aug. 26.

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The Texans, Philadelphia, Seattle, Denver and New England are among the teams interested in Moulds, a former first-round draft choice who is entering his 11th year. Over his past eight seasons, Moulds has averaged 78 catches and 1,065 yards.

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After a season where he set career highs in tackles and interceptions, Roderick Hood will return to play for the Eagles again next season.

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