Less than a month from now, draft prospects will turn into draft picks, and draft picks into NFL players. Rookie minicamp is slated for the second week in May. Then onto OTAs, the mandatory minicamp, and before you know it, training camp. Ideally, you would like your new players (and especially your top 5 pick) to be healthy and ready to go from the opening gun.

The reality for the team that drafts Dion Jordan is that they will have to wait to get him into the mix.

Add two big names to the list of players the Eagles are taking a look at in front of the 2013 NFL Draft.

According to sources, the team will be bringing in Florida defensive lineman Sharrif Floyd and Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher for visits.

Both are potential top-5 picks, and could conceivably be selected by the Eagles at No. 4.

Eagles fans may have a tough time developing a healthy dislike for Robert Griffin III.

The Redskins’ signal-caller recently talked about his admiration for a former quarterback who played in this city.

Matt Barkley “is going to answer a lot of questions” at his pro day. Plus, does Andy Reid see a young Donovan McNabb in Geno Smith?

It’s now been a little more than two months since the Eagles hired Chip Kelly as their new head coach. Here are three things we’ve learned (or think we’ve learned) in that time period.

Back in February, Dave Fipp seemed confident that Chip Kelly would make special teams a focus for the Eagles.

“I can tell you this, I know that special teams is really important to him,” Fipp said. “I know special teams is critical to him. I know he’s going to allocate the time necessary that we need to perform at a high level.”

While that probably sounds like typical coach-speak, the Eagles’ actions in the past couple weeks indicate that Kelly is serious about improving a unit that let the team down on a weekly basis in 2012.

Free agent linebacker Victor Butler left Philadelphia Tuesday without a deal, but there is still mutual interest between him and the Eagles, according to a league source.

Yesterday, we discussed the Eagles’ front seven and came to the conclusion that Howie Roseman and company still need to add some versatile defensive linemen.

So it makes sense that the team hosted Florida State’s Cornellius “Tank” Carradine for a pre-draft visit on Monday, according to a report.

Who will the Eagles take with the No. 4 pick? Six different prospects get mentioned in our latest mock draft roundup.

The latest in our series of draft profiles zeroes in on Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher, who could be an Eagles target with the fourth overall pick.

With the draft less than a month away, prospect workouts are in full swing.

The two latest names to garner interest from the Eagles are Rice tight end Vance McDonald and Fresno State safety Phillip Thomas.

We are now less than a month away from the NFL Draft. Are we any closer to the truth when it comes to the Eagles’ strategy? Let’s search for clues:

The Eagles might not be done in free agency just yet.

Outside linebacker Victor Butler is on his way to Philadelphia for a visit, a source confirms to Birds 24/7. Butler had been meeting with the Browns, but a deal didn’t get done.

Back by popular demand (OK, a couple people e-mailed), here is our 2013 Eagles draft tracker.

Between now and April 25, we’ll keep track of the team’s official draft visits and prospect workouts in this space.

With the draft exactly a month away, the Eagles are continuing to do their due diligence on quarterback prospects.

The latest name to add to the mix is Miami’s (Ohio) Zac Dysert. The 6-3, 231-pound signal-caller told The Miami Student he has a private workout set up with the Eagles.