I don't have favorite Eagles, even stretching back to my youth. The closest may have been Roman Gabriel, Bill Bergey, and that guy, Wes Hopkins. Before Andre Waters became a starter, Hopkins and Ray Ellis were a devastating pair of safeties for the birds when it came to - to borrow a Fred Shero quote - "arriving in an ill humor." The man hit like a high speed train.
I don't think those who never saw #48 (that's Hopkins) play can really get the sense of how hard he hit. He wasn't undisciplined like Waters, who would take penalties of aggression for the mere purpose of sending a message (and would, as a result, get flagged for every borderline transgression), and he had a knack for the ball. He had 5+ interceptions in five different seasons. Compare that to Brian Dawkins who never had more than four in a season.
Wes Hopkins is a severely overlooked and underappreciated former Eagle.