u/BronzeEagle

Offseason Review Hub

2025 Recap

2025 Record - 11-6, 1st place in the NFC East, lost in Wild Card to San Francisco 49ers

2025 had many of the hallmarks of a Super Bowl hangover for the Eagles. Though the team had several key departures after the 2024 season, including Kellen Moore leaving for the Saints HC job, Milton Williams, Darius Slay, and Josh Sweat departing in free agency, they ultimately had fairly good continuity heading into the year. Moore was replaced in-house with longtime Nick Sirianni assistant and previous passing game coordinator Kevin Patullo. The defensive departures were expected to be filled by young, ascending players such as Moro Ojomo, Jalyx Hunt, and Kelee Ringo.

The core of the defense was still intact with Vic Fangio at the helm and the offense returned all 11 starters. The Eagles were frequent picks to make it to the NFC championship in preseason predictions. However, warts quickly began to show.

Left guard Landon Dickerson suffered a meniscus injury during a public training camp practice, requiring surgery just weeks before the season. This seemed to offer a portent of health issues on the offensive line, once the engine driving the team’s success. While Dickerson played week 1 in spite of surgery, it was clear all season long that both he and Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens were far from 100%, playing well below their level of play in prior years. All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson missed the last 7 games of the season, along with their playoff loss, with a Lisfranc injury. The offensive line, previously considered amongst the best in the league, struggled, particularly in run blocking.

The passing game didn’t fare much better. Route concepts and combinations became staggeringly predictable (more on that in a later section.) The lack of an effective run game, conservative game management decisions, and inconsistent play from Jalen Hurts combined to create a stagnant offense that led the league in 3 and out rate and was below average in almost any metric. The team’s star receiver, AJ Brown, made his displeasure with this well-known (another topic to be discussed later).

The defense had some early season hiccups as they figured out the CB 2 spot (and Jalen Carter got ejected before the first play of the season in Spit Gate). It eventually rounded into form and played like a top 5 unit down the stretch, carrying the Birds to a second straight division title, their third in four years, before a loss at home to a depleted 49ers team ended their hopes at defending their title.

For what felt like the umpteenth time, Nick Sirianni entered the offseason under intense scrutiny about his long-term future with the Eagles.

Coaching Changes

Departures

Kevin Patullo, offensive coordinator - Hitch, please. Patullo was, in some ways, the default hire for the team following Kellen Moore’s departure after 2024. He had seniority amongst offensive assistants, a deep relationship with Sirianni, and because Moore couldn’t finalize his deal with New Orleans til after the Super Bowl, the pool of outside options was sparse. The hope was that he would offer continuity and consistency within the structure of an offense that was effective in years prior.

Instead, he became one of the most reviled figures in the Philadelphia sports world. His house was egged, he was denigrated across the sports media landscape and in group chats throughout the Delaware Valley. His quotes, such as “Sometimes you run the ball just to run it” did him few favors. He ran an historic number of hitch routes, completely failing to utilize the middle of the field in the passing game. His usage of personnel was equally baffling, regularly asking Grant Calcaterra, one of the worst blocking TE’s in the league, to lead block on counters and other runs with predictably catastrophic results. The team regularly seemed to give up in 3rd and long and end of half scenarios, running coward’s draws and letting the clock tick down with no urgency. The team was also the slowest in the league to snap the ball, seemingly content to shorten every game and hope to wait out the opponent.

While his red zone play calls showed a spark of creativity that was sadly lacking across the rest of the playbook, he simply wasn’t up to the task of leading an NFL offense. Against a battered Niners defense in the Wild Card loss, that was starting linebackers signed off the street, he failed to capitalize, putting up a paltry 19 points. After the season he was unsurprisingly let go.

Jeff Stoutland, offensive line coach and run game coordinator - If the general mood after Patullo’s firing was elation, the response to Stoutland’s unexpected social media announcement that he was leaving the team was despondence. A stalwart of the most successful period in Eagles history, having survived through three coaching staffs, Stoutland was considered by many the best offensive line coach, and perhaps the best position coach period in the league. Having coached multiple surefire and borderline Hall of Fame talents, developed raw players like Jordan Mailata, and consistently prepared backups to play in case of injury, his reputation was deserved.

While the details are ultimately still murky, it seems that Stoutland resigned due to conflicts with Sirianni, feeling that he was unfairly blamed for the running game struggles in 2025. Some reports suggested that he was stripped of his run game coordinator responsibilities mid-season.

However, there are two sides to every story. Stoutland was a phenomenal coach for the team for 13 seasons, but he likely deserves to shoulder some of the blame for 2025’s struggles. The running game became predictable. He also continued to ask his players to execute extremely challenging 1 on 1 assignments, even when they were clearly limited due to injuries. Stoutland’s run blocking philosophy in particular, is known to be highly complex in terms of double team responsibilities, pre-snap adjustments to defensive alignments, and more. He has also publicly expressed disliking pre-snap shifts and motion, key aspects of modern NFL offenses, because of it muddying the water of the defensive alignments for the offensive line.

With the expected change in offensive scheme and philosophy, it is likely the team asked Stoutland to return solely as offensive line coach without regaining his run game coordinator title and he instead decided to resign. Because he is still under contract with the team, he was not signed by another team, but that will likely change next offseason when his current deal with the team expires.

Christian Parker, secondary coach - The Cowboys may have last made an NFC championship when Dak was still in diapers, but at least they can poach the Eagles coaching staff. Parker departs for Dallas to attempt to salvage their trash fire of a defense following the firing of noted football terrorist Matt Eberflus. Parker has been considered a rising star for several years now and has been credited with the development of star CBs Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper Dejean along with leading a secondary that has been amongst the league’s best two years running. He has learned a great deal under Vic Fangio and while his eventual loss was expected, him going to a division rival was particularly bitter.

Scot Loefler, quarterbacks coach - Spent one season with the team as QBs coach, was well-liked by Jalen Hurts, but was not retained by the team.

Jason Michael, tight ends coach - With the team since Sirianni joined in 2021, not retained by the team

Alec Halaby, assistant GM - Halaby was a true protege of Howie Roseman, having started as an intern with the team in 2007 and worked his way up to second in command in the front office. He had experience with both the analytics and player personnel sides of the team and had interviewed for GM openings in past years. Interestingly, when his departure was announced, it was not for another NFL front office position.

Bryce Johnston, senior VP - You know how the Eagles are often seen as the exemplar of the cap not being real? Yeah, this was the guy who helped make that happen. Johnston learned under Jake Rosenberg, himself a protege of both Howie and Joe Banner, all masters of the dark arts of cap manipulation.

Additions

Sean Mannion, offensive coordinator (Previously quarterbacks coach with Green Bay) - The biggest addition to the coaching staff for 2026 is the inexperienced Sean Mannion. Following four years as a starter at Oregon State, Mannion was a 3rd round pick back in 2015 to the then St. Louis Rams under Mr. 8-8 himself, Jeff Fisher. This started a 9 year career as a backup with multiple teams.

He immediately made the jump to coaching after retirement, starting as assistant QB coach in 2024 with Green Bay before being promoted to QB coach in 2025. During his playing and coaching career, Mannion worked under a number of well-regarded coaches, primarily in the Shanahan/McVay coaching tree, including McVay himself, KOC, Matt Lafleur, Gary and Klint Kubiak, Kevin Stefanski, and Dave Canales.

Mannion arrives to Philadelphia with no formal play calling experience and enters the NFL’s version of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor position. The life expectancy of an OC for the Eagles is vanishingly short, with Pat Shurmur from 2013-2015 during the Chip Kelly days being the most recent OC to last more than two seasons. However, it is also an opportunity. Three of the last six Eagles OCs were hired as head coaches, with Moore the most recent of the bunch. The Eagles are a very prominent team, with a rabid fanbase and consistent Super Bowl aspirations. Perform well and you are almost guaranteed the chance to advance, perform poorly and you might be the next victim of an egging.

We’ll talk more about scheme later. Thus far through spring practices, coaches and players have universally praised Mannion for his work ethic, teaching ability, and communication skills.

Josh Grizzard, passing game coordinator (Previously OC for Tampa Bay) - Grizzard was the next man up in Tampa after the back to back departures of Liam Coen and Dave Canales and oversaw an underwhelming offense for the Bucs as they failed to defend their division title. Though the offense was plagued with injuries, the team felt that he wasn’t up to snuff and he was let go. He interviewed with the Eagles for the offensive coordinator position and, after Mannion was hired, was ultimately brought on as PGC. He has experience in the Shanahan-style passing attack, and has a year of playcalling experience under his belt as well. He’s been mentioned by local beats as a logical in-house replacement should Mannion either totally crash and burn, or if he ends up succeeding and leaving for a head coaching gig next season.

Ryan Mahaffey, tight ends coach and running game coordinator (Previously TE coach for Green Bay) - Every new coach brings at least a few friends from their previous gig with them, and Mahaffey checks that box. While he will be coaching tight ends, the expectation is that his main role will be helping to install and design the wide zone, under center run game that Mannion is bringing to the team.

Jerrod Johnson, senior offensive assistant/special projects for the head coach (Previously QB coach for Houston) - We love a vague job title. Special projects? That’s just mysterious enough to be intriguing, but probably means he’ll be focusing on some specific game plan areas and player development. Once considered a possible up and coming offensive coach following his success with CJ Stroud as a rookie, Johnson’s star fell as did his former OC Bobby Slowik as Stroud and the offense regressed. Like Grizzard above, this feels like the team identifying a young coach that they like to have in the pipeline for possible internal promotion in the future.

Chris Kuper, offensive line coach (Previously OL coach for Minnesota) - Take over for a legendary, possible Hall of Fame coach who left the team under tumultuous circumstances? Apparently that wasn’t too intimidating of a proposition for Kuper. The eight year former NFL vet spent the last four years with the Vikings, where he had some success with players such as Christian Darrisaw and Brian O’Neill. But he seemingly didn’t show enough to have his contract renewed, particularly with failing to develop players that the team had invested draft and financial capital in. He brings familiarity with the wide zone scheme and substantial NFL experience as he tries to fill some gargantuan shoes.

Mike Pellegrino, secondary coach (Previously nickel coach for Buffalo) - Longtime DBs coach, with experience in Buffalo and New England, backfilling a hole left by the departure of Christian Parker and subsequent internal promotions. Internal promotions of note

Parks Frazier, promoted to quarterbacks coach from passing game coordinator - When you’ve got a thoroughly below average passing game and you have the chance to give the guy in charge of designing it a promotion, you’ve gotta take it. Joking aside, Frazier goes way back with Sirianni to their days with the Colts and spent a year with Mike McDaniel in 2024, another Shanahan/McVay offshoot. He has familiarity with the QB room. That’s about it.

Joe Kasper, promoted to defensive passing game coordinator from safeties coach - Christian Parker held this role previously and Kasper has stepped into this position after working under Parker the last few seasons. He’ll hope to continue to learn under Fangio and see if his star can’t rise like Parker’s did before him.

Free Agency Recap

Re-Signings/Extensions

Player	Position	Years	AAV (million)	Notes
Jordan Davis	NT	3	26	The big man in the middle of the defensive line got paid big this year. Davis, the athletic unicorn of a DT from Georgia, had an underwhelming first few seasons with the team. Serving as a rotational piece early in his career, conditioning was clearly an issue. While he had flashes, like chasing Josh Allen down on a scramble all the way to the sideline in the 4th quarter of a tight late season game in 2023, Davis seemed destined to underperform his draft slot. Especially with Kyle Hamilton having gone one pick later to Baltimore. Indeed, there were eyebrows raised last offseason when the team elected to pick up his fifth year option, with some calling it an example of sunk cost fallacy. But Davis rewarded the team’s faith in him. He showed up to camp in the best shape of his lifeTM. He played a career high number of snaps and was 2nd in the league in run stops, while posting a career high 5 sacks, 7 batted passes, and had a FG block returned for a touchdown to cap off a thrilling comeback over the Rams. He also developed into a leader on a young defensive line and was rewarded this offseason with a top of market deal. The team and its fans hope that his upward trajectory will continue.
Dallas Goedert	TE	1	7	Goedert has been with the team since 2018 and, when healthy, has been one of the better combo tight ends in the league. 2025 was an unusually healthy season for Goedert and he produced a career high 11 touchdowns, though his YPC was a career low. He also underperformed drastically as a blocker, going from one of the more effective run blocking tight ends in the league to a negative in the run game. His free agency market was weak and he ultimately returned on a one year deal. The scheme Mannion is expected to bring heavily features tight ends, and if Goedert can return to his form as a combo tight end he could have a major role in the passing game.
Braden Mann	P	4	3.5	Mann has been a perfectly serviceable punter and holder over the last few seasons and was rewarded this offseason with a long-term deal.
Fred Johnson	OT	1	2.1	Big Fred, darling of the team’s social media crew, returns for another year as depth at both tackle spots. Brought back last year during training camp after failing to find a starting spot with Jacksonville, he ended up starting 8 games in relief of the injured Lane Johnson last year, performing as well as can be expected for a swing tackle. He’ll be competing with draft pick Markel Bell and 2025 pick Cam Williams for the swing tackle spot on the depth chart.
Grant Calcaterra	TE	1	2	In a move that surprised (and probably annoyed) most Eagles fans, they brought back Calcaterra to compete for depth at TE. A serviceable secondary receiving option at tight end, the undersized Calcaterra was miscast last year in a role that asked him to be a point of attack blocker in the run game. A Sirianni favorite who has an uphill battle to make the 53.
Marcus Epps	S	1	1.5	Epps was on the practice squad to start 2025 after being waived by New England and ultimately ended up on the active roster, starting the back half of the season when Drew Mukuba went down with a broken leg. He returns on a one year deal to compete for a starting job at safety.

Signings

Name	Position	Years	AAV (Millions)	Notes
Riq Woolen	CB	1	12	The uber long and athletic Woolen failed to find a long-term deal this offseason after a hot and cold rookie contract with the defending champion Seahawks. Woolen’s talent is undeniable, and he’s been turning heads at practice. Sirianni highlighted him as one of the most impressive players of the spring, and even the oft stingy with praise Fangio was effusive (by his standards) when asked about Woolen in the spring. As the outside CB opposite All-Pro Quinyon Mitchell and with fellow All-Pro Cooper Dejean on the inside, Woolen will have a chance to show that he is motivated, focused, and ready to claim a spot as a top corner in the NFL. Or his emotional outbursts, inconsistent play personality, and tackling issues will see him in the doghouse with Fangio by midseason. Should be fun to watch either way.
Marquis "Hollywood" Brown	WR	1	5	This isn’t the wide receiver named Brown you’re looking for. The former first round speedster comes over from Kansas City, hoping to find snaps at wide receiver that are suddenly available.
Arnold Ebiketie	Edge	1	4.3	Rotational edge rusher from Atlanta, pushed out after their double dip on pass rushers in last year’s first round. Competing for the edge #4 spot.
Jonathan Jones	CB	1	1.4	Crafty veteran CB with inside/out versatility. Most recently seen dodging the broken sewer pipes and falling railings of FedEx field, Jones hopes to defy father time in his age 33 season and earn the role as the top backup CB this summer. He’ll have a bevy of spry youngsters trying to unseat him.
Johnny Mundt	TE	1	1.3	Kevin O'Connell called Mundt the best TE3 in the league. I call that damning with faint praise. Mundt arrives from Jacksonville with experience in the wide zone scheme and bringing a reputation of excellent, high effort blocking with limited receiving chops. As the only veteran in the TE room with this skill set, expect him to be a bigger presence in the offense than his contract might suggest.
AJ Epenesa	Edge	1	1.2	Epenesa originally signed with Cleveland earlier in free agency on a larger deal but failed his physical. He signed with the Eagles after mini-camp in June, seemingly healthy enough to pass their physical. The former 2nd round pick of Buffalo will need to show he’s healthy come training camp and that whatever ailed him this spring hasn’t sapped his power and motor.
JT Gray	S	1	1.1	Career special teamer with only 150 defensive snaps in 8 career seasons, but with three All-Pro selections on special teams. Will try to carve out a spot as a core special teamer.
Elijah Moore	WR	1	1.1	The 2021 2nd round pick has struggled to find a home in the NFL. When he signed with Philly, he at least had old buddy AJ Brown on the team to help him settle in. About that…
Dameon Pierce	RB	1	1.1	The former Texan found himself the odd man out after the team traded for David Montgomery this offseason. He faces an uphill battle to earn a roster spot.
Stone Smartt	TE	1	1.1	Former Jet and Charger competing for the TE3 spot.
Shaun Wade	CB	1	1.1	Signed from the UFL after bouncing around the NFL from 2021 to 2025.
Eric Ezukanma	WR	1	1.1	Another UFL signee, former 4th round pick by Miami in 2022.
Michael Jordan	OG	1	1	Why bother debating whether Lebron or MJ is the GOAT, when you can bring both to town in one offseason? This MJ brings 49 games of starting experience as a depth piece to compete for a roster spot on the interior.
Elijah Mitchell	RB	1	1	Injuries derailed what was a promising start to the career for the former San Fran draft pick. Experienced with the wide zone running scheme.
Samori Toure	WR	1	1	Journeyman receiver, signed prior to OTAs.
Carson Steele	RB/FB	1	1	HB/FB tweener, former Kansas City UDFA battling with Cam Latu for a special teams and FB role

Departures

Name	Position	New Team	Notes
Jaelan Phillips	Edge	Carolina	Trade deadline acquisition in 2025 that became the team’s edge #1 during the playoff push. Complete player with infectious play personality that signed a mammoth deal with the Panthers. Get your bag son.
Nakobe Dean	LB	Las Vegas	One less Bulldog on the defense. The 3rd round pick from 2022 struggled to stay healthy, but came back in 2025 from a torn patellar tendon to unseat 1st round pick Jihaad Campbell, playing like a man possessed. While his size and athleticism will always limit his ceiling, his smarts and toughness mean he’ll have as long of a career as his body allows. Thanks for not signing with Dallas.
Reed Blankenship	S	Houston	Did Houston really need more guys on defense? Apparently. Chalk Dawk, Ed Reed Blankenship, one half of Exciting Whites (https://www.reddit.com/r/eagles/comments/1q0i6a7/highlight_bills_db_sam_franklin_thought_reed/). The former UDFA from Middle Tennessee State earned it every step of the way right to starting on a Super Bowl defense.
Jahan Dotson	WR	Atlanta	The former first rounder probably didn’t justify the cost paid to acquire him prior to the 2024 season, with meager production the last two years. But hey, we’ll always have the deep shot to open up the 2024 Super Bowl.
Sam Howell	QB	Dallas	His ride around the NFC East continues apace.
Azeez Ojulari	Edge	Atlanta	Arnold Ebiketie and Ojulari just wife swapping here.
Josh Uche	Edge	Miami	Fell down the depth chart as the season progressed, I suppose there’s worse places to land than Miami.
Brett Toth	OL	San Francisco	Jeff Stoutland’s safety blanket, a long-time practice squad/active roster back and forth candidate goes west, competing for a roster spot with the Niners.
Matt Pryor	OL	Arizona	Fell down the depth chart early in the season, never regained his spot.
AJ Dillon	RB	Carolina	Miraculously stayed on the roster through the whole season in spite of only being active for 7 games (weeks 1-6 and then week 18 when starters were resting). Maybe Howie has a thing for meaty quads.
Kylen Granson	TE	Tennessee	Somehow bad even by the standards of the 2025 Eagles tight end room.

Trades

Eagles Receive	Trade Partner	Other Team Receives	Notes
2028 1st, 2027 5th	New England	AJ Brown	The full post-mortem on this situation, whether we get it in 6 months or 6 years, is going to be absolutely fascinating. AJ came to Philadelphia on cloud nine. Playing with his close friend, the godfather of his first child. Immediately lighting the league on fire with a top offense and a narrow Super Bowl loss. Back to back seasons with 1400 yards, personal accolades, franchise records, and the adoration of fans and teammates. But the cracks formed, and formed, and formed, until they were undeniable to all involved. Even a dominant Super Bowl run wasn’t enough to salve the hurt, with Brown admitting that winning the Super Bowl wasn’t as exciting as he thought it’d be (https://www.thebiglead.com/a-j-brown-says-his-super-bowl-satisfaction-was-short-lived/). 2025 was rocky from the word go, with a clear rift between Brown and his quarterback that only worsened as the team struggled to field a coherent offense. Brown requested a trade multiple times over the course of the year and, once the offseason began in earnest, it was clear the Eagles were willing to listen to offers. Now Brown has his wish and is off to what he sees as greener pastures. He leaves behind a legacy of 4 seasons, three 2nd team All-Pros, 2 Pro Bowl selections, 3 division titles, 2 Super Bowl appearances, 1 Super Bowl ring, and an average of 85 catches, 1250 yards, and 8 TDs per season while leading the team in targets all 4 years. May he find what he wasn’t able to find here in New England (or a more loyal masseuse/side piece, perhaps his new coach will be of use in this matter).
2026 4th and 6th	Atlanta	Sydney Brown, 2026 4th and 6th	A former 3rd round pick who struggled with injuries (both his own and those he caused to teammates from reckless tackles) and inconsistent play.
Jonathan Greenard	Minnesota	2026 and 2027 3rds	Having missed out on re-signing Jaelan Phillips, the Eagles pivoted in their search for a veteran, number 1 edge rusher with size, run defense skills, and pass rush production. With health concerns around Maxx Crosby, they settled on Greenard. While his sack numbers were down in an injury plagued 2025, Greenard had 12 sacks in each of the prior two seasons with double digit TFLs. His advanced metrics still looked good last year, with top 10 numbers in pass rush win rate and pressure rate in the games he played, and the Eagles hope that a healthy season will mean a return to double digit sack production on a stacked defensive line.
Dontayvion Wicks	Green Bay	2026 5th, 2027 6th	Another Mannion import from Green Bay, Wicks fell out of favor with the drafting of Matthew Golden and the continued development of Christian Watson and Jayden Reed. While drops have been an issue, Wicks is a polished route runner with experience in the scheme.
Andy Dalton	Carolina	2027 7th	Alright this one was kind of weird. The 38 year old Dalton is a journeyman backup at this point in his career and hardly seems like an upgrade over Tanner Mckee at QB2. He has spent the last 2 years with Dave Canales, who has familiarity with the Shanahan/Mcvay tree. And there’s been buzz about a trade of Mckee to a QB needy team. But til such a time, an odd use of resources.

Draft Recap

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School	Notes
1	20	Makai Lemon	WR	USC	Another #HowieSZN moment or getting too cute? Lemon was frequently projected as a top 15 pick leading up to the draft, but slid on draft night. Pittsburgh was so certain they’d take him at 21 that Omar Khan was on the phone with Lemon when the Eagles called him to tell him they’d picked him at 20. The need is obvious with the departure of Brown, but the fit remains to be seen. Lemon pairs with Devonta Smith to give the Eagles one of the smallest receiver duos in the league, and was seen as someone lacking top end NFL athleticism. The Eagles hope his route running and RAC chops, toughness, and strong hands translate at the NFL level (and their offense this season might hinge on it translating quickly.)
2	54	Eli Stowers	TE	Vanderbilt	Getting some whiplash here. While Stowers was a highly rated prospect in this class, his profile couldn’t be more different than Lemon. A converted QB, Stowers set combine records in both the vertical and broad jump (his vertical was 2 inches higher than Vince Carter. Yes, that Vince Carter.) But his college production was simply okay, and his inexperience with the position was evident. He played less than 50% of the snaps on offense in his senior year because of his severe limitations as a blocker. In an offense that expects to rely heavily on the run and play action game, his ability to get on the field in neutral situations will impact just how much action he sees as a rookie. The athletic upside is obvious, but a quiet rookie season wouldn’t be a surprise.
3	68	Markel Bell	OT	Miami	What’s better than one massive tackle in Jordan Mailata? Two massive tackles. The 6’9”, 346 pound Bell is one of the biggest men in a league of big men. And he’s more athletic than his size would suggest. He didn’t allow a single sack in 2025, protecting the blind side of Carson Beck en route to a CFP championship game appearance. He’ll compete to be the top swing tackle this year and endeavor to become the heir apparent to Lane Johnson in the next 1-2 years.
5	178	Cole Payton	QB	NDSU	An ultra-athletic, white, left-handed QB built like a tight end with questionable mechanics and a great college record? Close enough, welcome back Tim Tebow! Payton has drawn more recent comparisons to Tayson Hill given his usage on special teams as an underclassman. While I wouldn’t rule out a package of trick plays with him, expect the Eagles to try and develop the next project in the QB factory as an actual backup QB and not a sideshow act.
6	207	Micah Morris	OG	Georgia	Can’t go a year without drafting a Bulldog (shut up, ignore 2024). Morris is big, athletic (https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/micah-morris) and started at an SEC school. So why was he available in the 6th? Inconsistent technique and conditioning concerns. But the tools are there to be a starter in this league.
7	244	Cole Wisniewski	S	Texas Tech	Big box safety type with some injury history in college, but had a very productive 4 years at NDSU, tallying 8 interceptions. Missed spring practices with an unknown injury, but the safety depth chart is fairly open.
7	251	Uar Bernard	DL	Nigeria	Yes, Nigeria. Yes, that Nigeria. The country. Bernard is one of the newest products of the NFL’s International Player Pathway program. The most famous alum of the IPP is none other than Jordan Mailata, Bernard’s new teammate. I couldn’t do more to hype up Bernard than Bruce Feldman did, so read his piece here (https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7168307/2026/04/03/uar-bernard-nfl-draft-prospect-nigerian-village/?source=user_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.YFA.IGmy.aWdtgp6Ze3qD&smid=ta-ios-share). Expect the Eagles to find a way to redshirt him this year as he learns the fundamentals, with the hope that his rare size/strength/speed combo can translate into NFL ability.
7	252	Keyshan James-Newby	Edge	New Mexico	Man it sucks to be the guy taken the pick right after the guy everyone is excited about. James-Newby was a productive player at a smaller school and lacks high end size for the position. He’ll try and show versatility, toughness, and special teams ability as he fights for a roster spot.

UDFA Class

Name	Position	School
Deontae Lawson	LB	Alabama
Dae’Quan Wright	TE	Ole Miss
Jaeden Roberts	OG	Alabama
Kapena Gushiken	DB	Ole Miss
Joshua Weru	Edge	Kenya (IPP)
Rocco Underwood	LS	Florida
Maximus Pulley	S	Wofford
Tucker Large	S	Washington State (Currently on IR)