He was nowhere to be found in a recent ESPN survey of league executives, coaches, and scouts compiled by Jeremy Fowler of the top 10 players at each position across the league.
It's widely accepted the Philadelphia Eagles have the NFL's best tackle corps, and the ESPN-compiled top-10 list did nothing to affect that perception.
With the 2026 NFL season slowly but surely approaching, it’s as good a time as any to take stock of where the Philadelphia Eagles are now and how the current team stacks up historically.
The Eagles’ passing deficiencies usually dominate the offseason conversation, but multiple discussions with head coach Nick Sirianni make it clear the real priority is reviving the running game that was a cornerstone of the offense dating back to the head coach's first season in 2021.
In the Super Bowl era (1966 to present) of the NFL, a total of 30 QBs have rushed for 100 yards or more in a regular-season game. How many of the 30 can you name in five minutes?
The clock is ticking toward the end of Brandon Graham’s fabulous NFL career with the Eagles. Time may have already run out for the man who has been an Eagle longer than anyone else, a player who played 215 games with the team that drafted him the first round out of Michigan in 2010.
NFL teams annually make moves late in the summer, but rosters are mostly set after free agency and the draft. Here are the players who benefited from this year's offseason carousel.
Saquon Barkley is just one season removed from winning NFL Offensive Player of the Year. Yet, he is no longer a top-five back in the league, according to Pro-Football Focus.
Dallas Goedert is coming off one of his best seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. A touchdown savant in 2025, Goedert had 11 receiving touchdowns -- as many has he had over the past four seasons combined.
When the road to the Super Bowl goes through Philadelphia, the Eagles are basically unbeatable. The last two times the Eagles had the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs, they went to the Super Bowl.
Pass rusher was the biggest need on the Philadelphia Eagles roster this offseason. After the Eagles lost Jaelan Phillips in free agency, getting a premium pass rusher was at the top of the offseason shopping list.
When the Philadelphia Eagles lost Milton Williams to the New England Patriots in free agency, the move was expected. Williams wanted to be back in Philadelphia, but the Eagles weren't going to pay the price he deserved in free agency.
Defensive tackle remains arguably the deepest and most talented position on the Philadelphia Eagles roster — a strength that continues to show up in the annual Top 25 Players list compiled by the staff at Philadelphia Eagles on SI.
The 2025 NFL season didn't go as smoothly as hoped for some proven players. These players are the top candidates on their respective teams to bounce back this season.
Rookie wide receiver values his quarterback properly, and that could be huge for Philadelphia moving forward. Makai Lemon is already building chemistry with Jalen Hurts, and the Philadelphia Eagles rookie wide receiver made that crystal clear with a quote that should have every Eagles fan feeling good about what’s ahead.
Every summer there are players that stand out at Philadelphia Eagles training camp. Na Brown went the whole summer with dropping a pass (than proceeded to drop one in Week 1of the regular season).
The Philadelphia Eagles will have their first day of training camp practice on July 29. This is when the season will officially kick off as Philadelphia looks to win its second Super Bowl in three years.
The Philadelphia Eagles have been blessed at the center position for the past 25 years. Hank Fraley started the trend of reliability at the the posiiton, playing center for five seasons before giving way to Jamaal Jackson.
The Philadelphia Eagles need help at guard. Landon Dickerson and Tyler Steen are the starting guards. Both are primed to have good seasons, assuming Dickerson stays healthy and Cam Jurgens and Lane Johnson are healthy enough to get the best out of Steen.
Jalen Carter was very high in the NFL evaluators’ rankings of the league’s top defensive tackles, but they made sure to add a caveat that the Eagles can’t afford to ignore amid contract talks in Philly.
During their Super Bowl defense last season, the Philadelphia Eagles’ offense left a lot to be desired. In 2024, Saquon Barkley rushed for 2,000 yards, and A.J.
Nolan Smith has already won a Super Bowl and been a playoff hero for the Philadelphia Eagles. But he still is a potential candidate to break out this season according to Ben Solak of ESPN.
With the Philadelphia Eagles preparing for the 2026 season, there are fans wondering about the crowded quarterback room, as it currently contains four players.
The 2026 season feels more make-or-break than breakout for the former Eagles’ first-round pick. The Philadelphia Eagles edge rusher Nolan Smith Jr. landed as ESPN’s breakout candidate for the 2026 season, but the framing might undersell what’s actually at stake.
Despite losing starting safety Reed Blankenship to the Texans in free agency, the Eagles did not make any major moves to replace him in the offseason. That will leave Marcus Epps and Michael Carter II to compete for a starting spot in training camp, per Zach Berman of The Athletic.
On the latest edition of "The Las Vegas Raiders Insider Podcast," Raiders insider Hondo Carpenter of Sports Illustrated offered an update on the Eagles-Crosby rumors.