Eagles Top 25 Best Players Countdown: Important and Underrated Defender Lands At No. 14

Jordan Davis has been good for the Philadelphia Eagles over his first two professional seasons. The organization wants good to turn to great in 2024, just not the way most expect.

At 6-foot-6 and 336 pounds, Davis, 24, is a unique physical specimen. He’s also got an even more distinctive role when it comes to Vic Fangio’s defensive scheme, which relies on multiple fronts to best handle run support while keeping the plus-one in pass coverage as often as possible.

Davis, the No. 13 overall pick in the 2022 draft is the lynchpin for Fangio to use the “Tite” and “Tuff” 50 fronts (five-man looks), essentially gap-and-a-half schemes reliant on a stout nose/shade tackle up front. 

Davis will enter training camp at No. 14 on SI.com’s annual list of top 25 Eagles players ranked by Eagles on Sports Illustrated reporters Ed Kracz and