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Here’s an early projection of what the 2025 Philadelphia Eagles will look like.
We previously spent time projecting the Philadelphia Eagles’ depth chart for the 2025 NFL season. We started with the offense, moved on to the defense, and then finished up with the special teams unit. With OTAs starting up today, it’s now time for a prediction of who will actually make the final cut down to 53 players. We’ll certainly update these projections throughout the rest of the offseason to reflect meaningful developments from practices and preseason games.
QUARTERBACK: Jalen Hurts, Tanner McKee, Kyle McCord (3) [3]
Hurts, the reigning Super Bowl MVP, will likely be required to pass the ball more often than he did in 2024. McKee is arguably an upgrade on Kenny Pickett as QB2, especially since he now gets to benefit from taking way more reps than he typically got in the past. McCord and Dorian Thompson-Robinson are battling it out for the emergency third quarterback role. McCord will likely win that job unless he totally bombs and DTR lights it up.
RUNNING BACK: Saquon Barkley, Will Shipley, AJ Dillon (3) [6]
How will Barkley follow up the best running back season in NFL history? History suggests he can’t be quite that awesome again but he’ll probably still be pretty good. Shipley figures to take over the Kenny Gainwell role as RB2. Dillon isn’t necessarily guaranteed to make the roster but he seems like a good depth option to have around. Shipley and Dillon could share the workload if Barkley becomes unavailable. Undrafted rookie free agent signings Montrell Johnson Jr. and ShunDerrick Powell have a chance to push for RB3 or RB4.
FULLBACK: Ben VanSumeren (1) [7]
The Eagles weren’t using a fullback so often last year that they MUST keep one on the roster. But they seem to like BVS, who provides special teams value when he’s not lead blocking.
WIDE RECEIVER: A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Jahan Dotson, Johnny Wilson, Danny Gray (5) [12]
The Eagles are entering their fourth season of A.J. and DeVonta leading the way at WR. Prior to this era, there were many seasons when they would’ve killed to have at least one of those two. It’ll be interesting to see if Dotson can emerge as more of a factor after not doing much in 2024. One would think him and Hurts should be able to build a better chemistry this offseason. Wilson is an intriguing role player as a big blocker and red zone threat. Who is Danny Gray, you might ask? Well, the 2022 third-round pick is a burner with 4.33 speed who might be worth paying attention to. In a survey conducted by PHLY’s Zach Berman, multiple starting defenders (Darius Slay, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Cooper DeJean, and Reed Blankenship) shouted out Gray as a standout from last year’s practice squad. Ainias Smith isn’t an easy cut but he often struggled last offseason.
TIGHT END: Dallas Goedert, Grant Calcaterra, Harrison Bryant (3) [15]
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