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With the 2025 NFL season officially in the rear view, the Philadelphia Eagles can now turn their attention to the future, with the 2026 NFL Draft Combine providing the first peek into the next generation of Philly’s finest.
On paper, the Eagles are in decent enough shape heading into 2026, with their biggest issue coming in the coaches’ room, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have holes to fill in both the short and long term. No, with a dozen impending free agents and a few older players approaching the end of their careers, Howie Roseman and the Eagles will need to pay close attention to who will be available at pick 23, as knocking out that selection could go a long way in setting up the team for a bounce-back campaign in 2026.
Heading into the 2025 NFL season, it looked like the Eagles were finally ready to move on from Dallas Goedert after nearly a decade in South Philadelphia.
Drafted with the team’s first draft selection after taking down the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, Goedert spent years as a favorite target for quarterbacks like Carson Wentz, Nick Foles, and Jalen Hurts, but in 2025, his production took a tumble in a very noticeable way.
In the passing game, Goedert produced around his usual marks, catching 60 of the 82 balls thrown his way for 591 yards and a Philadelphia record 11 touchdowns, but as a run blocker, a major plus of his game historically, the South Dakota product struggled mightily, with the Eagles even taking him off the field in favor of Grant Calcaterra – who isn’t exactly Marcedes Lewis – at times because of his struggles.
Could Goedert return in 2026? Potentially so, if his market is down, but it’s clear Goedert is no longer the player he used to be, and the Eagles need to plan accordingly to be set up at the position for the future.
Enter Kenyon Sadiq, widely considered the best tight end in this year’s class.
After watching his Oregon Ducks’ pursuit of a National Championship fall by the wayside after hitting the woodchipped known as the Indiana Hoosiers, Sadiq has formally declared for the 2026 NFL Draft on Tuesday. He led all tight ends in touchdowns at eight in 2025, and his total yards, 560, ranked eighth overall at the FBS level.
Is Sadiq the same caliber player as other first-round tight ends like Tyler Warren or Colston Loveland? Not quite, but he is a very good blocker and a redzone threat, which is exactly what the Eagles need to upgrade their passing and rushing offense in 2026.
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