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Execs, coaches, scouts rank NFL’s top 10 defensive tackles for 2025 - ESPN+
3. Jalen Carter, Philadelphia Eagles. Highest ranking: 1 | Lowest ranking: 4. Age: 24 | Last year’s ranking: honorable mention. A year ago, evaluators around the league projected big things for Carter, who had already shown a knack for beating top-shelf offensive guards at the line. He validated that faith with All-Pro second-team honors, a Pro Bowl nod and a Super Bowl ring. Carter’s 4.5 sacks and 8.8% pass rush win rate are not gaudy, but he’s the classic need-to-see-him-in-person player. He’s as disruptive as they come. The only thing keeping him out of the top two is experience. “Young player with elite tools, elite instincts and game-changing play ability,” a veteran NFL coach said. “Think the best is yet to come from him if he can keep his life in order. Has Hall of Fame-type ability and instincts.” The “life in order” line is a common refrain for Carter, who had several off-field incidents leading into the 2023 draft. But Carter has no known issues through two NFL seasons and has been dependable on the field for Philadelphia, playing nearly 800 snaps last season. He registered six batted passes, ranking second on this list. An area for Carter to improve: consistently winning his one-on-one matchups.
Tua Tagovailoa, Micah Parsons and one player contract worth watching for every NFL team - The Athletic
DT Jalen Carter: NFL teams can’t enter negotiations with someone they drafted until after the final regular season game of their third contract year. So, there won’t be any news on an extension between the Eagles and Carter during the upcoming season. But GM Howie Roseman spent the offseason tidying up the organization’s books partly to accommodate what could very well be a record-setting contract for their star interior defensive lineman. Carter secured his first Pro Bowl selection in 2024. The degree of his dominance in 2025 will dictate where he’ll eventually land in relation to Kansas City’s Chris Jones, the NFL’s highest-paid interior lineman at $31.75 million. Owner Jeffrey Lurie authorizes Roseman to set the market instead of chasing it. I’d expect the Eagles to again extend another core player sooner rather than later.
Jahan Dotson leads 5 Eagles players ready to make “the leap” in 2025 - BGN
Moro Ojomo: Entering his third season in Philadelphia, the former seventh round pick emerged as a valuable member of the Eagles’ defensive line rotation down the stretch. He played in all 17 games and earned 37% of the defensive snaps at defensive tackle, playing behind Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis and Milton Williams. But now, Williams is gone and Ojomo stands to benefit. Last season, he generated 31 pressures on 268 pass-rush attempts, according to PFF, with 23 tackles, seven pressures and five QB hits, and notched his first career sack in the playoffs against the Rams. Look for Ojomo...
