The Philadelphia Eagles landed five players — Cooper DeJean, Quinyon Mitchell, Jalen Carter, Zack Baun and Cam Jurgens — on the NFC’s Pro Bowl Games roster.
But it could have been far more.
Here’s a look at the five Eagles we feel should have received more consideration, including one inexcusable snub.
5. DT Moro Ojomo: Ojomo wasn’t the biggest snub on the defensive line. We’ll get to that soon. But Ojomo has established himself as one of the best young defensive tackles in the league this year. His 46 QB pressures and five sacks each rank seventh among NFC defensive tackles, per Pro Football Focus. Maybe next year Ojomo will be a big enough name to garner at least alternate status.
4. LT Jordan Mailata: Mailata was a second-team All-Pro last year, but he has never made the Pro Bowl team. That seems off. Two left tackles made it over Mailata this year: Trent Williams from the 49ers and Tristan Wirfs of the Buccaneers. Both are exceptional players. But Mailata has allowed fewer QB pressures than Williams. He should’ve at least been an alternate.
3. LB Nakobe Dean: Dean missed six games after starting the season on the PUP list. But since his return, he’s been the best pass-rushing, off-ball linebacker in the NFL. Dean has the highest PFF pass rush grade (92.3), pass-rush win rate (30%) and pressure percentage (36.7%) among off-ball LBs since Week 7. He’s also the only player in the NFL with 50-plus tackles, four sacks and two forced fumbles since Week 7.
2. RT Lane Johnson: Johnson has played in 10 games, missing the other six games due to injury. For some, that’s that. But then how do we explain Chargers offensive tackle Joe Alt making the AFC roster? Alt played in six games before suffering a season-ending injury. The Chargers’ record in those six games? 5-1. The Eagles’ record with Johnson? 8-2. Their record without him? 2-3. Johnson, the best tackle in the game, deserved a seventh Pro Bowl nod.
1. DT Jordan Davis: This was by far the worst of the bunch. Davis got passed over in favor of teammate Jalen Carter, who has only two sacks, has missed multiple games and has not performed exceptionally when active.
Davis, meanwhile, is one of three players in the NFL with 4 1/2 sacks, nine TFLs, six QB hits and six pass breakups. The others? T.J. Watt and Maxx Crosby. Davis ranks second among defensive tackles with 37 stops, a more nuanced metric to tackles, per PFF. Davis has been an integral piece to the Eagles’ defense — and he deserved his first career Pro Bowl nod.