{"id":4555,"date":"2025-04-27T15:18:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T15:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/4555\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T15:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T15:18:09","slug":"nfl-draft-2025-eagles-depth-chart-following-howie-rosemans-busy-final-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/4555\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Draft 2025: Eagles\u2019 depth chart following Howie Roseman\u2019s busy final day"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHILADELPHIA \u2014 The 2025 NFL Draft<\/a> is in the books and now the Eagles<\/a> can hatch their plan for how things will look when they take the field next month for their first off-season workouts.<\/p>\n

Offensively, this team will look very familiar with the same starters at every position except right guard and possibly tight end, where Dallas Goedert\u2019s situation <\/a>remains very much in question.<\/p>\n

\u201cDallas is part of the team as we speak,\u201d general manager Howie Roseman<\/a> said after the draft Saturday night. \u201cObviously, as we go forward, we\u2019re going to continue to address things on this team and right now nothing further.\u201d<\/p>\n

Defensively, the Eagles will look quite different next season with new starters at safety, cornerback and edge rusher. It will be fascinating to see how defensive coordinator Vic Fangio<\/a> plans to use first-round pick Jihaad Campbell,<\/a> the South Jersey star from Alabama who has the flexibility to be either a linebacker or edge rusher.<\/p>\n

Likewise, it will be fun to see if second-round pick Andrew Mukuba<\/a> can wrestle away the starting safety job from Sydney Brown after the surprising offseason trade of C.J. Gardner-Johnson.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s still four months before the defending Super Bowl champions will open the season Thursday Sept. 4 at Lincoln Financial Field, but here\u2019s how we have the depth chart looking right now.<\/p>\n

Rest assured, it will change. <\/p>\n

OFFENSE<\/p>\n

Quarterback: 1. Jalen Hurts, 2. Tanner McKee, 3. Dorian Thompson-Robinson, 4. Kyle McCord<\/p>\n

The addition of former St. Joseph\u2019s Prep star McCord adds an interesting twist to the QB room and it\u2019s a good bet that he\u2019ll be QB3 by the time the season begins.<\/p>\n

Running back: 1. Saquon Barkley, 2. AJ Dillon, 3. Will Shipley, 4. Tyrion Davis-Price, 5. Lew Nichols, 6. ShunDerrick Powell, 7. Montrell Johnson, 8. Avery Williams<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be deceived by Williams\u2019 status at the bottom of this list. He still has an excellent chance of making the final roster as the team\u2019s punt and kick returner. Powell, an undrafted free agent from Central Arkansas, could be fun to watch in the preseason.<\/p>\n

Fullback: 1. Ben VanSumeren, 2. Ty Robinson<\/p>\n

That\u2019s right, VanSumeren has some competition for the fullback role, which could be expanded if the Tush Push is banned. Like VanSumeren, who is a linebacker, Robinson is also a defensive player and freak athlete who got snaps as a fullback during his time at Nebraska. According to Robinson, the Cornhuskers used him as a fullback eight times last season in goal-line situations and scored touchdowns on seven of those plays. The 6-5, 288-pound defensive tackle ran a 4.83 40 at the scouting combine.<\/p>\n

Wide receiver: 1. A.J. Brown, 2. Devonta Smith, 3. Jahan Dotson, 4. Johnny Wilson, 5. Ainias Smith, 6. Danny Gray, 7. Elijah Cooks, 8. Taylor Morin<\/p>\n

The Eagles didn\u2019t draft a wide receiver for the third time in four years and they didn\u2019t add one in free agency either. That\u2019s a little deceiving because the man at the top of this chart (Brown) was acquired in a draft-day trade with the Titans in 2022.<\/p>\n

Tight end: 1. Dallas Goedert, 2. Grant Calcaterra, 3.Kylen Granson, 4. Harrison Bryant, 5. E.J. Jenkins, 6. Nick Muse, 7. Cameron Latu<\/p>\n

The mystery of what will happen with Goedert continued through the draft and the plot also thickened when the team didn\u2019t select a tight end.<\/p>\n

Left tackle: 1. Jordan Mailata, 2. Kendall Lamm, 3. Myles Hinton, 4. Laekin Vakalahi<\/p>\n

The Eagles needed some depth here and they got it in the draft with the selection of Hinton, who played both tackle positions at Michigan. He could assume the role departed free agent Fred Johnson filled last season.<\/p>\n

Left guard: 1. Landon Dickerson, 2. Kenyon Green<\/p>\n

Green, the 15th overall pick the 2022 draft, has only played at left guard during his NFL career, but Mekhi Becton had only played at left tackle before becoming the starter at right guard last season, so it wouldn\u2019t be surprising if the Eagles allow him to compete with Tyler Steen for a starting job at right guard.<\/p>\n

Center: 1. Cam Jurgens, 2. Drew Kendall, 3. Brett Toth<\/p>\n

The draft addition of Kendall, a three-year starter at Boston College, dropped Toth down a spot and could signal the end of his run with the Eagles. Kendall allowed just one sack and four pressures on 365 pass snaps last season, according to Pro Football Focus and he will definitely be getting some reps at guard, too.<\/p>\n

Right guard: 1. Tyler Steen, 2. Trevor Keegan, 3. Darian Kinnard<\/p>\n

The only unsettled position along the offensive line for the second straight year, it\u2019s entirely possible that none of the three players listed here win the job.<\/p>\n

Right tackle: 1. Lane Johnson, 2. Matt Pryor, 3. Cameron Williams, 4. Hollin Pierce<\/p>\n

With the draft selections of Hinton and Williams and the rookie free-agent signing of Pierce, the Eagles created some fascinating position battles for training camp. Williams played exclusively at right tackle last season. Pierce moved to left tackle his final two seasons at Rutgers after playing right tackle earlier in his career with the Scarlet Knights.<\/p>\n

DEFENSE<\/p>\n

Left Edge: 1. Nolan Smith, 2. Bryce Huff, 3. Josh Uche, 4. Patrick Johnson<\/p>\n

First-round pick Jihaad Campbell will somehow end up in the edge-rushing mix and it\u2019s even possible he becomes the starter opposite Smith by the time we get to the Sept. 4 opener at Lincoln Financial Field. Huff is the wild card in this mix. If he can give the Eagles what he gave the Jets as a third-down pass rusher it would make the pass-rushing group very formidable.<\/p>\n

Defensive tackle: 1. Jalen Carter, 2. Moro Ojomo, 3. Ty Robinson, 3. Gabe Hall, 4. Byron Young<\/p>\n

Robinson will likely fill the rotational role vacated by Milton Williams, but he isn\u2019t likely to be on the field as often as Williams was last season. Ojomo, on the other hand, will likely get more reps.<\/p>\n

Nose tackle: 1. Jordan Davis, 2. Thomas Booker<\/p>\n

The Eagles have until Friday to decide if they want to pick up Davis\u2019 fifth-year rookie option for 2026 at the cost of $12.9 million. The other option is to give him an extension or let him play out his rookie deal in 2025.<\/p>\n

Weakside linebacker: 1. Zack Baun, 2. Jihaad Campbell, 3. Ben VanSumeren, 4. Dallas Gant<\/p>\n

A year ago at this time the linebacker position was considered one of the weakest on the defense. Now, it might be the greatest strength. Wherever Campbell ends up playing, it\u2019s reassuring that he can play linebacker if needed.<\/p>\n

Middle linebacker: 1. Nakobe Dean, 2. Jeremiah Trotter Jr., 3. Smael Mondon, 4. Lance Dixon<\/p>\n

This is another place we could find Campbell at the top of the depth chart when the season begins because of the uncertain status of Dean as he recovers from the knee injury he sustained in the opening round of the playoffs. Mondon, a fifth-round pick out of, where else, Georgia, is another great depth addition.<\/p>\n

Right edge: 1. Jalyx Hunt, 2. Azeez Ojulari, 3. Antwaun Powell-Ryland, 4. Ochaun Mathis, 5. KJ Henry<\/p>\n

Again, the starting job here could belong to Campbell, but it should also be fun to see what Powell-Ryland, a sixth-round pick, brings to the table as a rookie after he led college football with 17 sacks last season at Virginia Tech.<\/p>\n

Left cornerback: 1. Quinyon Mitchell, 2. Eli Ricks, 3. Tariq Castro-Fields, 4. B.J. Mayes<\/p>\n

This was the side of the field that Darius Slay lined up on the most, but he\u2019s in Pittsburgh now and Mitchell could be asked to move from the right side. Mayes was added Saturday night as an undrafted free agent out of Texas A&M, where he had four interceptions last season after transferring from Alabama-Birmingham.<\/p>\n

Strong safety: 1. Sydney Brown, 2. Andrew Mukuba, 3. Lewis Cine, 4. Brandon Johnson<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll be competition here for a starting job and many have the second-round pick Mukuba pegged as the favorite. It will be fascinating to see how defensive coordinator Vic Fangio lines things up during OTAs.<\/p>\n

Free safety: 1. Reed Blankenship, 2. Tristin McCollum, 3. Andre\u2019 Sam, 4. Maxen Hook<\/p>\n

Hook was added Saturday night as an undrafted free agent. He played with Mitchell at Toledo and has experience playing deep, in the box and the slot.<\/p>\n

Right cornerback: 1. Kelee Ringo, 2. Adoree\u2019 Jackson, 3. Mac McWilliams<\/p>\n

Ringo remained the favorite to win the starting job following the draft, but he could get some pressure from McWilliams, who played more on the outside than in the slot during his final college season at Central Florida.<\/p>\n

Slot cornerback: 1. Cooper DeJean, 2. Parry Nickerson, 3. A.J. Woods<\/p>\n

It will be interesting to see if Fangio keeps DeJean exclusively in the slot or if he uses him some on the outside. The Eagles do have some depth here because both Mukuba and McWilliams have a lot of experience playing in the slot.<\/p>\n

SPECIALISTS<\/p>\n

Kicker: Jake Ellliott<\/p>\n

Punter\/holder: Braden Mann<\/p>\n

Long snapper: Charley Hughlett<\/p>\n

Punt returner: 1. Avery Williams, 2. Cooper DeJean<\/p>\n

Kick returner: 1. Avery Williams, 2. Will Shipley<\/p>\n

Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust. Please consider supporting us with a subscription.<\/p>\n

Bob Brookover can be reached at rbrookover@njadvancemedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Brandon Johnson<\/a>, S, Oregon<\/p>\n

Johnson will join Philadelphia\u2019s defensive back room, per The Oregonian\u2019s James Crepea<\/a>. In 2024, he amassed 45 tackles, one interception and forced a fumble.<\/p>\n

Maxen Hook<\/a>, S, Toledo<\/p>\n

Hook, who is considered one of the best defensive players to go undrafted, has signed with the Eagles<\/a>. He played with Eagles cornerback Quinyon Mitchell<\/a> at Toledo and roomed with him.<\/p>\n

In his final season at Toledo, Hook amassed 108 tackles and two interceptions. He has good size (6-0 1\/2\u2033, 202 pounds), but he didn\u2019t run well at the NFL Combine (4.55 40-yard dash).<\/p>\n

Lance Dixon<\/a>, LB, Toledo<\/p>\n

Another Toledo player is coming to Philadelphia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dixon amassed 46 tackles, four pass deflections and forced two fumbles last season.<\/p>\n

The former four-star recruit began his career at Penn State in 2019, then transferred to West Virginia in 2021. He played three seasons for the Mountaineers before going to Toledo last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHILADELPHIA \u2014 The 2025 NFL Draft is in the books and now the Eagles can hatch their plan…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4556,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2068],"tags":[25,7,6,3845,3846,242,109,2476],"class_list":{"0":"post-4555","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia-eagles","8":"tag-eagles","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-nflraw2024","12":"tag-nflraw24","13":"tag-philadelphia","14":"tag-philadelphia-eagles","15":"tag-philadelphiaeagles"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114410599446705457","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}