{"id":880952,"date":"2026-05-03T02:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T02:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/880952\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T02:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T02:15:23","slug":"eagles-rookie-jersey-numbers-for-2026-nfl-draft-picks-and-udfa-signings-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/880952\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles rookie jersey numbers for 2026 NFL Draft picks and UDFA signings"},"content":{"rendered":"

With Philadelphia Eagles rookie minicamp taking place this weekend, the team officially announced jersey numbers for their 2026 NFL Draft<\/a> picks and undrafted free agent signings.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an overview with our proprietary #JerseyNumberAnalytics to follow.<\/p>\n

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EAGLES DRAFT PICKS<\/p>\n

WR Makai Lemon \u2013 9<\/p>\n

TE Eli Stowers<\/a> \u2013 87<\/p>\n

OT Markel Bell \u2013 72<\/p>\n

QB Cole Payton \u2013 10<\/p>\n

OG Micah Morris \u2013 76<\/p>\n

S Cole Wisniewski \u2013 21<\/p>\n

DT Uar Bernard \u2013 93<\/p>\n

EDGE Keyshawn James-Newby \u2013 50<\/p>\n

UNDRAFTED ROOKIE FREE AGENTS<\/p>\n

CB Kapena Gushiken \u2013 34<\/p>\n

S Maximus Pulley \u2013 36<\/p>\n

LS Rocco Underwood \u2013 37<\/p>\n

S Tucker Large \u2013 37<\/p>\n

TE Dae\u2019Quan Wright \u2013 45<\/p>\n

EDGE Joshua Weru \u2013 46<\/p>\n

LB Deontae Lawson<\/a> \u2013 47<\/p>\n

OG Jaeden Roberts<\/a> \u2013 64<\/p>\n

ANALYSIS<\/p>\n

As the definitive authority on jersey number analysis, here are my incredibly important takes:<\/p>\n

Wow, the Eagles\u2019 draft picks had really good numbers available to them! There are no awful assignments in that bunch. Promising.<\/p>\n

We already wrote about the Eagles putting No. 9 back in circulation for Makai Lemon<\/a>. There are those who wish the Eagles retired it for Nick Foles<\/a>. With all due respect to Super Bowl LII MVP BDN, I think it\u2019s totally fair game to put it back in use after Lemon got Foles\u2019 blessing. I think it\u2019s a really good sign that the Eagles were open to making this happen. They must really think he\u2019s a stud. They\u2019re not giving him that number if they had any reservations about Lemon\u2019s outlook.<\/p>\n

Stowers getting No. 87 is funny because that number should make you think of Brent Celek<\/a>, who became known for being a dirty work guy and strong blocker after some receiving success earlier in his career. Stowers is certainly not known for his blocking. But it\u2019s a good tight end number. And I\u2019m sure it\u2019s not lost on the rookie that Travis Kelce<\/a> has that same number. Not unlike Kelce, Stowers is a former quarterback.<\/p>\n

Bell getting No. 72 is a stock up signal. Tra Thomas used to have that number. It\u2019s also what Halapoulivaati Vaitai<\/a> wore. If Bell falls somewhere between those two players in terms of NFL success, that\u2019ll be a pretty good outcome.<\/p>\n

Payton is apparently sharing No. 10 with Eagles punter Braden Mann<\/a>. The rookie quarterback will have to change his number if he makes the roster. No. 7 could be available if\/when Kelee Ringo<\/a> is no longer around. He could really commit to the \u201cEagles quarterback from North Dakota State\u201d bit by taking No. 11 after A.J. Brown<\/a> gets traded. Maybe No. 18 or No. 19 if\/when Britain Covey<\/a> and\/or Elijah Moore<\/a> don\u2019t make the roster?<\/p>\n

No. 76 for Morris isn\u2019t anything amazing but it\u2019s a totally solid number for a sixth-round guard. Kenyon Green<\/a> had it last offseason.<\/p>\n

Wisniewski getting No. 21 is a major stock up. That\u2019s such a strong number for a seventh-round safety. Between this development and Howie Roseman comparing him to Reed Blankenship<\/a>, the team seems optimistic about his ability to contribute sooner than later. There\u2019s obviously a path to playing time with the safety position being unsettled.<\/p>\n

No. 93 is a wildly good get for Bernard, who is participating in his first-ever football practices this weekend. From his physique to his jersey number, he has the aesthetics down. Now he merely needs to learn how to play football.<\/p>\n

KJN is taking the No. 50 previously worn by Jaelan Phillips<\/a>. It\u2019s a totally fine number for a player selected at No. 252 overall.<\/p>\n

Gushiken getting No. 34 made me think of Cre\u2019Von LeBlanc. Fun player. If this rookie can be anything like Strap, that would be cool.<\/p>\n

Pulley in No. 36 is boring.<\/p>\n

Underwood currently has the best path of any Eagles UDFA to making the roster considering that he\u2019s currently the only long snapper under team control. He\u2019s sharing No. 37 with fellow UDFA safety Tucker Large for the time being. Large Underwood.<\/p>\n

Get ready to see No. 45 running through tackles in the preseason. I really like what I\u2019ve seen from watching Dae\u2019Quan Wright. Last year, Darius Cooper<\/a> graduated from wearing No. 41 as an undrafted long shot to wearing No. 80 after he earned his spot on the roster. This year, I think we\u2019ll see Wright go from No. 45 to a better number (perhaps No. 82 currently worn by Danny Gray?) after he finds a way to stick around. You heard it here first.<\/p>\n

Weru in No. 46 is a fitting match for a total long shot who has never played football.<\/p>\n

The last two Eagles linebackers to play a game while wearing No. 47? Brandon Smith and Nate Gerry<\/a>. Not the best company for Lawson, who should be aiming to get a number in the 50s if he can stick around in Philly.<\/p>\n

Roberts could follow in the footsteps of Brett Toth<\/a> and Matt Tobin<\/a> as undrafted and unheralded backup offensive linemen who did well to carve out NFL careers.<\/p>\n

EAGLES ROOKIE MINICAMP TRYOUT PLAYERS<\/p>\n

Not related to jersey numbers, just a note that the Eagles hosted the following players at rookie minicamp on a tryout basis<\/p>\n

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NFL VETERANS<\/p>\n

RB Elijah Mitchell<\/a><\/p>\n

RB Khalil Herbert<\/a><\/p>\n

OL Michael Jordan<\/p>\n

EDGE Isaiah Thomas<\/p>\n

WR Jha\u2019Quan Jackson<\/p>\n

The Eagles seem to have some interest in signing a veteran running back to add more depth\/competition to that position room. No risk in taking a flyer on one of these guys.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the same Michael Jordan who played for the Chicago Bulls, by the way. (But while we\u2019re here: MJ > LeBron.)<\/p>\n

UNDRAFTED ROOKIES<\/p>\n

Sam Houston State RB Elijah Green<\/p>\n

Georgia State RB Jordon Simmons<\/p>\n

Iowa WR Seth Anderson<\/p>\n

Upper Iowa WR Mante Morrow<\/p>\n

Temple WR Kajiya Hollawayne<\/p>\n

Southeastern Louisiana WR Brandon Hayes<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh<\/a> WR Deuce Spann<\/p>\n

Georgia Tech TE J.T. Byrne<\/p>\n

Syracuse OL Austin Collins<\/p>\n

Lehigh DT T.J. Burke<\/p>\n

LSU EDGE Jimari Butler<\/p>\n

Idaho LB Isiah King (previously incorrectly reported as a UDFA signing)<\/p>\n

Washington LB Anthony Ward<\/p>\n

Incarnate Word LB Declan Williams<\/p>\n

Boise State DB A\u2019Marion McCoy<\/p>\n

Mississippi State DB Jahron Manning<\/p>\n

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Boise State DB Jeremiah Earby<\/p>\n

SMU DB Deuce Harmon<\/p>\n

Jacksonville State DB Trevor Woods<\/p>\n

Mississippi State DB DeAgo Brumfield<\/p>\n

Texas Tech DB Dontae Balfour<\/p>\n

Duke DB Jaiden Francois<\/p>\n

Colorade State DB Lemondre Joe<\/p>\n

Northwestern P Luke Akers (Yes, David Akers\u2019 son!)<\/p>\n

North Carolina K Rece Verhoff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With Philadelphia Eagles rookie minicamp taking place this weekend, the team officially announced jersey numbers for their 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":880953,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2068],"tags":[8694,59216,34467,24856,29384,1721,3594,75157,103088,39200,13271,25,25172,5407,6084,7,36045,10848,16251,7710,8313,114347,480,8295,4976,34748,102859,119050,98215,36542,6,5341,242,109,2476,520,9716,3243,425,500],"class_list":{"0":"post-880952","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia-eagles","8":"tag-a-j-brown","9":"tag-bill-streicher-imagn","10":"tag-braden-mann","11":"tag-brent-celek","12":"tag-brett-toth","13":"tag-britain-covey","14":"tag-chicago-bulls","15":"tag-cole-payton","16":"tag-cole-wisniewski","17":"tag-darius-cooper","18":"tag-deontae-lawson","19":"tag-eagles","20":"tag-eli-stowers","21":"tag-elijah-mitchell","22":"tag-elijah-moore","23":"tag-football","24":"tag-halapoulivaati-vaitai","25":"tag-jaeden-roberts","26":"tag-jaelan-phillips","27":"tag-jersey-number","28":"tag-jersey-numbers","29":"tag-kapena-gushiken","30":"tag-kelee-ringo","31":"tag-kenyon-green","32":"tag-khalil-herbert","33":"tag-makai-lemon","34":"tag-markel-bell","35":"tag-matt-tobin","36":"tag-micah-morris","37":"tag-nate-gerry","38":"tag-nfl","39":"tag-nick-foles","40":"tag-philadelphia","41":"tag-philadelphia-eagles","42":"tag-philadelphiaeagles","43":"tag-pittsburgh","44":"tag-reed-blankenship","45":"tag-rookie-minicamp","46":"tag-the-eagles","47":"tag-travis-kelce"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880952","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=880952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/880953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=880952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=880952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=880952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}