Philadelphia Eagles

With $37.3M in room now and $110.6M projected next season, Philadelphia has the spending power of a team that can both compete and reshape its roster in the same offseason.

25 contracts expiring

Madden Tools Analysis

Four starting spots have weak depth behind the starter.

Four first-round picks across three years gives Philadelphia a rebuild-level stockpile inside a contender's roster, a rare combination that makes every trade deadline and every draft a lever the front office can pull.

• Acquired: Round 7 from Cowboys, this draft
• Acquired: Round 6 from Packers, this draft
• Acquired: Round 1 from Patriots, next draft
• Acquired: Round 5 from Patriots, this draft
• Acquired: Round 7 from Ravens, this draft
• Traded away: Round 6 to Jets, this draft
• Traded away: Round 3 to Vikings, this draft
• Traded away: Round 7 to Vikings, this draft

The roster's top strength is a defensive front that combines elite interior talent in Jalen Carter with ascending edge rushers, while the biggest weakness is an interior offensive line hampered by a bottom-two center and a bottom-five right guard.

• Chigh

  Elijah Klein starts at center and ranks 31st of 32 starters at the position, making this the single most urgent upgrade on the roster.

• FShigh

  Andrew Mukuba opens as the starter at free safety but ranks 29th of 32 at the position, leaving a significant liability in the back end of the defense.

• RGhigh

  Tyler Steen starts at right guard and ranks 27th of 32 at the position, with the depth chart offering little behind him to mask the weakness.

• SShigh

  Marcus Epps opens as the starter at strong safety and ranks 27th of 32, a twin hole in the secondary alongside the free safety need.

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  Markel Bell starts at right tackle and ranks 24th of 32 at the position, making the right side of the offensive line a consistent concern.

• 71Andy DaltonQBAndy Dalton is a 71-overall backup who sits third on the depth chart behind Hurts and Cole Payton, and cutting him frees $1.5M with zero dead money.Frees $1.5M · $0 dead
• 58E.J. JenkinsTEE.J. Jenkins is a 58-overall tight end buried on the depth chart with essentially no role, and his release frees $1.0M with no dead-money consequence.Frees $1.0M · $0 dead
• 65Fred JohnsonRTFred Johnson is a 65-overall tackle who backs up both tackle spots without starting, and cutting him frees $1.3M against only $160K in dead money.Frees $1.3M · $160.0K dead
• 72Jonathan JonesCBJonathan Jones is a 72-overall cornerback entering the twilight of his career who sits outside the top three at his position, and releasing him frees $1.3M against $140K in dead money.Frees $1.3M · $140.0K dead
• 69Grant CalcaterraTEGrant Calcaterra is a 69-overall tight end who sits third on the TE depth chart and also logs time at FB, and his release frees $1.8M against $180K in dead money.Frees $1.8M · $180.0K dead

Philadelphia enters this franchise window as a legitimate contender, not a project. Jalen Hurts operates behind a Superstar-quality left tackle in Jordan Mailata and throws to a 93-overall DeVonta Smith, while Saquon Barkley gives the offense a punishing ground threat. The defensive front is genuinely elite, with Jalen Carter (88, Superstar, 25) and Nolan Smith Jr (83, Superstar, 25) positioned to be cornerstones for years. Quinyon Mitchell (90, Superstar, 25) and Cooper DeJean (89, Star, 23) form a young cornerback tandem that could be the best in the league within two seasons. The vulnerabilities are real but addressable: center, both safety spots, and the right side of the offensive line are all bottom-ten units that will be exploited by good opponents. Bobby Wagner, entering the twilight of his career, is a quality MIKE starter for now but succession at that spot belongs on the planning board soon. The $37.3M in current cap room and $110.6M projected for next season give ownership the tools to patch multiple holes, and the four first-rounders in the three-year draft capital stockpile make this a franchise that can compete now and reload simultaneously.

The Eagles were founded in 1933 when a syndicate led by Bert Bell and Lud Wray paid a $2,500 entry fee (and assumed $11,000 in debts owed by the bankrupt Frankford Yellow Jackets) to secure the NFL rights to the Philadelphia market, naming the team after the "Blue Eagle" symbol of FDR's National Recovery Administration. After a decade of struggle, losing their debut 56-0 to the Giants and a 1943 wartime merger with the Steelers as the "Steagles" (Phil-Pitt), Earle "Greasy" Neale launched the first golden era, with Steve Van Buren leading back-to-back NFL titles in 1948 and 1949. A second peak came in 1960 when Norm Van Brocklin and Chuck Bednarik beat Vince Lombardi's Packers for the championship. Dick Vermeil reached Super Bowl XV after 1980, the late-'80s/early-'90s "Gang Green" defense featured Reggie White, and Andy Reid paired with Donovan McNabb for five NFC title-game appearances and a Super Bowl XXXIX loss. Under Doug Pederson, Nick Foles led the 2017 team to a Super Bowl LII upset of New England for the first Lombardi Trophy. After a Super Bowl LVII loss to Kansas City, Jalen Hurts and the Eagles returned to dominate the Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX (February 2025) for their second Super Bowl title.