The Philadelphia Eagles’ first team-issued depth chart ahead of the 2026 NFL season is HERE!
And now to immediately tamper the excitement: it doesn’t mean much.
It’s not like this depth chart is carefully crated with insight from the front office and coaches. It literally says “Compiled by the Eagles Communications department” (AKA the PR staff) at the top of the graphic. And it’s only issued to the public because it’s mandated by the NFL.
Even if this was the Eagles’ actual internal depth chart, there’s still plenty of time for things to change between now and roster cuts down to 53 players. There’s still a handful of training camp practices and three preseason games left.
But for the sake of content, let’s put the cynicism aside and play along.
OFFENSE
QUARTERBACK — Jalen Hurts, Andy Dalton/Tanner McKee, Cole Payton
RUNNING BACK — Saquon Barkley, Tank Bigsby, Will Shipley, Dameon Pierce, Carson Steele, Ja’Quinden Jackson
WIDE RECEIVER — DeVonta Smith, Hollywood Brown, Johnny Wilson, Samori Toure, Brandon Hayes
WIDE RECEIVER — Makai Lemon, Elijah Moore, Britain Covey/Quez Watkins
WIDE RECEIVER — Dontayvion Wicks, Darius Cooper, Danny Gray
TIGHT END — Dallas Goedert, Johnny Mundt, Eli Stowers, Grant Calcaterra, Cameron Latu, E.J. Jenkins, Stone Smartt
LEFT TACKLE — Jordan Mailata, Fred Johnson, Myles Hinton, Hollin Pierce
LEFT GUARD — Landon Dickerson, Michael Jordan, Myles Hinton
CENTER — Cam Jurgens, Drew Kendall, Willie Lampkin
RIGHT GUARD — Tyler Steen, Jake Majors, Micah Morris
RIGHT TACKLE — Lane Johnson, Markel Bell, Cameron Williams, John Ojukwu
DEFENSE
EDGE DEFENDER* — Nolan Smith, Arnold Ebiketie, Jose Ramirez, Joshua Weru
EDGE DEFENDER — Jalyx Hunt, A.J. Epenesa, Keyshawn James-Newby, Tarron Jackson
DEFENSIVE TACKLE — Jalen Carter, Byron Young, Uar Bernard
DEFENSIVE TACKLE — Jordan Davis, Ty Robinson, Zion Wilson
DEFENSIVE TACKLE — Moro Ojomo, Gabe Hall, David Blay
LINEBACKER — Zack Baun, Smael Mondon, Chance Campbell
LINEBACKER — Jihaad Campbell, Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Deontae Lawson
CORNERBACK — Riq Woolen, Jonathan Jones, Jakorian Bennett, Tariq Castro-Fields
CORNERBACK — Quinyon Mitchell, Kelee Ringo, Ambry Thomas, Shaun Wade
NICKEL CORNERBACK — Cooper DeJean, Michael Carter/Mac McWilliams, Kapena Gushiken
SAFETY — Cooper DeJean, Michael Carter/Marcus Epps, J.T. Gray
SAFETY — Andrew Mukuba, Andre’ Sam, Cole Wisniewski, Maximus Pulley
*Note: Jonathan Greenard, who is on the active/physically unable to perform list, is not included on the depth chart.
SPECIAL TEAMS
PUNTER — Braden Mann
KICKER — Jake Elliott
HOLDER — Braden Mann
LONG SNAPPER — Rocco Underwood
PUNT RETURNER — Britain Covey, Makai Lemon, Elijah Moore
KICK RETURNER — Will Shipley, Dameon Pierce, Tank Bigsby
NOTES
- With Andy Dalton and Tanner McKee rotating QB2 reps, we already know there’s a backup quarterback battle going on. But here’s more confirmation. Dalton is listed first due to last name alphabetical order but he’s also arguably in the lead in reality.
- Will Shipley is going to be RB3 on this roster, whether you like it or not.
- Nothing shocking about how the wide receivers are listed but it is notable to see Lemon with the starters despite the fact he’s missed a lot of time in camp and didn’t stand out prior to getting hurt. Lemon might not actually be a Week 1 starter with the likes of Cooper and Moore having strong summers. Or at least there could be a heavier receiver rotation than there’s been in recent years.
- Whereas Lemon is listed with the starters, the Eagles aren’t even pretending that Stowers is a top two tight end right now. With the way the Eagles laid out tight end on this chart (see below), I don’t know that he’s even necessarily TE3. I tend to think Stowers might be a healthy scratch … early in the season, at least.
- It’ll be interesting to see if Fred Johnson — who hasn’t had a great summer — is the Eagles’ swing tackle or if he’s just the backup on the left side (assuming he makes the team) while Bell is the top backup on the right side. Seems like that battle between Big Fred and Bell is still ongoing.
- Hinton has been working more at guard than tackle this offseason.
- Michael Jordan is not actually the top backup at left guard. That’s Drew Kendall. Kendall is also the top backup at right guard.
- In terms of both the listing here and practice reps, Majors is higher on the depth chart than one would expect. Don’t think he’s playing well enough to make the roster … but maybe he sneaks on because the coaches like him?
- Ojukwu also gets more reps than you would expect and he’s been above Williams.
- No surprises with the defensive linemen or linebackers.
- Cornerback is interesting because McWilliams was first up at outside cornerback with Mitchell getting banged up on Tuesday. Of course, Jonathan Jones is also banged up.
- Gushiken has more often lined up at safety than nickel corner.
- Marcus Epps seems like a good bet to win the starting safety battle over Michael Carter II. But MC2 will still contribute as a dime defender in addition to providing depth at safety and nickel CB.
- Interesting to see Covey listed as the top punt returner. Makes sense in terms of him probably being the best option (assuming Cooper DeJean is off the table due to his defensive role). But not so sure Covey makes the roster.
- Shipley is listed as the top kick returner but Darius Cooper was also notably getting some reps in that role on Tuesday.
- What stands out to you? Let me know in the comments below.
