The Eagles have overhauled their roster from one of the oldest in the league to one with an exciting group of talented young players. Most of these players are under contract for 2 or more seasons.
As impressive, is the fact that 10 of the projected offensive starters are all homegrown draft picks. A.J. Brown is the only outlier.
The roster consists of 33 players that were drafted by the Eagles, and the importance of developing your own can not be overstated. There are also 3 undrafted free agents added this season; Josh Sills, Reed Blankenship, and Josh Jobe. The remaining 17 players arrived via trade, free agency, etc.
Offense:
QB (2) Jalen Hurts 23 and Gardner Minshew 26
RB (3) Miles Sanders 25 Kenneth Gainwell 23 Boston Scott 27
WR (5) DeVonta Smith 23 Jalen Reagor– 23 Quez Watkins 24 AJ Brown 25 Zack Paschal 27
TE (3) Dallas Goedert 27 Grant Calcaterra 23 Jack Stoll 24
OL (10) Cam Jurgens 22 Jordan Mailata 25 Landon Dickerson 23 Andre Dillard 26 Jack Driscoll 25 Lane Johnson 32 Jason Kelce 34 Sua Opeta 26 Isaac Seumalo 28 Josh Sills 24
Defense:
DT/Interior (5) Javon Hargrave 29 Fletcher Cox 31 Jordan Davis 22 Milton Williams 23 Marlon Tuipulotu 23
DE/Edge (4)Brandon Graham 34 Josh Sweat 25 Derek Barnett 26 Tarron Jackson 24
SAM (3) Kyron Johnson 24 Patrick Johnson 24 Haason Reddick 27
Off Ball LB (5) Shaun Bradley 27 Nakobe Dean 21 T.J. Edwards 26 Davion Taylor 24 Kyzir White 26
S (4) Reed Blankenship 23 Marcus Epps 26 C.J. Gardner-Johnson 24 K’Von Wallace 25
CB (5) James Bradberry 28 Josh Jobe 24 Avonte Maddox 26 Zech McPhearson 23 Big Play Slay 31
S/CB (1) Josiah Scott 23 (the way some positions are starting to blend a few players could start to fall into this category)
Special Teams:
LS (1) Rick Lovato 28
P (1) Arryn Siposs 29
K (1) Jake Elliot 27
Youth Movement:
The new Georgia additions are the youngest on the roster at 21 (Nakobe Dean) and 22 (Jordan Davis) followed by a whopping 10 players aged 23, including Alabama products DeVonta Smith and Jalen Hurts. Bookending the roster are 2 all-time greats, age 34, Brandon Graham and Jason Kelce.
Only 5 players on the initial 53-man roster are over the age of 30.
This is quite a turnaround from a roster devoid of young talent just 2 short seasons ago.
Eagles general manager Howie Roseman has done a really good job of signing their young core guys to team-friendly extensions. Coupled with the last two drafts, the roster is looking to be one of the more promising during his regime.
The Eagles seem to have the beginnings of a very good, long-term, nucleus in place. Especially if current starting QB Jalen Hurts improves as expected.
For those who doubt Jalen, if he doesn’t pan out, the Eagles are positioned with 2 first-round picks in the 2023 draft to select the QB of their choice.