The Eagles have a stacked offensive unit, a retooled defense, and two versatile studs at the coordinator positions in Kellen Moore (OC) and Vic Fangio (DC).
There are few holes on the roster, but plenty of room for younger guys and select select veterans to have a breakout season, further cementing Philadelphia as a Super Bowl favorite.
On offense, there are several candidates for the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year, while the defense has an All-Pro candidate at defensive tackle and young elite talent at cornerback. Ten players are poised for a breakout season with training camp quickly approaching.
CB Kelee Ringo
The fourth-round pick spent most of the season limited to special-teams duty, playing just one defensive snap before Week 14.
Ringo finished his rookie season with 1.0 sacks, one interception, and 21 tackles in 17 regular-season games.
Ringo earned a role on defense for the final six games, starting four of them, and he could replace James Bradberry in 2024 as the starter opposite Darius Slay.
WR Britain Covey
the former Utah wide receiver averaged the league’s second-most yards per punt return (14.4).
In 17 games in 2022 with the Eagles, Covey did not record a catch and only had four catches for 42 yards and no touchdowns last season, but that could change in 2024 under new OC Kellen Moore.
DT Milton Williams
Williams set a career-high in tackles (42) but a career-low in sacks (0.5) in his third NFL season, playing 16 regular-season games for the Eagles.
The 2021 third-pick started ten games in 2023 after a combined two in his first two years in the league, though his snap share (46 percent) did increase from previous years.
Williams will enter the final year of his deal as the most-tenured player at defensive tackle.
S Reed Blankenship
Blankenship appeared in 15 regular-season games this season, leading the Eagles in interceptions (three), solo tackles (79), and total tackles (113).
Blankenship became a full-time starter with the Eagles in 2023, starting 15 of 17 and playing 973 snaps on defense (81%) and 124 on special teams. James Bradberry was the only defensive player to play more snaps for the Eagles in 2023.
The former undrafted free agent is now a key part of the Eagle’s defense and a potential Pro Bowl starter and should team with Sydney Brown and a potential draft pick for years to come.
DT Jalen Carter
First-round picks are expected to produce, but Carter got out to a fast start, and even after fading down the stretch, he still was the runner-up for the AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award.
During the first half of the season, Carter played 49% of the defensive snaps (despite missing Week 6 against the New York Jets with an injury), second among Eagles defensive tackles behind only Fletcher Cox.
Through the first nine weeks, Carter generated 29 pressures (tied for eighth in the league among interior defensive linemen), according to Pro Football Focus, including four sacks and 20 hurries.
His production fell off down the stretch.
Carter finished his rookie year with 6.0 sacks, 33 tackles, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery (which he returned for a touchdown) in 16 regular-season games.
Still, Carter started just one game and played 51 percent of the Eagles’ defensive snaps, but the ninth overall pick in the 2023 Draft was third on the team in sacks and fifth among all rookies.
TE Albert Okwuegbunam Jr.
After being an afterthought in 2023, Okwuegbunam was re-signed to a one-year contract extension through the 2024 season.
Okwuegbunam (6-5, 258 pounds) was acquired by the Denver Broncos in a trade on August 29 for a sixth-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. The Eagles also acquired a 2025 seventh-round pick in the deal.
The fourth-year tight end saw action in four games with the Eagles last season, playing 57 snaps on offense. In 30 career games (7 starts), Okwuegbunam has registered 54 catches for 546 yards and four touchdowns but could see an increased role in Kellen Moore’s offense.
DT Jordan Davis
In the first seven games of the 2023 season, Davis logged 2.5 sacks, 5 QB hits, and 19 tackles (2.7 per game). In the final ten games, Davis registered 0 sacks, 0 QB hits, and 28 tackles (2.5 per game), wearing down later in the season. Davis has shed some pounds this summer, and after seeing a dramatic jump in his snap totals from 224 (26%) as a rookie to 519 (45%) in his second season, Davis will be counted on even more with Fletcher Cox retiring.
TE Dallas Goedert
Goedert is one of the highest-paid tight ends in the NFL, but he’s never posted a 1,000-yard season during his seven years in Philadelphia. He’s approaching 30 and needs a dominant season to avoid being a potential cap casualty in 2025. Goedert is one of the NFL’s most talented pass catchers, but a 14-game, 1,000-yard season could put him back among the elites.
LB Zack Baun
Baun, 27, started six games for the Saints last season, recording two sacks, an interception, and four quarterback hits. In the 2023 regular season, Baun recorded 30 tackles across 17 games.
Baun saw a career-high 292 defensive snaps last season while continuing to play a critical role on special teams (381).
DE Bryce Huff
At 25 years old, Huff has increased his sack production each season, jumping from 3.5 sacks in 2022 to 10.0 this past season. More of a situational pass rusher than a true defensive end or SAM linebacker, Huff played in just 42 percent of the Jets’ defensive snaps, as he was used solely in pass-rushing situations. He still logged ten sacks in 2023, and one season after Philadelphia brass was left extremely disappointed with the pass rush’s production, Howie Roseman signed a natural pass rusher. Vic Fangio won’t be dropping Huff into coverage on 50% of the downs, and his arrival should spur an uptick in sacks and pressures. In 2023, Huff led the Jets with a career-high ten sacks and recorded 68 quarterback pressures in 312 pass rush attempts — an NFL-leading 21.8% pressure percentage, according to Next Gen Stats (minimum: 300 rushes).
