We are into Week 18 of this 2025 NFL season and the Eagles, always working the roster, tweaking it, preparing it for what is ahead, have stretched far beyond 53 players. They have gone to the limit preparing for every scenario and the result? An 11-5 record, a second consecutive NFC East title and holders – at this moment – of the No. 3 seed in the NFC playoff picture.
Along the way, players have thrived in their roles – either as starters, reserves, or role players. All have a purpose. All have importance.
The ones who have shined under-the-radar deserve their flowers as the Eagles turn their attention toward the Washington Commanders on Sunday (4:25 p.m. kickoff) at Lincoln Financial Field. So, a list of some underrated Eagles …
You’ve got to give Epps credit: He has bounced around in his career – Minnesota, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, New England (for the 2025 summer) and back to Philadelphia, first on the practice squad and now on the active roster – and whenever he’s been an Eagle, he has played really well. The 2025 season is no exception. Epps has added stability to the secondary with Andrew Mukuba sidelined. He has started the last four games and has played very well at safety – solid in coverage, good supporting the run, and a playmaker on Sunday in Buffalo blitzing in run situations.
The gross punting average is 50.4 yards per kick (fifth-best in NFL), with a net of 43 yards (eighth-best in NFL), and that pretty much says it all. What you also have to consider is that Mann has kicked this season in some absolutely awful weather – Sunday’s game in Buffalo included – and he has been consistently flipping the field for the Eagles. He has had a great season. Mann already holds the franchise records for gross average (49.8 yards) and net average (43.9 yards), both set in the 2023 season and both in reach for 2025.
3. Moro Ojomo, defensive tackle
A defensive tackle with six quarterback sacks? There are only a handful of them with more than Ojomo’s total of six this season, a statistical confirmation of just how good he has been this season. But the naked eye can see the impact Ojomo has had for the Eagles, part of an outstanding defensive tackle room that has helped the Eagles win the line of scrimmage from the inside out this year. Ojomo is a weekly playmaker for this defense.