The Eagles have 16 sacks this season, tied for the ninth-fewest in the league, ranking only ahead of the San Francisco 49ers (11 sacks) and Jacksonville Jaguars (10) among teams currently in the playoff field. And only about a quarter of that production has come from the Eagles’ edge rush. Philadelphia has only generated 4.5 sacks from edge rushers this season, with 1.5 of those coming from the now-retired Za’Darius Smith.
The Eagles were an average pass-rushing team in 2023 and 2024 after their extraordinary 70-sack output in 2022, so this issue has been building for a while. Jaelan Phillips, a first-round pick in 2021, has plenty of physical ability when healthy. He tallied 22 sacks in his first 42 games, but he tore his Achilles in 2023 and his ACL in 2024. He has three sacks so far this season.
Eagles’ trade grade: A-
Dolphins’ trade grade: B+