The Eagles are going to have some tough decisions this offseason.
As we look ahead to NFL free agency, the Eagles have plenty of key players who are pending free agents on both sides of the ball:
Offense: Dallas Goedert, Jahan Dotson, Fred Johnson, Brett Toth, Grant Calcaterra, Kylen Granson, Matt Pryor, Sam Howell, A.J. Dillon, Ben VanSumeren (RFA)
Defense: Jaelan Phillips, Nakobe Dean, Reed Blankenship, Marcus Epps, Adoree’ Jackson, Brandon Graham, Joshua Uche, Azeez Ojulari, Ogbo Okoronkwo, P Braden Mann
The Eagles won’t be able to bring back all of their top free agents so they’ll have to pick and choose. Here’s a look at where their free agents rank on some national lists:
5. Jaelan Phillips
32. Reed Blankenship
48. Nakobe Dean
4. Jaelan Phillips
33. Nakobe Dean
4. Jaelan Phillips
15. Nakobe Dean
19. Reed Blankenship
3. Jaelan Phillips
31. Nakobe Dean
11. Nakobe Dean
14. Jaelan Phillips
45. Dallas Goedert
69. Reed Blankenship
85. Brandon Graham
179. Marcus Epps
184. Joshua Uche
232. Azeez Ojulari
234. Matt Pryor
As you see, most of the lists have Phillips as the Eagles’ top pending free agent. The Eagles acquired Phillips before the trade deadline by giving the Dolphins a 2026 third-round pick. Phillips, 26, played 8 games and had 2 sacks and 7 QB hits with the Eagles. Spotrac projects Phillips to get an average annual salary of $17.3 million (3 years, $52M). If Phillips does leave in free agency, he could potentially fetch the Eagles a compensatory pick for the 2027 draft.
“I don’t really know,” Phillips said about free agency on locker cleanout day. “It’s up to my agent and ultimately up to me too. But it’s my first experience with it so I’m not really sure how it plays out. But we’ll see. I’m excited.”
Dean, 25, is a homegrown talent who would love to be back in Philadelphia but that might not be in the cards. The Eagles paid Zack Baun last offseason and then they drafted Jihaad Campbell in the first round in 2025. Can they really afford to pay Dean too?
Dean came back in 2025 after suffering a torn patellar tendon in the 2024 playoffs and was better than ever. After missing the first couple months on the PUP list, Dean was put back into the starting lineup and was tremendous. In 10 games, he had 4 sacks, 55 tackles, 2 FF, 6 QB hits and 7 TFLs. Spotrac projects a contract for Dean that will earn $7.9 million annually (4 years, $31.6M).
The Eagles initially signed Blankenship as an undrafted rookie out of Middle Tennessee State and he blossomed into a starter the last three years. The 26-year-old has been a stabilizing force in the secondary but he didn’t have his best season in 2025 and the Eagles let him play out the final year of his contract. Spotrac projects an average annual salary of $7.2 million for Blankenship (2 years, $14.4M).
Last offseason, it looked like Goedert was going to leave Philly but then he and the Eagles reached terms on a one-year contract to keep him for the 2025 season. Goedert, 31, played in 15 games in 2025 (missing just one with injury) and caught 60 passes for 591 yards and had a career-high 11 touchdown catches in the regular season. Spotrac projects his next deal at $6 million for one year, but that feels way too low.