An early look at how Philadelphia’s roster is taking shape.

Now that free agency and the NFL Draft are behind us, it’s a good time to take a look at how the 2024 Philadelphia Eagles depth chart is coming together. We’ll start today with the offense before next moving on to defense and special teams. After that, we’ll post our first 53-man roster projection ahead of the upcoming season. (For fun, take a look at how the roster looks compared to last year at this time.)

QUARTERBACK

1 – Jalen Hurts

2 – Kenny Pickett

3 – Tanner McKee

4 – Will Grier

The Eagles need a better version of Hurts than they got in 2023. The hope is that new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore can help him be closer to his 2022 version. QB2 is Pickett’s job to lose; he’ll likely get the bulk of the reps there. McKee should get a chance to unseat Pickett but he’ll probably need to beat him decisively and his opportunities to do could be limited. Grier is likely a camp arm who will be tasked with helping his teammates get up to speed with Moore’s additions to the scheme.

RUNNING BACK

1 – Saquon Barkley

2 – Kenny Gainwell

3 – Will Shipley

4 – Tyrion Davis-Price

5 – Kendall Milton

6 – Lew Nichols

Barkley is poised to be the Eagles’ most heavily utilized bell-cow back in, like, 10 years … dating back to the days of LeSean McCoy. Considering the coaching staff really seems to love him (to a fault), Gainwell is the favorite for RB2. If Shipley can’t unseat Gainwell, he could take over the Boston Scott role as a sparingly used RB3. The Eagles don’t need to keep a fourth running back on the roster unless someone unexpectedly forces their hand. They can probably keep RB4 on the practice squad. Milton, who profiles as a bigger back, could be nice to keep around.

WIDE RECEIVER

1 – A.J. Brown

2 – DeVonta Smith

3 – DeVante Parker

4 – Parris Campbell

5 – Britain Covey

6 – Ainias Smith

7 – Johnny Wilson

8 – Joseph Ngata

9 – Jacob Harris

10 – Austin Watkins Jr.

11 – Shaquan Davis

Brown and DeVonta are clearly the Eagles’ top two targets now and for years to come with the former signed through 2029 and the latter through 2028. One question to wonder: will they both be able to stay remarkably healthy yet again? (Not trying to jinx it but has to be asked.) The picture behind the top two options is unclear. Parker and Campbell have a leg up in terms of experience but they’re not exciting options. Covey is arguably the NFL’s best punt returner and he’s expressed interest in offensive opportunity but the Eagles have added competition that impacts him. One would think the Eagles would like to keep rookies Smith and Wilson but they might not be able to contribute a whole lot right away. Ngata appeared to be pushing for a roster spot before ultimately sticking on the practice squad as a rookie last year. Harris, Watkisn Jr., and Davis are the long shots trying to stand out.

TIGHT END

1 – Dallas Goedert

2 – C.J. Uzomah

3 – Grant Calcaterra

4 – Albert Okwuegbunam

5 – Noah Togiai

6 – McCallan Castles

7 – E.J. Jenkins

The Eagles need a rebound from Goedert after he posted the worst yards per reception mark of his career (not entirely his fault) last season. Uzomah fits in nicely as the Jack Stoll blocking tight end replacement and he might have a little more pass-catching juice. Everyone else is likely fighting for the TE3 role, with Calcaterra having a leg up at the moment. Albert O might be able to turn some heads in camp but he’s going to need to do some more of the dirty work to stick around as a depth player.

OFFENSIVE TACKLE

1 – Lane Johnson

2 – Jordan Mailata

3 – Mekhi Becton

4 – Fred Johnson

5 – Darian Kinnard

6 – Anim Dankwah

7 – Brett Toth

X – Laekin Vakalahi (exempt)

IR – Le’Raven Clark (injured reserve)

Johnson, who turns 34 tomorrow on May 8, previously said he plans to play for a few more seasons. He’s currently signed through 2026. When healthy, he’s great. The Eagles really need him to stay upright. Mailata displayed tremendous durability as the only Eagles player to play every single snap last season. Becton has the potential to at least be a nice swing tackle option, assuming he stays healthy and embraces Jeff Stoutland’s tutelage. The Eagles liked Johnson enough to give him a roster spot last year as the fourth OT option so he could reprise that role again. Kinnard, a 2022 fifth-round pick, could also compete for an OT3 or OT4 job … though he’s listed as “G/T” on the official Eagles website roster page. Dankwah seems like a good developmental option to keep on the practice squad. Toth is listed at “T/G” despite being the second-team center for a good portion of camp last year. Toth struggled in that role and it’s not currently clear where the Eagles will have him line up. Vakalahi does not count towards the Eagles’ roster limit; the team will try to develop the inexperienced 21-year-old behind the scenes. He’s probably a multi-year project. Clark was placed on IR, ending his 2024 season unless he’s waived.

OFFENSIVE GUARD

1 – Landon Dickerson

2 – Tyler Steen

3 – Matt Hennessy

4 – Trevor Keegan

5 – Gottlieb Ayedze

Dickerson signed an extension that makes him one of the NFL’s highest-paid guards. He’s aiming for his third straight Pro Bowl season and perhaps his first All-Pro nod. Steen currently appears to be the front-runner for the starting right guard job. Steen looked much better at tackle than guard during last year’s practices … we’ll see if having a full offseason helps him better transition to the interior. Hennessy (who also has center experience) and Keegan could both conceivably push Steen for the starting role. Ayedze appears to be transitioning from being a college tackle to an NFL guard.

CENTER

1 – Cam Jurgens

2 – Dylan McMahon

3 – Jason Poe

Jurgens has massive shoes to fill as Jason Kelce’s successor. Even if Jurgens turns out to be great, he could still be a significant downgrade from a sure-fire Hall of Famer who was incredibly durable. Still, there is reason to be optimistic about his potential. McMahon’s profile is eerily similar to Kelce’s but he has much to prove and will begin his career as a backup. Poe is likely competing for a practice squad spot.