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Ranking the Top 15 Eagles Players from the 2025 Season
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The Eagles season is over. They did not repeat as Super Bowl champs.
As we turn our attention to the offensive coordinator search, free agency, and April’s draft, a look at the top players from the 2025 campaign:
1. Quinyon Mitchell
Didn’t allow a touchdown pass until the playoffs. And when he did, he followed it up with two interceptions of Brock Purdy to put the Eagles’ in a position to win the game.
Mitchell is the best outside cornerback the Eagles have had in 20 years. He’s a true lockdown player.
2. Cooper DeJean
Picked up where he left off in 2024, just a brilliant slot player who does everything well. He covers, tackles in space, contributes to run defense, and always plays a smart and disciplined game. He was second on the team in both tackles and pass break ups, a good snapshot of his two-way versatility.
3. Jordan Davis
A huge step forward for Davis, who had his best year as an Eagle. His blocked field goal won the Rams game, while he finished with a career high in sacks (4.5), TFL (9), batted balls (6), and QB hits (6). He played all 17 games and logged a career-high 686 defensive snaps (61%) while lining up 141 times on special teams (32%). His conditioning vastly improved and he took on a bigger role after Milton Williams departed in free agency.
4. Dallas Goedert
He didn’t block well this season, but nobody on the offense did.
Goedert, however, caught a career-high 11 touchdown passes and added two more in the playoffs, having his best scoring season ever. He was healthy and productive, a key red zone threat who took a pay cut to come back for the chance to repeat.
5. Zack Baun
Another Pro Bowl season for Baun, who led the Birds with 123 tackles. He picked off two passes, defended seven, and logged 3.5 sacks, 7 TFL, and six quarterback hits. He played 1,038 snaps, amounting to 98% of what was available on the defensive side of the ball.
6. Jalyx Hunt
“Impactful” would be a great way to describe Jalyx Hunt’s sophomore season. He flashed with a high ceiling, leading the Eagles in interceptions (3), sacks (6.5), and QB hits (24).
With offseason departures at EDGE, and general churn at the position, Hunt emerged with 693 defensive snaps this year, way up from 241 as a rookie. He took a huge leap in year #2 and looks to be a key piece of the future.
7. Jalen Carter
The Crossing Broad staff was mixed on where to rank Carter, who only played 11 games this season and still earned a Pro Bowl nod, maybe at the expense of Davis.
When he did play, he was among the best on the field, blowing up plays, hitting the quarterback, occupying double teams, and being a menace in general. The stats don’t pop because of the lesser number of games played, but you probably agree with us that Carter passed the eye test whenever he was out there.
8. DeVonta Smith
Smitty wound up leading the Eagles in receiving yards because he got some snaps in the season finale, when the rest of the starting offense was given a rest.
But make no mistake, on a unit that underwhelmed in 2025, Smith showed up every game. He caught 77 of his 113 targets for an average of 13.1 yards a pop. He contributed 44 first downs and made some tough plays in traffic and along the sideline. He was reliable as always and went about his business quietly and consistently, like he always does.
9. Jalen Hurts
It’s hard to evaluate Jalen Hurts and quarterback play in general when we don’t have any concrete information on play adjustment, audibles, checks, and things of that nature.
What we do know is that Hurts threw for a career-high 25 touchdowns with just six interceptions this season, completing 64.8% of his passes for 3,224 yards. The completion percentage hit a four-year low, but he avoided sacks and turnovers and generally played the same smart football he did in 2024.
Running attempts, however, hit a five-year low, and the decline of the tush push skews his ground stats significantly. Is he on a Donovan McNabb trajectory of more passing and less running?
Hurts was pretty good in 2025. The question is whether or not he can elevate the offense when the coordinator is not doing it. And what about a banged-up offensive line? Hopefully fixing both of those things makes it easier for QB1 next season and allows him to take the next step, if there is a next step.
10. Moro Ojomo
Every member of the interior defensive line deserves to be on this list. Ojomo had a great season as DT3, finishing second on the team with six sacks and hitting the QB 12 times (tied for 2nd).
11. Saquon Barkley
Saquon is a unique case because of course the guy wasn’t going to run for 2,000 yards again.
But even with the offensive line being what it was, Barkley still logged 1,140 yards, which was 10th in the league. The problem is that his 4.1 YPC number was 44th.
Still, we saw flashes of 2024 Saquon here and there, and he was better in the second half of the season when he started putting his head down and fighting for yardage, understanding that the gaping holes just weren’t going to be there this time around.
12. Reed Blankenship
Steady on the back end for another season, he anchored a safety group that lost rookie Drew Mukuba and re-inserted veteran Marcus Epps. Greg Cosell has talked about Blankenship’s importance to Vic Fangio’s scheme, and that’s good enough for us. Blankenship is currently a free agent.
13. Nakobe Dean
Similar to Jalen Carter, he passed the eye test when he was healthy and on the field. 55 tackles in 10 games, four sacks, a bunch of tackles for loss and QB hits. His blitzing ability is second-to-none, and he’s always been solid in coverage.
14. A.J. Brown
It was a pouty and dramatic and disjointed season from WR1, who still went for 1,000 yards in 15 games. A new offensive coordinator and some time off and hopefully A.J. is closer to the guy we saw in 2022 and 2023 as he hits age 29.
15. Braden Mann
Yes, the punter. Mann punted the ball 72 times this season for 49.9 gross yards on average (5th best) and 42.8 net yards on average (11th). He dropped 20 punts inside the 20 with eight touchbacks and 11 fair catches. When combined with the punt coverage unit, 10.3 average yards allowed in return was better than half of the 32 teams in the league.
honorable mention / players 16 through 20: Jihaad Campbell, Nolan Smith, Drew Mukuba, Jaelan Phillips, Byron Young
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com