Philadelphia Eagles depth chart revealed ahead of first preseason game

The Philadelphia Eagles’ first team-issued depth chart ahead of the 2025 NFL season is here!

And now to immediately tamper the excitement: it doesn’t mean much.

It’s not like this depth chart is carefully crated with insight from the front office and coaches. It literally says “Compiled by the Eagles Communications department” (AKA the PR staff) at the top of the graphic. And it’s only issued to the public because it’s mandated by the league.

“I was 22 years old and I was the one putting out the official depth chart…”

A word of warning on “official” depth charts from @FG_Dolan on the Fantasy Feast podcast: pic.twitter.com/SPe93peCgQ

— Ross Tucker Podcast (@RossTuckerPod) August 9, 2023

Even if this was the Eagles’ real depth chart, there’s still plenty of time for things to change between now and roster cuts down to 53 players. There’s still a handful of training camp practices and three preseason games left.

But for the sake of #content, let’s put the cynicism aside and play along.

OFFENSE
QB: Jalen Hurts, Tanner McKee, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Kyle McCord

RB: Saquon Barkley, Will Shipley, A.J. Dillon, Montrell Johnson, Keilan Robinson, ShunDerrick Powell

FB: Ben VanSumeren

WR: A.J. Brown, Johnny Wilson, Elijah Cooks, Darius Cooper

WR: DeVonta Smith, Terrace Marshall, Giles Jackson, Ife Adeyi

WR: Jahan Dotson, Ainias Smith, Avery Williams, Taylor Morin

TE: Dallas Goedert, Grant Calcaterra, Kylen Granson, Harrison Bryant, E.J. Jenkins, Nick Muse, Cameron Latu

LT: Jordan Mailata, Kendall Lamm, Myles Hinton, Hollin Pierce

LG: Landon Dickerson, Kenyon Green

C: Cam Jurgens, Brett Toth, Drew Kendall

RG: Tyler Steen, Matt Pryor, Trevor Keegan

RT: Lane Johnson, Darian Kinnard, Cameron Williams, Laekin Vakalahi

DEFENSE
EDGE: Nolan Smith, Azeez Ojulari, Ogbo Okoronkwo, Ochaun Mathis

EDGE: Jalyx Hunt, Joshua Uche, Patrick Johnson, Antwaun Powell-Ryland

DT: Jalen Carter, Thomas Booker, Gabe Hall

DT: Jordan Davis, Ty Robinson, Joe Evans

DT: Moro Ojomo, Byron Young, Jacob Sykes

LB: Zack Baun, Jihaad Campbell, Dallas Gant

LB: Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Smael Mondon, Lance Dixon

CB: Quinyon Mitchell, Eli Ricks, Tariq Castro-Fields,

CB: Adoree’ Jackson/Kelee Ringo, Parry Nickerson

NCB: Cooper DeJean, Mac McWilliams, A.J. Woods, Brandon Johnson

S: Reed Blankenship, Tristin McCollum, Lewis Cine

S: Sydney Brown/Andrew Mukuba, Andre’ Sam, Maxen Hook

(Note: Nakobe Dean, who is on active/PUP, is not included on the chart.)

SPECIAL TEAMS
P: Braden Mann

K: Jake Elliott

H: Braden Mann

LS: Charley Hughlett, Christian Johnstone

PR: Cooper DeJean, Jahan Dotson, Ainias Smith

KR: Will Shipley, A.J. Dillon

NOTES

The veteran Dorian Thompson-Robinson was given the edge over the rookie Kyle McCord. DTR is making a stronger push for the roster than originally expected.
Will Shipley is ahead of A.J. Dillon. Dillon might have more carries than Shipley but Shipley has more total touches when accounting for receptions.
First time in a long time the Eagles have issued a depth chart with a designated fullback on it.
Does Kylen Granson have an edge over Harrison Bryant for TE3? There hasn’t been a lot of separation there in camp.
Kenyon Green has been exclusively repping at left guard. He’s not in the mix to start at right guard as was previously suggested.
Nolan Smith and Jalyx Hunt are listed as starters but Joshua Uche did get some first-team reps over Hunt on Monday.
Thomas Booker’s had another good summer. He might be the fourth defensive tackle over Vanilla Gorilla Ty Robinson.
I wouldn’t overreact to 2025 first-round pick Jihaad Campbell being listed as a backup. Last year at this time, Quinyon Mitchell was listed behind Darius Slay and the competition of Isaiah Rodgers/Kelee Ringo. Campbell still has time to push for a starting role by Week 1.
That being said, I’ve been saying that Jeremiah Trotter Jr. isn’t going down without a fight. And he’s listed as a starter here as opposed to being in a competition with Campbell.
Is it meaningful that Adoree’ Jackson is listed before Kelee Ringo in their grouping? At this time last year, the Eagles listed “Devin White/Nakobe Dean” for a starting spot and the latter obviously won the job while White eventually got cut.
We’ll see if Christian Johnstone was brought in to legitimately compete with Charley Hughlett or if it’s just a temporary injury-related signing.
Special teams emergency backups: Jake Elliott at punter, Braden Mann at kicker, Cooper DeJean at holder, and Grant Calcaterra at long snapper.
Is DeJean going to be the Eagles’ primary punt returner? I don’t feel like they’d ideally like that. But maybe I’m wrong. Dotson’s experience there is limited; he hasn’t done it in the NFL and he had just 25 punt returns over four years at Penn State.
Also not really sure if we’ll see Dillon returning kicks. I could see it more with Shipley.
What stands out to you? Let me know in the comments below.