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Eagles announce rookie jersey numbers for 2026 draft class

First-round pick Makai Lemon will wear No. 9 for the Eagles.

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The Eagles picked eight players in last week's 2026 NFL Draft, and now those players officially have their jersey numbers.

Here is the full list, in order from overall selection:

WR Makai Lemon — No. 9

  • Wore No. 6 at USC
  • The last Eagle to wear No. 9 was Nick Foles, the first quarterback to lead the Eagles to a Super Bowl, earning Super Bowl MVP honors in Super Bowl LII.
  • "I appreciate the Eagles so much and Nick Foles, especially, to pass that number down because I know he could have easily kept that number to himself," Lemon said. "Such a great player when he was here wearing that number 9, led them to the Super Bowl. I appreciate him so much. I definitely cherish that so much. I'll represent the number 9 well wearing it, representing the team well. I'm just super excited to get that number, for sure."

TE Eli Stowers — No. 87

  • Wore No. 9 at Vanderbilt
  • 87 was last worn by Xavier Gipson in 2025
  • Notable Eagles to wear No. 87: Brent Celek (2007-17), Claude Humphrey (1979-81)

T Markel Bell — No. 72

  • Wore No. 70 at Miami
  • 72 was last worn by Darian Kinnard in 2024
  • Notable Eagles to wear No. 72: Halapoulivaati Vaitai (2016-19), Tra Thomas (1998-2008), Wade Key (1970-79), Floyd Peters (1964-69)

QB Cole Payton — No. 10

  • Wore No. 9 at North Dakota State
  • 10 is also worn by Braden Mann
  • Notable Eagles to wear No. 10: DeSean Jackson (2008-13, 2019-20), Adrian Burk (1951-56)

G Micah Morris — No. 76

  • Wore No. 56 at Georgia
  • 76 was last worn in the regular season by Jack Anderson in 2021
  • Notable Eagles to wear No. 76: Jerry Sisemore (1973-84), Bob Brown (1964-68), Bucko Kilroy (1943-55)

S Cole Wisniewski — No. 21

  • Wore No. 5 at Texas Tech
  • 21 was last worn by Sydney Brown from 2023-25
  • Notable Eagles to wear No. 21: Bobby Taylor (1995-2003), Eric Allen (1988-94)

DT Uar Bernard — No. 93

  • 93 was last worn by Milton Williams from 2021-24
  • Notable Eagles to wear No. 93: Milton Williams (2021-24), Tim Jernigan (2017-19), Jevon Kearse (2004-07)

OLB Keyshawn James-Newby — No. 50

  • Wore No. 1 at the University of New Mexico
  • 50 was last worn by Jaelan Phillips in 2025
  • Notable Eagles to wear No. 50: Guy Morriss (1974-83)

*Numbers are subject to change

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