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A look at the Eagles' 2026 free agents

The Eagles have 19 pending free agents.

Executive Vice President/General Manager Howie Roseman
Executive Vice President/General Manager Howie Roseman

The 2026 offseason has officially arrived.

Teams can begin using the Franchise and Transitions tags on February 17, and NFL free agency officially opens on March 11 at 4 PM.

March 9, however, is when teams are permitted to contact, and enter into contract negotiations, with the certified agents of players who will become unrestricted free agents upon the expiration of their 2025 player contracts on March 11.

Here is the full list of Eagles free agents in 2026:

2026 Unrestricted Free Agents

S Reed Blankenship

Blankenship signed with the Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2022 and has been with the team since, starting 50 games. He was a first-year captain for Philadelphia in 2025.

TE Grant Calcaterra

The Eagles drafted Calcaterra in the sixth round in 2022 out of SMU. He has 42 career catches for 494 yards and two touchdowns.

LB Nakobe Dean

Dean was a third-round pick out of Georgia by the Eagles in 2022, and he has started 27 games in his NFL career. Dean posted a career-high 128 tackles in 2024 and had 55 tackles and four sacks in 10 games last season.

RB AJ Dillon

Dillon signed with the Eagles after missing the 2024 season due to a neck injury. He played seven games for the Eagles, amassing 60 rushing yards on 12 carries while adding three catches for 21 yards.

WR Jahan Dotson

Philadelphia acquired Dotson, a former first-round pick, before the 2024 regular season. In two years with the Eagles, he has 37 catches for 478 yards and one touchdown.

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S Marcus Epps

Epps joined the Eagles' practice squad before the season after being released by the Patriots on roster cutdown day. He was elevated to the active roster for the first three games before signing to the 53-man roster. He started down the stretch for Philadelphia and finished the year with 19 total tackles.

TE Dallas Goedert

Goedert was drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft, and in eight seasons with the Eagles started 91 games with 409 catches, 4,676 receiving yards, and 35 touchdowns. In 2025, Goedert broke an Eagles tight end record with 11 touchdown grabs.

TE Kylen Granson

After playing his first four years with the Colts, Granson came to Philadelphia in the 2025 offseason. He played in all 17 games and made seven catches for 40 yards.

QB Sam Howell

The Eagles traded for Howell ahead of Week 1, and he served as the backup quarterback early in the year with Tanner McKee injured. Howell was either active or the emergency third quarterback in every game for the Eagles.

CB Adoree' Jackson

Jackson spent his first four years with the Titans and the next four on the Giants before joining the Eagles as a free agent in 2025. He started 10 games for the Birds and had 11 passes defended and one interception.

T Fred Johnson

Johnson signed with the Jaguars in the 2025 offseason, but Executive Vice President/General Manager Howie Roseman swung a trade to bring him back before the regular season. He started eight games for the Eagles last year.

P Braden Mann

Mann joined the Eagles in 2023 after stints with the Jets and Steelers. He set a career high in gross punting average (49.9 yards) last season.

OLB Azeez Ojulari

Ojulari played his first four years for the Giants before inking a deal in Philadelphia. In three games (two starts), he had six total tackles and three quarterback pressures.

DE Ogbo Okoronkwo

Okoronkwo came to the Eagles after spending time on the Rams, Texans, and Browns. He appeared in one game for Philadelphia before going on Injured Reserve with a triceps injury.

OLB Jaelan Phillips

The Eagles acquired Phillips from the Dolphins ahead of the trade deadline. In eight games with the Birds, he posted two sacks and 34 quarterback pressures, also adding a forced fumble and fumble recovery.

OL Matt Pryor

Pryor, who was drafted by the Eagles in the sixth round in 2018, signed with Philadelphia after playing the 2024 season in Chicago. He appeared in 17 games for the Eagles, making one start.

OL Brett Toth

Toth has had multiple stints with the Eagles after signing with the team as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He played 17 games and made four starts in 2025.

OLB Joshua Uche

A 2020 second-round pick by the Patriots, Uche was traded to the Chiefs at the 2024 deadline and signed with the Eagles during the offseason. In 12 games for Philadelphia, he had one sack and 15 quarterback pressures.

2026 Restricted Free Agents

FB Ben VanSumeren

VanSumeren transitioned from linebacker to fullback in 2024 with the Eagles. His 2025 campaign was cut short as he was injured on the opening kickoff in Week 1 and didn't play again. — Written by Matt Ryan

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