In a league that places the highest priority on unearthing offensive line talent to develop, the Eagles have the ideal situation.

They have four of five starters – all Pro Bowl players – signed for seasons to come. They have great competition for the open starting right guard job, including young veteran Tyler Steen, who has played very well when on the field in his two Eagles seasons; former first-round draft pick Kenyon Green; and versatile veteran Matt Pryor, who has six seasons, 92 games played and 39 starts in his NFL career.

Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach Jeff Stoutland leads the charge, working his players daily with love and intensity, urging them all to improve piece by piece, inch by inch. As it stands now, there are few, if any, teams that can match up with what the Eagles have in the offensive trenches.

But for a team that for decades has emphasized the importance of building up front, that seven-man unofficial depth chart is not enough.

And that's why it was typical of the Eagles to look down the, ahem, line just a little bit in the 2025 NFL Draft. With so much draft capital – the team had 10 picks this year and will have at least that many in 2026 – the Eagles added three players to the offensive line mix, taking interior offensive lineman Drew Kendall in the fifth round and a pair of tackles, Myles Hinton and Cameron Williams, in the sixth round.

There is a method to the process here, as we have learned over and over again. The Eagles believe in setting up a succession plan, and Kendall and Hinton and Williams are all part of that equation. There are no guarantees that the players are going to earn playing time or even make the 53-man roster, but all three are in the hands of Stoutland and new Assistant Offensive Line coach Greg Austin, pieces of clay being molded into the kind of players the Eagles love: Technically sound, intelligent, passionate, and extremely physical.

The Eagles drafted three players because they were highly ranked on their board when it came time to pick in the fifth and sixth rounds.

"We're always looking to replenish the offensive line," Executive Vice President/General Manager Howie Roseman said. "We go into every draft and look for opportunities to pick offensive linemen. Both the tackles that we took, they have critical factors that we can really work with and develop and, obviously, they have things to work on, that's why they were drafted where they were. But when you get guys with critical factors with the coaching staff we have, I'll take our chances with that. Then Drew, you talk about somebody who's just made to play in the NFL, obviously his dad (Pete, former NFL player) was the first-round pick.

"It's hard to find. It is a center-deficient league. There are not a lot of centers on draft boards. It is not a natural trait to snap the ball and so not every offensive lineman can do that. A lot of times you'll sit there in the fall, and you'll go, we'll move this guy to center and then you'll see them in the all-star games, at the Combine and snap the ball and go (laughing), that's not going to work, that can't happen. It's not a natural trait and so we felt very fortunate that he was there. Again, it wasn't a need. We thought this was the best player on the board and a guy who fits what we're trying to do."

These are young players to keep an eye on throughout Training Camp and the preseason when they are likely to gain a lot of important reps. The veterans on this offensive line – specifically tackles Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata, guard Landon Dickerson, and center Cam Jurgens – may not see much time in the three preseason games.

But for the young guys, that playing time will be invaluable. And, as the coaching staff and personnel department grades every practice and game snap, important as the Eagles shape the back end of the roster and the practice squad, with an eye on the seasons ahead.

It isn't sexy. It doesn't get a lot of headlines. But the way the Eagles have built the offensive line is a model for the rest of the league, and if some of these young guys step up and grow, Philadelphia may have a solution well beyond the current group of All-Pro talent that deservedly is thought by many as the very best offensive line in the entire NFL.