Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Nick Sirianni
Offensive Coordinator: Sean Mannion
Defensive Coordinator: Vic Fangio
Special Teams Coordinator: Michael Clay
2025 Summary (W-L Record: 11-6)
The Eagles entered the 2025 season with most of the key pieces that they had in place the year prior when they won Super Bowl LIX in dominating fashion. The results were far different, though, culminating in an early playoff exit.
As you can see from the numbers below, the reason for the drop-off last season was largely the offense:
Philly’s run game, which had been the staple of their offense for years, wasn’t quite the same in 2025.
One year prior, Saquon Barkley rushed for a staggering 1,245 yards and 8 touchdowns in the 2nd halves of games alone. In 2025, he rushed for just 1,140 yards and 7 TD’s during the entire season (that includes all 4 quarters and 1 overtime).
That’s a good illustration of the Eagles’ run-game struggles as well as their inability to finish teams off like they did the year prior.
In general, Philly just didn’t move the line of scrimmage in quite the same way:
The effects trickled down throughout the offense. New offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo struggled to find ways to get Jalen Hurts and the passing game going. That led to his firing after the season.
This offseason, Philadelphia hired Sean Mannion away from the Packers to run the offense in 2026. He’ll be the Eagles’ 5th offensive coordinator in the last 5 seasons.
Key Additions
WR Hollywood Brown
WR Dontayvion Wicks
WR Makai Lemon (1st Rd, 20th Overall)
TE Eli Stowers (2nd Rd, 54th Overall)
TE Johnny Mundt
RT Markel Bell (3rd Rd, 68th Overall)
EDGE Jonathan Greenard
EDGE Arnold Ebiketie
EDGE A.J. Epenesa
CB Riq Woolen
CB Jonathan Jones
Key Losses
WR A.J. Brown
WR Jahan Dotson
TE Kylen Granson
EDGE Jaelan Phillips
EDGE Josh Uche
LB Nakobe Dean
CB Adoree’ Jackson
S Reed Blankenship
S Sydney Brown
Biggest Questions Entering 2026
Can Sean Mannion get more out of Jalen Hurts in the passing game?
Every year since Hurts has been the starter, regardless of who the offensive coordinator is, we seem to have the same discussion: Why is the Eagles’ passing game so limited?
The one constant every year has been the quarterback, which is a helpful piece of evidence in determining where the blame probably lies.
Hurts is a physically talented quarterback and the defense HAS TO account for him in the run game. But he’s limited as a passer. In particular, he isn’t comfortable operating in the intermediate-middle area of the field. He either doesn’t see it well or doesn’t process quickly enough, and that often leads to him not attempting throws to receivers who are open between the numbers. Because he opts to stick to the perimeter, that limits what the passing game can do.
Prior to 2024, that hadn’t really hurt the Eagles since their rushing attack has been so dynamic with Hurts at quarterback. Defenses opted to account for it by playing more single high. That has played right into Hurts’ hands by providing 1-on-1 matchups on the outside where he is comfortable and proficient attacking. Not to mention, Philly has had two pretty damn good receivers in the 1-on-1 department (A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith).
Last year, with the run game struggling, that all changed. The Eagles went from seeing the 7th most single-high coverage a year before to the 26th most according to Cody Alexander of MatchQuarters). Teams felt they didn’t need the extra defender to stop the run. That ultimately limited Hurts’ ability to attack through the air as those 1-on-1’s on the outside weren’t available quite as often.
So will Mannion find ways to get Hurts more comfortable targeting the middle of the field? Will he be able to scheme up open receivers between the numbers and give Hurts the confidence to attack there? That’s a question we won’t know the answer to until well into the season.
Will the run game regain its footing?
It has to if the Eagles are going to get back to being legitimate Super Bowl contenders. Last year’s struggles could be tied to right tackle Lane Johnson missing almost 60% of the offensive snaps. Or left guard Landon Dickerson playing through a variety of injuries. Or perhaps to the offensive line and Saquon Barkley struggling to bounce back from 21 run-heavy games the year before.
Either way, they have to find a way to get back to who they were in 2024.
How will Hurts do with a brand-new receiving corps?
As everyone expected ever since the end of last season, the Eagles traded away A.J. Brown. It’s too bad for Philly that they couldn’t sort out whatever issues existed, because Brown was the perfect receiver for Hurts.
Over the last five years or so, he’s been arguably the best receiver in the NFL in 1-on-1 situations. The Eagles could line him up outside the numbers where Hurts is most comfortable operating, and when he saw Brown singled up, he could get him the ball:
The Eagles added Dontayvion Wicks via trade with the Packers, signed Hollywood Brown, and did some maneuvering on draft night to ultimately select Makai Lemon with the 20th overall pick.
It will be interesting to see how this group is utilized in Mannion’s offense. Brown represents another downfield threat opposite of DeVonta Smith. Lemon is a good slot/middle-of-the-field option. Wicks is familiar with the system that Mannion is bringing over from Green Bay and has decent size to maybe fill some portion of the hole created by Brown’s departure.
It will be interesting to see how all the new pieces fit together with Hurts.
Will the pass rush be more of a factor?
The Eagles’ pressure numbers were similar if not better last season than the year prior. But there’s no question that the pass rush wasn’t as impactful in 2025. You saw that manifest itself in their 3rd down numbers (21st in the NFL in 2025 vs. 3rd in 2024).
The losses of Josh Sweat on the edge (who probably should have been the Super Bowl MVP) and Milton Williams on the interior took away some of the bite from their D-line, which was outstanding during that playoff run and dominated the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.
Howie Roseman clearly felt the need to address this area of the team this offseason. He signed both Arnold Ebiketie and A.J. Epenesa and traded for Jonathan Greenard. Ebiketie and Epenesa probably don’t move the needle much and were likely added to provide depth, which is critical for a good pass rush. Greenard has the best chance to be an impactful player. While he had just 3 sacks last year, he had 12 and 12.5 in the two years prior.
Roseman certainly hopes that some of their younger pass rushers already on the roster (Jalen Carter, Jalyx Hunt, Nolan Smith) can add more production as well. Either way, a good 4-man rush is pivotal to Vic Fangio’s defense.
What new wrinkles will Vic Fangio’s defense have?
And speaking of Fangio, it’s his defense that most DC’s around the league are trying to implement.
But while Fangio is known for a specific style of defense (quarters and operating predominantly out of a 2-shell pre-snap look), last year the Eagles specialized in man coverage (1st in the NFL) and single-high (3rd in frequency) according to Cody Alexander of MatchQuarters.
And they were effective at it, finishing as the best man-coverage defense in the NFL by EPA.
They looked to add to this aspect of the defense during the offseason by adding Super Bowl LX champ Riq Woolen, who’s very effective in man coverage:
Philly will have to make up for the loss of safety Reed Blankenship, and that might come by doubling down on their single-high man coverage approach and putting more pressure on that cornerback room of Woolen, Quinyon Mitchell, Cooper DeJean and Jonathan Jones.
2026 Outlook
The Eagles still have most of the core elements to make another run at the Super Bowl again this season. But everything will hinge on the running game getting back to form and Jalen Hurts being comfortable with Mannion’s passing game.