The Eagles are really good at roster building, and when you have success, you risk losing talent and having to retool. Last offseason, Philadelphia lost Josh Sweat, Darius Slay, Milton Williams, Isaiah Rodgers, and several other key free agents from the Super Bowl championship team. This off-season, the focus will be on retaining and signing key players from a Championship defense to long-term deals.
During his end-of-season press conference, Howie Roseman offered insight into the process, what takes place, and how the pendulum will swing toward the defense. Dallas Goedert, Nakobe Dean, Reed Blankenship, Jaelan Phillips, Adoree’ Jackson, Marcus Epps, Fred Johnson, Brandon Graham, and Jahan Dotson are among 20 free agents who’ll hit the open market. Dean and Phillips are the only two who had hold priority, and both would depart depending on the market.
Still, Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith, Jordan Davis, Moro Ojomo, and others are just a few of the defenders GM Howie Roseman wants to keep around long term.
A current look via Over The Cap shows the Eagles have $10,475,126 available to roll over to 2026 and $44 million in dead cap space, while the Titans, Chargers, and Raiders all have over $80 million in total cap space for March.
With the new league year fast approaching, we’re looking at Philadelphia’s 15 highest salary cap hits for the 2026 season.
QB Jalen Hurts
2026 cap hit: $31,971,800
WR A.J. Brown
2026 cap hit: $23,393,496
OL Lane Johnson
2026 cap hit: $20,299,000
OL Jordan Mailata
2026 cap hit: $15,855,233
DT Jordan Davis
2026 cap hit: $12,938,000
WR DeVonta Smith
2026 cap hit: $10,726,510
OL Landon Dickerson
2026 cap hit: $10,275,000
DB Michael Carter II
2026 cap hit: $10,120,000
RB Saquon Barkley
2026 cap hit: $9,881,100
LB Zack Baun
2026 cap hit: $7,538,000
DT Jalen Carter
2026 cap hit: $6,938,331
OL Cam Jurgens
2026 cap hit: $5,421,200
K Jake Elliott
2026 cap hit: $4,893,000
CB Quinyon Mitchell
2026 cap hit: $4,041,299
OL Tyler Steen
2026 cap hit: $3,900,534
OLB Nolan Smith
2026 cap hit: $3,815,769
This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Philadelphia Eagles’ biggest cap hits for the 2026 NFL season
