2018 Philadelphia Eagles season

2018 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner	Jeffrey Lurie
General manager	Howie Roseman
Head coach	Doug Pederson
Home field	Lincoln Financial Field

The 2018 Philadelphia Eagles season will be the franchise's upcoming 86th season in the National Football League and the third under head coach Doug Pederson.

The Eagles will enter the season as the defending champions of Super Bowl LII. The Eagles will open the 2018 NFL season on September 6, 2018 as it is tradition that the previous season's champion kicks off every new season and will attempt to repeat as Super Bowl Champions

Roster changes

Free agents

Position	Player	Tag	2018 Team	Notes
DT	Beau Allen	UFA	TBA
RB	Kenjon Barner	UFA	TBA
OT	Will Beatty	UFA	TBA
RB	LeGarrette Blount	UFA	TBA
LB	Nigel Bradham	UFA	TBA
DE	Bryan Braman	UFA	TBA
TE	Trey Burton	UFA	Chicago Bears
LB	Dannell Ellerbe	UFA	TBA
LB	Najee Goode	UFA	TBA
S	Corey Graham	UFA	TBA
CB	Patrick Robinson	UFA	TBA
RB	Darren Sproles	UFA	TBA
K	Caleb Sturgis	UFA	TBA
S	Jaylen Watkins	RFA	TBA

Player re-signed by the Eagles

Free agent signings

Position	Player	Tag	2017 Team	Date signed	Notes
DT	Haloti Ngata	UFA	Detroit Lions	TBA	Signed 1-year deal

Departures

Pos.	Player	2018 Team
P	Donnie Jones	Retired
TE	Brent Celek	TBA

Draft

Main article: 2018 NFL Draft

2018 Philadelphia Eagles Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	32
4	131
4	132
5	156
5	169
6	206

Notes

• The Eagles traded their 2nd round pick (#64 overall) to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for the #2 overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft.
• The Eagles traded their 3rd round pick (#96 overall) as well as WR Jordan Matthews to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for CB Ronald Darby.
• The Eagles traded one of their 4th round picks (#130 overall) to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for RB Jay Ajayi.
• The Eagles traded their 7th round pick (#250 overall) to the Seattle Seahawks and OT Matt Tobin in exchange for Seattle's 2018 5th round pick (#156 overall).

Staff

Philadelphia Eagles staff

	Front office Chairman/CEO – Jeffrey Lurie President – Don Smolenski General manager/executive vice president – Howie Roseman Assistant general manager – Alec Halaby Assistant general manager – Jon Ferrari Senior advisor to the general manager/chief security officer – Dom DiSandro Director of football operations – Jeff Scott Vice president of football administration – Jake Rosenberg Vice president of football transactions and Strategic Planning – Bryce Johnston Senior personnel director/advisor to the general manager – Matt Russell Senior personnel director/advisor to the general manager – Dave Caldwell Director of player development – Connor Barwin Director of scouting – Brandon Hunt Director of player personnel – Charles Walls Director of player personnel – Alan Wolking Director of college scouting – Phil Bhaya Director of pro scouting – Max Gruder Assistant director of pro scouting – Jeremy Gray Senior director of college scouting – Anthony Patch Assistant director of college scouting – Ryan Myers Director of football analytics – James Gilman Assistant director of football analytics – John Liu Head coaches Head coach – Nick Sirianni Associate head coach/passing game coordinator – Kevin Patullo Assistant head coach/running backs – Jemal Singleton Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Kellen Moore Quarterbacks – Doug Nussmeier Wide receivers – Aaron Moorehead Tight ends – Jason Michael Run game coordinator/offensive line – Jeff Stoutland Run game specialist/assistant offensive line – T. J. Paganetti Offensive quality control – Eric Dickerson Offensive assistant – Kyle Valero			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Vic Fangio Senior defensive assistant/defensive line – Clint Hurtt Defensive ends/outside linebackers – Jeremiah Washburn Inside linebackers – Bobby King Passing game coordinator/defensive backs – Christian Parker Cornerbacks – Roy Anderson Safeties – Joe Kasper Defensive quality control/assistant linebackers – Ronell Williams Defensive quality control – Tyler Scudder Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Michael Clay Assistant special teams coordinator – Joe Pannunzio Special teams assistant – Tyler Brown Support staff Head coach quality control – Tyler Yelk Strength and conditioning Vice president of player performance – Ted Rath Head strength and conditioning – Fernando Noriega → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Philadelphia Eagles roster

Quarterbacks 13 Will Grier  1 Jalen Hurts 16 Tanner McKee  7 Kenny Pickett Running backs 26 Saquon Barkley 35 Tyrion Davis-Price 14 Kenneth Gainwell 36 Kendall Milton 38 Lew Nichols III 39 Will Shipley Wide receivers 11 A. J. Brown 80 Parris Campbell 18 Britain Covey 47 Shaquan Davis 46 Jacob Harris 86 Joseph Ngata 83 John Ross 82 Ainias Smith  6 DeVonta Smith 41 Austin Watkins 89 Johnny Wilson Tight ends 81 Grant Calcaterra 43 McCallan Castles 88 Dallas Goedert 84 E. J. Jenkins 85 Albert Okwuegbunam 87 C. J. Uzomah

Offensive linemen 61 Gottlieb Ayedze T 77 Mekhi Becton T 78 Anim Dankwah T 69 Landon Dickerson G 76 Matt Hennessy C 74 Fred Johnson T 65 Lane Johnson T 51 Cam Jurgens C 79 Trevor Keegan G 72 Darian Kinnard T 68 Jordan Mailata T 63 Dylan McMahon C 66 Jason Poe G 50 Max Scharping G 56 Tyler Steen G 64 Brett Toth G 67 Laekin Vakalahi T (Int.) Defensive linemen 59 Thomas Booker DT 98 Jalen Carter DT 90 Jordan Davis DT 55 Brandon Graham DE 96 Gabe Hall DT  0 Bryce Huff DE 75 Tarron Jackson DE 94 P. J. Mustipher DT 97 Moro Ojomo DT 19 Josh Sweat DE 95 Marlon Tuipulotu DT 93 Milton Williams DT

Linebackers 53 Zack Baun ILB 42 Oren Burks ILB 17 Nakobe Dean ILB 58 Jalyx Hunt OLB 48 Patrick Johnson OLB 46 Terrell Lewis OLB 52 Julian Okwara OLB 47 Brandon Smith ILB  3 Nolan Smith OLB 54 Jeremiah Trotter Jr. ILB 57 Ben VanSumeren ILB 45 Devin White ILB Defensive backs 32 Reed Blankenship FS 24 James Bradberry CB 21 Sydney Brown SS 33 Cooper DeJean CB  8 C. J. Gardner-Johnson SS 43 Mekhi Garner CB 37 Mario Goodrich CB 31 Tyler Hall CB 28 Josh Jobe CB 29 Avonte Maddox CB 36 Tristin McCollum SS 27 Zech McPhearson CB 30 Quinyon Mitchell CB -- Parry Nickerson CB 23 Eli Ricks CB 22 Kelee Ringo CB 34 Isaiah Rodgers CB 35 Andre' Sam SS  2 Darius Slay CB 41 Shon Stephens CB Special teams  4 Jake Elliott K 49 Rick Lovato LS 10 Braden Mann P

Reserve lists 73 Le'Raven Clark T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Rookies in italics Roster updated June 7, 2024 Depth chart Transactions 89 active (+1 exempt), 1 inactive → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Eagles' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2018 opponents

On January 11, 2018, the NFL announced that the Eagles will play the Jacksonville Jaguars in the International Series at Wembley Stadium in London, England, with the Jaguars serving as the home team. It will be the Eagles' first appearance in the International Series. The game will either occur during Week 7 (October 21) or Week 8 (October 28), and will be televised in the United States. The exact date, along with network and kickoff time, will be announced in conjunction with the release of the 2018 regular season schedule.

The remainder of the Eagles' 2018 schedule, with exact dates and times, will be finalized and announced in the spring. As the result of winning Super Bowl LII, the Eagles earned the right to host the Week 1 NFL Kickoff Game on Thursday, September 6, which will be televised by NBC. Listed below are the Eagles' opponents for 2018:

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (NFC East)	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Washington Redskins
Conference opponents (NFC South)	Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers	New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Conference opponents (based on 2017 division placement)	Minnesota Vikings (NFC North)	Los Angeles Rams (NFC West)
Interconference opponents (AFC South)	Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts	Jacksonville Jaguars (in London) Tennessee Titans

External links

• Official website