Jordan Mailata still ascending, takes place on most important list originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Over the next few weeks leading up to training camp, we’ll be counting down the top 25 most important Eagles for the 2024 season.
25. Brandon Graham
24. Nakobe Dean
23. Milton Williams
22. Jake Elliott
21. Nolan Smith
20. Cooper DeJean
19. Reed Blankenship
18. Tyler Steen
17. Devin White
16. Quinyon Mitchell
15. Jordan Davis
14. Landon Dickerson
13. C.J. Gardner-Johnson
12. Dallas Goedert
11. Josh Sweat
10. Bryce Huff
9. Cam Jurgens
8. Saquon Barkley
7. Darius Slay
6. DeVonta Smith
5. Jalen Carter
4. Jordan Mailata
Less than a decade ago, Jordan Mailata didn’t even really know what American football was. And now he’s one of the top five most important players on a Super Bowl contender.
That’s made-for-a-movie type stuff.
But there’s no question that Mailata is one of the best tackles in the NFL and he’s still just 27 years old and has 57 starts under his belt. Last season, Mailata started all 17 games for the Eagles and was the only player to play all 1,147 offensive snaps.
In their ranking of the top offensive tackles in the NFL going into 2024, ProFootballFocus ranked Mailata at No. 5 behind just Trent Williams, Tristan Wirfs, Penei Sewell and Christian Darrisaw:
“Philadelphia’s left tackle got off to a terrific start in 2023, as he was PFF’s second-highest graded offensive tackle after eight weeks. And at that point, he was the only player at the position with run-blocking and pass-blocking grades of at least 84.0. While he was unable to continue that form for the entire season, he still finished the campaign with an 84.8 overall grade that ranked third at the position.”
In 2024, Mailata gave up 46 total pressure but just 3 sacks and was the Eagles’ highest-graded pass blocker and their second-highest-graded run blocker, according to PFF. While the Pro Bowl and All-Pro accolades haven’t yet followed, Mailata took a jump last season into the top tier of…
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Publish date : 2024-07-17 11:00:00
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