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Facts, figures, trends and stats from the Eagles’ 53-man roster originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
With final cuts out of the way and the roster down to 53, we thought it would be interesting to take a big-picture look at the roster.
How many draft picks did the Eagles cut?
How many undrafted players made the team?
How many defensive starters from last year are no longer here?
We’ve got all the answers in our annual deep dive into the 53-man roster.
Position by position
The final 53-man roster shows three quarterbacks, three running backs, five wide receivers, two tight ends, nine offensive linemen, six edge rushers, six interior defensive linemen, five off-ball linebackers, five safeties, six cornerbacks and three specialists.
The Eagles went lighter than last year at running back (three instead of four), tight end (two instead of four) and defensive tackle (six instead of seven). They went heavier at receiver (five instead of four), linebacker (five instead of three) and special teams (three instead of two … remember, they didn’t have a punter at final cutdown last year. They released Arryn Siposs, then re-signed him after final cuts, then cut him for good after two games).
Changing roster
Of 19 players who started at least one game on offense last year, eight are gone: Jason Kelce, D’Andre Swift, Jack Stoll, Sua Opeta, Jack Driscoll, Quez Watkins, Julio Jones and Olamide Zaccheaus.
Of 25 players who started at least one game on defense last year, 12 are no longer here: Haason Reddick, Fletcher Cox, Nicholas Morrow, Kevin Byard, Zach Cunningham, Justin Evans, Terrell Edmunds, Shaquille Leonard, Christian Elliss, Bradley Roby, Mario Goodrich and Kentavius Street.
So that’s a total of 21 of 44 starters from last year who are no longer here.
The 53-man roster includes 19 players who weren’t on the roster last year — eight on offense, 11 on defense.
More undrafted players than 2nd-round picks
The roster includes 12 former 1st-round picks, including six…
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Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2024-08-27 22:14:46
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