The Eagles return 10 of 11 starters from their 2024 Super Bowl season on offense. And they have stars like Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and A.J. Brown.
We’re obviously going to watch those guys in training camp.
But here’s a list of 15 intriguing offensive players who are a little more under-the-radar going into training camp next week:
QB Tanner McKee: After the Eagles traded Kenny Pickett to Cleveland, McKee is the No. 2 quarterback entering his third NFL training camp. McKee (6-6, 231) has looked the part in his first two camps and it’ll be exciting to watch him with the second-team offense this summer. He has played in just two career games but McKee played really well in Week 17 and 18 last season. It wasn’t a surprise to see the Eagles move on from Pickett to bump McKee up the depth chart.
QB Kyle McCord: The Eagles kept the quarterback pipeline going by drafting McCord, a local product, out of Syracuse with a sixth-round pick. In the spring, McCord (6-3, 218) made some impressive throws. He’ll have to stave off veteran addition Dorian Thompson-Robinson (who came back in that Pickett trade from Cleveland) but McCord already appeared ahead of him in the spring. The hope is that in a couple years McCord, just like McKee before him, will be ready to step into the backup role.
RB Will Shipley: The 2024 fourth-round pick didn’t get to play very much as a rookie because he was behind Barkley and Kenny Gainwell on the depth chart. While Shipley did show some juice last year, he didn’t get many opportunities. But this offseason, Gainwell left in free agency and Shipley will probably be a bigger part of the offense. In training camp, he’ll be able to show off his stuff as a runner but also as a receiver out of the backfield. He has very natural hands.
RB A.J. Dillon: It’s hard to know what to expect from the 27-year-old veteran running back signing. Dillon (6-0, 247) was a second-round pick back in 2020 and had four good seasons with the Packers with over 2,400 rushing yards and another 763 receiving yards. But Dillon missed the entire 2024 season with a neck injury so we’ll be watching him closely this summer. He was able to participate in spring practices, which was a good sign. Between him and Barkley, the Eagles’ running backs lead the NFL in large quads.
FB Ben VanSumeren: The Eagles signed VanSumeren as an undrafted linebacker a few years ago but last year began using him as a fullback before his season ended with a knee injury in November. Coming into the 2025 season, VanSumeren is a full-time fullback and even changed his number to 43 to reflect that position switch. It’ll be fascinating to see how the Eagles use the fullback position in camp and whether or not VanSumeren can make the roster in that role. If BVS is on the team, he’s going to be a major special teams contributor. He has been a very good special teamer in his NFL career.
WR Avery Williams: When the Eagles signed Williams (5-9, 196) to a one-year deal, they initially listed him as a return specialist. If he can make the roster, Williams will likely be the Eagles’ full-time punt and kick returner. In his career, Williams has a punt return average of 10.9 yards and a kick return average of 22.4. Last season, he averaged 27.2 yards per kick return. But he’s also now listed as a receiver and head coach Nick Sirianni seemed excited about Williams when he spoke at the owners meeting in Palm Beach this offseason. Williams, 26, missed spring practices with an undisclosed injury.
WR Terrace Marshall: The former second-round pick out of LSU never became a star with the Panthers and had just 3 catches last year in his season with the Raiders. But this spring, Marshall (6-2, 200) made some grabs and seemed to already be developing a rapport with Jalen Hurts when he was with the first team. Marshall’s best season in the NFL came in 2022, when he had 28 catches on 47 targets for 490 yards and a touchdown.
WR Danny Gray: The Eagles signed Gray to their practice squad last September and he was a valuable behind-the-scenes piece in their Super Bowl run. The former 49ers third-round pick has blazing speed (ran a 4.33 in the 2022 Combine) and has a shot to make the roster. Gray played in 13 games with the 49ers as a rookie in 2022 and caught just 1 pass for 7 yards. He hasn’t played in a regular season game since.
WR Jahan Dotson: Dotson didn’t arrive in Philly last year until August so this will be his first full training camp with the Eagles. The former first-round pick wasn’t very productive last year (19 catches, 216 yards) but did have a solid postseason and caught a couple passes in Super Bowl LIX. It’s so important for receivers to grow their rapport with Jalen Hurts and Dotson will have all spring and summer to do that before his second season as the Eagles’ WR3.
TE E.J. Jenkins: The 26-year-old Jenkins had a great training camp in 2024 and even though he didn’t make the roster he ended up being the third tight end for a decent chunk of the season and was their TE3 in the playoffs. He’ll have to beat out veteran signings Harrison Bryant and Kylen Granson to make the roster this year. If he has a summer like he did last year, that’s very possible.
OG Tyler Steen: The third-year offensive lineman got all the spring reps at right guard for the second straight year and we’ll see if he can actually hold on to that job in 2025. Last year, Steen suffered an ankle injury early in camp and lost that job to Mekhi Becton. But Becton left in free agency, which means the Eagles will again have a new right guard. Steen seems like the favorite but he needs to show more consistency.
OG Matt Pryor: Steen’s top competition for that right guard job is the 30-year-old Pryor. The Eagles actually drafted Pryor in the sixth round out of TCU back in 2018 and after a few other stops, he’s back in Philly on a one-year deal. Just last season, Pryor started 15 games at guard for the Bears and played well.
OG Kenyon Green: The former first-round pick from Texas A&M was part of the return in the C.J. Gardner-Johnson trade with the Texans. Green was the No. 15 overall pick in the 2022 draft but hasn’t lived up to that draft status. He started 23 games in his time with the Texans but struggled. Coming to Philly is a chance to save his NFL career under legendary OL coach Jeff Stoutland.
C Drew Kendall: The Eagles drafted three offensive linemen on Day 3 this year and Kendall was the first selected at No. 168 overall in the fifth round out of Boston College. Kendall worked behind Brett Toth at center during spring practices but there’s a chance he can overtake him to become the backup center in 2024, although Landon Dickerson would probably still remain the top center option after Cam Jurgens.
OT Myles Hinton: The Eagles drafted two tackles in the sixth round and Hinton was the first of the two, ahead of Cameron Williams from Texas. Hinton played both left and right tackle at Michigan and might have swing-tackle capability in the NFL. Stoutland seemed really excited when the Eagles drafted Hinton and that piqued my interest.
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