There are a few important names on the Eagles 2026 Unrestricted Free Agents list

No secret that the Eagles season came to an end last night in disappointing fashion against the San Francisco 49ers. Emotions are still fresh, and now comes the part the NFL does better than anyone else by turning the roster into a spreadsheet and forcing organizations to make cold decisions.

The Eagles have a real list of unrestricted free agents for 2026, and it’s not just a couple depth guys. There are legitimate starters, core contributors, and a few names that can swing an entire offseason depending on what Howie decides to prioritize.

Here’s the Eagles 2026 UFA list:

Defense

S Reed Blankenship
LB Nakobe Dean
DE Jaelan Phillips
DE Azeez Ojulari
DE Brandon Graham
DE Joshua Uche
DE Ogbo Okoronkwo

Offense

TE Dallas Goedert
TE Grant Calcaterra
TE Kylen Granson
WR Jahan Dotson
RB AJ Dillon
OT Fred Johnson
OG Brett Toth
OG Matt Pryor
QB Sam Howell
P Braden Mann

Eagles 2026 unrestricted free agents:

S Reed Blankenship
LB Nakobe Dean
DE Jaelan Phillips
DE Azeez Ojulari
DE Brandon Graham
DE Joshua Uche
DE Ogbo Okoronkwo
TE Dallas Goedert
TE Grant Calcaterra
TE Kylen Granson
WR Jahan Dotson
RB AJ Dillon
OT Fred Johnson
OG Brett Toth
OG…

— Philadelphia Eagles Central (@pheaglescentral) January 12, 2026

The pressure points

Start with Reed Blankenship. He’s become the definition of a player you notice most when he isn’t out there. Reliable, steady, and not flashy, which is usually how good defenses stay good.

Nakobe Dean is a different kind of decision because his value isn’t just what he does on Sundays. It’s what he allows the defense to be structurally when you can trust him. If the Eagles want to keep the middle of the defense stable, keeping Dean is part of that.

On offense, the tight end room is staring you in the face. Dallas Goedert is still a major part of what the Eagles want to be when they’re playing serious football, but he’s also the type of player the league values, and that means he’s expensive.

With Grant Calcaterra and Kylen Granson also on the list, the Eagles have to decide if they’re paying for the known commodity or turning the page and rebuilding the position group.

Jahan Dotson is another one that matters more than people want to admit. The Eagles don’t have the luxury of letting functional receivers walk out the door and hoping the next guy is ready.

If they keep A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith as the headliners, Dotson is the kind of piece that keeps defenses honest and keeps the offense from feeling too top-heavy.

The edge rusher pile is where the drama lives

The edge rusher group is where the offseason can get loud fast. You’ve got Jaelan Phillips, Azeez Ojulari, Joshua Uche, Ogbo Okoronkwo, plus Brandon Graham, who is in a category of his own because that’s not just a contract.

That’s a franchise pillar, a locker room presence, and a legacy decision.

Even beyond Graham, that’s a lot of names at one premium position. The Eagles can’t bring everyone back, and they also can’t go into 2026 pretending pass rush will magically appear.

The rest is the “Howie section”

Then you’ve got the depth layer that decides whether your season survives injuries with Fred Johnson, Brett Toth, Matt Pryor.

Backup quarterback Sam Howell and a physical runner in AJ Dillon are both names you can part ways with but punter Braden Mann is someone you will likely want to keep. Regardless, these aren’t the names that trend on social media, but they’re the names that keep a roster from collapsing when things get messy.

This is the list that tells you what kind of offseason the Eagles are about to have. If they want a reset, they can let the market take half of this group and rebuild aggressively. If they want continuity, they’re going to have to pay for it, because a lot of these guys are going to have interest the second free agency opens.

Either way, this is a blueprint moment and there is plenty of work to be done.

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