Eagles in agreement with Jordan Davis on a 3-year, $78 million contract extension

The Jordan Davis redemption arc has an official price tag. $78 million dollars, $65 million guaranteed, 3 years through the 2029 season. He is now the highest-paid nose tackle in NFL history.

Jordan Davis gets a 3-year, $78 million contract extension

ESPN Sources: The Eagles and DT Jordan Davis have reached agreement on a three-year extension, tying him to Philadelphia for the next four seasons.

Davis was the No. 13 pick in 2022 and was entering his fifth-year option season worth $12.938M. pic.twitter.com/77WgLgJmZH

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 7, 2026

Nobody who watched Jordan Davis play in 2025 is surprised by this but it still feels good to see. Hewas the No. 13 overall pick out of Georgia in 2022 and spent his first three years in the league being a perfectly fine player who never quite lived up to that draft slot. Three and a half sacks in three years. Solid run stopper. Not the guy you build a defense around.

There were legitimate questions about whether the Eagles had missed on the pick.

Then Jordan Davis decided to transform himself.

The body transformation started during the 2024 season and by 2025 it had turned Davis into one of the best defensive players in football.

He played 686 snaps, a massive jump from his previous career high of 519. He finished with 4.5 sacks, 72 tackles, nine tackles for loss, and nine quarterback hits. NFC Defensive Player of the Week in Week 11 against the Lions. He was a leader on that defense all year long.

Davis also emerged into a respected player in the locker room. Eagles wanted to make him a key player going forward. Internally, he's viewed as one of the present/future leaders of the franchise. https://t.co/Quck7hIpjk

— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) March 7, 2026

At $26 million per year he ties Milton Williams as the second-highest paid defensive tackle in the NFL behind only Chris Jones.

Jalen Carter, who has gotten more of the headlines over the years, is still waiting on his extension after playing just 11 games in 2025.

Jordan Davis went out and earned his first.

The Eagles rewarding their own is not surprising. It is just what they do and this one feels earned in a way that goes beyond the contract number.

Davis had every reason to quietly collect his fifth-year option money in 2026 and see what happened. Instead he committed to becoming a better player and turned himself into the highest-paid nose tackle in league history.

Free agency opens Monday and it is going to be a busy week in Philadelphia but this was the right way to start it.

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