Projected Eagles TE1. Jalen Hurts is the quarterback.
Brown's targets have to go somewhere.
- ADP
- 10.05 (113)
- Target
- 10.08
- Move
- -3
- As of
- 2026-08-25
What changed
4 real changes. The rest held.
Play caller
Was Kevin Patullo (fired)
Now Sean Mannion calls
More under-center, wide zone, more middle-of-the-field for Hurts.
Scheme & pace
Was 2025 Eagles (heavy shotgun)
Now Mannion: more under center, wide zone
Saquon and the OL are the run-game keys.
Pass catchers
Was A.J. Brown / Smith / rookie Lemon
Now A.J. Brown traded to New England; Lemon/Smith/Wicks the room
Brown's targets have to go somewhere.
Backfield
Was Saquon Barkley
Now Saquon still the lead; OL health was last year's drag
Role is not the question. Blocking is.
Continuity
Quarterback
Was Jalen Hurts
Now Jalen Hurts
Locked starter.
Head coach
Was Nick Sirianni
Now Nick Sirianni
Same HC.
Pass blocking
Was Mailata–Dickerson–Jurgens–Steen–Lane Johnson (injury-hit 2025)
Now Same five: LT Jordan Mailata, LG Landon Dickerson, C Cam Jurgens, RG Tyler Steen, RT Lane Johnson
The line returns. Health is the variable, not a new five and not Mannion.
Run blocking
Was Same five, health-hit in 2025
Now Same five. Barkley's line is these five staying on the field.
No new bodies. Last year's drag was availability.
Tight end
Was Dallas Goedert / the room
Now Goedert re-signed; under-center should keep TE involved
No headline TE change.
Team environment
Was Sirianni contender
Now Same NFC East fight
Positive scripts remain the base case.
Vacated volume
- Targets
- —
- Carries
- —
- Red zone
- —
- Air yards
- —
- A.J. Brown · WR1 · Targets and red-zone looks to New England
A.J. Brown's targets have to go somewhere — Smith, Lemon, Goedert.
Competition added
No meaningful new competition sourced.
This player
- Projected role
- Projected Eagles TE1. Jalen Hurts is the quarterback.
- Usage
- Pass-game tight end. Jalen Hurts is the quarterback.
- Injury
- No Week 1 absence reported as of August 20, 2026.
- Contract
- Not flagged as a 2026 hold-in.
- Camp
- Training camp underway as of August 2026. Week 1 is September.
Upside
The line returns. Health is the variable, not a new five and not Mannion. No headline TE change.
Downside
Brown's targets have to go somewhere.
Risks
- Most of this looks like last year. Watch for a quiet camp role change.low
Sources
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Notes come from the 2026 coaching and roster board (team sites, NFL.com, ESPN, The Athletic). Hold is the default when ADP already has the news.