Where do the Eagles rank in spending at each position after first wave of free agency?
The Eagles have retooled their roster on both sides of the football after inking DE Bryce Huff, RB Saquon Barkley, OLB Zach Baun, OL Matt Hennessy, WR DeVante Parker, S/CB C.J. Gardner-Johnson, LB Devin White, LB Oren Burks, DT PJ Mustipher, WR Parris Campbell, and CB Tyler Hall to deals during the first wave.
Philadelphia then traded for quarterback Kenny Pickett while extending Landon Dickerson and Jake Elliott.
Philadelphia currently has about $33,657,986 in cap space per Over The Cap, and they’re spending about $100+ million plus on both sides of the football. The offensive line and edge rusher positions carry the most significant cap space.
Overall positional spending has changed tremendously since Jalen Hurts signed a massive five-year, $255 million contract extension last spring.
This makes him among the four highest-paid players on average in NFL history.
The Eagles will again be a Super Bowl favorite in the NFC and have one of the most talented rosters despite being 17th in average positional spending.
Thanks to Over The Cap, here’s where Philadelphia sits in positional spending on both sides of the ball ahead of the season opener.
Offense
Total spending: $115,010,349
NFL rank: 22nd
QB
Total spending: $16,504,330
NFL rank: 20th
Thanks to some salary cap magic from GM Howie Roseman, Jalen Hurts will make $40,000,000 in guaranteed salary, but his cap number is only $13.5 million, according to Over The Cap.
Philadelphia acquired Kenny Pickett, and his cap hit is only $1,983,900.
RB
Total spending: $6,843,881
NFL rank: 19th
Philadelphia gave Saquon Barkley a three-year, $37.7 million deal, but he’ll only carry a $3,800,000 cap hit.
Kenneth Gainwell will carry a $1,138,881 cap hit.
WR
Total spending: $24,429,519
NFL rank: 19th
A.J. Brown will carry a $12,380,894, while DeVonta Smith’s cap hit is a little over $6,408,625.
TE
Total spending: $14,085,118
NFL rank: 12th
Dallas Goedert is among the NFL’s highest paid tight ends, and carries a $9,131,583 cap hit.
OL
Total spending: $53,147,501
NFL rank: 8th
Even with Jason Kelce retiring, Philadelphia will spend the 8th most on the offensive line spot.
Lane Johnson carries the load with $15,865,000, while Landon Dickerson is on the books for $5 million.
Jordan Mailata and Kelce both carry a $10,441,000 cap hit.
DT
Total spending: $22,126,137
NFL rank: 16th
Fletcher Cox retired, but he’ll leave a $5,410,000 cap hit, while Jalen Carter (4,955,951), and Jordan Davis ($4,626,638) carry the load.
Edge Rusher
Total spending: $49,226,020
NFL rank: 2nd
After adding Bryce Huff, Philadelphia is second in the NFL in positional spending at the edge rusher spot.
Haason Reddick had his $1 million roster bonus pushed back, and he’s on the books for $21,827,000 in salary cap space.
Josh Sweat is on the books for $9,077,000, while Brandon Graham will carry a $7 million cap hit.
LB
Total spending: $5,930,916
NFL rank: 29th
Philadelphia added Zach Baun and Devin White, while Nakobe Dean is on the books for $1.4 million.
CB
Total spending: $23,830,313
NFL rank: 9th
Darius Slay will carry a $10,666,000 cap hit, while James Bradberry is on the books for $4,305,000.
S
Total spending: $2,293,282
NFL rank: 32nd
Philadelphia signed C.J. Gardner-Johnson to a 3-year, $33 million deal and until his salary details are revealed, the Eagles are paying out the lowest amount in the NFL to the safety position.
Reed Blankenship is on the deal for the league minimum.
