Eagles trade defensive tackle Jordan Davis to Jaguars for haul including 2027 first-round draft pick
The Eagles will likely end up with a late first-round pick from a Jaguars team that is a contender in the AFC.
Howie Roseman’s first move of trade deadline week is a blockbuster.
The Eagles traded Jordan Davis to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a 2027 first-round pick and a second-round pick in 2029, they announced Monday evening.
Davis, a team captain who had a breakout season in 2025, was signed to a three-year, $78 million contract extension last offseason. But the Eagles decided to move him out for multiple top-end draft assets just eight months later.
“We are extremely grateful to Jordan for his contributions to our team on the field and in the Philadelphia community since we drafted him five years ago,” the Eagles said in a statement. “He has been a key contributor to our team culture and on-field success, which included two Super Bowl appearances and a [Super Bowl victory] in 2024. His growth and development as both a player and leader are a testament to his hard work and character. We wish Jordan nothing but continued success.”
Moro Ojomo seemed like the most likely interior defensive lineman moved considering the contracts of Davis and Jalen Carter, but a report from NFL on Prime’s James Palmer earlier Monday indicated that the Eagles were telling teams they weren’t going to move Ojomo.
That makes more sense now with Davis being dealt. It’s fair to assume the Eagles may try to bring Ojomo back in 2027. The 2023 seventh-round pick is in the final year of his rookie contract.
Asked Sunday about the upcoming trade deadline after the Eagles lost their seventh consecutive game, Davis, whom the team drafted with the 13th overall pick in 2022, said it was something the players tried to not think about.
He likely couldn’t have predicted he would be dealt. The first of what could be a few Eagles moves before the 4 p.m. Tuesday deadline probably was a shock to many.
“Obviously, when somebody does come or leave, it does catch a lot of people by surprise,” Davis said on Sunday. “But for right now, we’ve just all been worried about playing the game, playing the game with integrity, and just enjoying the moment where we’re at.”
Davis now joins a Jaguars (6-2) team that is gearing up for a Super Bowl run.
NFL Next Gen Stats credited Davis with 58 run stops and 72 total tackles last season. This year, he has 25 and 31, respectively, through nine games.
Without Davis, the Eagles still have Carter and Ojomo at the top of the depth chart. Byron Young and Ty Robinson figure to see an uptick in playing time to help replace the snap share (51.9%) played by Davis. The Eagles also have two interior defensive linemen on the practice squad: Gabe Hall and Zion Wilson.
The Davis trade adds even more draft capital to an Eagles stockpile that continues to grow. They now have two first-round picks in 2027, their own and Jacksonville’s, and two first-round picks in 2028, their own and New England’s. They also have two second-round picks in 2028 and 2029.
A crucial crossroads is here. The Eagles have reached the bye and, as timing would also have it, the NFL trade deadline, mired in their worst stretch of the Nick Sirianni era. There’s no doubt the franchise needs to course correct, but how? With who? Will players be on the move? Could coaches’ jobs be on the line? The Inquirer’s Jeff McLane and Olivia Reiner conduct an autopsy of the Eagles after their seventh straight loss — a 19-11 defeat to the New York Giants — and look at the big picture of an organization that has swiftly fallen far from its Super Bowl glory two years ago. Listen here.
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