There may be 353 days until the 2026 NFL Draft, but if you are a mock drafter and you have not already put out a 2026 mock draft then you’re just not cut out for this line of work.
Here’s a very early look at who the Philadelphia Eagles could target next year.
Dane Brugler, The Athletic – OT Jude Bowry, Boston College
Ozzy Trapilo, who was drafted in the second round over the weekend, locked down right tackle for Boston College while Bowry handled left tackle duties. Bowry’s run blocking needs to improve, but his efficiency patterns in pass pro drew scouts’ eyes.
Rob Rang, Fox Sports – OT JC Davis, Illinois
Davis is well-traveled, beginning his college career at Contra Costa Junior College, then earning all-conference honors the next two seasons at New Mexico and again versus Big Ten competition in his first season at Illinois. Davis plays with good knee bend for a big man, shuffling well laterally, but I like him better at right tackle than left against NFL competition. He’s tough and powerful, projecting nicely as a downhill road grader.
Ian Cummings, Pro Football Network – OT Fa’alili Fa’amoe, Wake Forest
The Eagles’ roster is solidified in a way that Howie Roseman can look farther ahead into the future with some of his early-round picks. A position to keep on the radar is RT. For now, Lane Johnson is still in his prime, but he’ll be 35 in May, and he’s a free agent in 2028.
Fa’alili Fa’amoe could profile well as the eventual successor to Johnson. At 6’5″, 317 pounds, Fa’amoe sports a well-proportioned frame, and even at his size, he moves with quick twitch and effortless knee bend, with spry recovery athleticism, violent hands, and smooth balance.
You can never go wrong mocking the Eagles a lineman on either side of the ball in the 1st at any time of the year. They did just add three OTs on the final day of the draft, but two 6th rounders and a UDFA are not going to block a team from a 1st round pick a year later, so an OT could very well be the team’s first pick in April of 2026.
Josh Edwards, CBS – EDGE Dani Dennis-Sutton, Penn State
Penn State does not sign defenders with a low athletic floor. Dennis-Sutton has the ceiling to reach this point and the Eagles would be more than obliged to take him in the first round given their track record addressing the offensive and defensive lines early.
2026 could be a crowded EDGE class, and if so someone could slip to the Eagles, and if they do they will pounce. The question for Dennis-Sutton is can he step into the role of being the top guy for Penn State after playing opposite Abdul Carter? If so he’s probably gone by the Eagles pick, if not he’s probably a reach here.
Max Chadwick and Dalton Wasserman, PFF – CB AJ Harris, Penn State
One of the few needs for the Eagles is to find a long-term answer at the outside cornerback spot opposite Quinyon Mitchell. Philadelphia does so here with Harris, who plays only a two-hour drive away.
He finished his sophomore year as one of the 10 most valuable cornerbacks in the nation, according to PFF’s Wins Above Average metric, while allowing only 0.76 yards per coverage snap.
Harris can succeed on the outside or in the slot and has excellent instincts in zone coverage while being very technically refined overall.
Cornerback stats can vary wildly from year to year, so I don’t put much stock in them. But they are right that an outside CB will be a need. It was a need entering the 2025 draft but the Eagles did not address it, seemingly putting all of their faith into either Keele Ringo or Adoree’ Jackson working out for the season. If they don’t work out, it will be hard to see the Eagles drafting 32nd again.
Kyle Crabbs, the 33rd Team – CB Davison Igbinosun, Ohio State
Igbinosun likely would have been a mid-round pick had he chosen to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft. Instead, he chose to run it back with Ohio State and try to fortify his draft stock.
The success rate of Ohio State corners doing so is hit and miss, but he’s got all the tools to make it happen. He’d be an awesome pairing with Quinyon Mitchell.
Igbinosun’s 2024 season was rough. In 16 games he had 16 penalties, the most by any defensive back. If he can clean that up, he has all the potential to be a top CB and a 1st round pick. If he does not, we’re going to look back and wonder why this guy was ever considered a top pick.
