With the NFL trade deadline on the horizon, Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman decided to shake up the roster following the team’s seventh straight loss on Monday. The Eagles traded defensive tackle Jordan Davis to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

This was a stunning decision from the Eagles, especially since they gave Davis a massive three-year, $78 million contract extension this offseason. But the former first-round pick has played 52% of defensive snaps through nine games this season and isn’t an everydown defensive lineman.

According to Pro Football Focus, Davis is solid against the run (68.7 grade, ranked 18th among 198 defensive linemen). But he leaves much to be desired as a pass rusher (63.5 grade, ranked 59th).

That said, while it’s not ideal to move on from Davis, the Eagles got a package from Jacksonville that was too good to turn down, especially with contending teams desperate for DT help at the deadline.

In fact, the only defensive tackle we heard mentioned in trade rumors was Moro Ojomo, who is scheduled to become a free agent this offseason. However, over the last few days, reports have been swirling that the Eagles have no intention of moving Ojomo and instead want to re-sign him to an extension.

With Davis now on his way to Jacksonville, the Eagles can ratchet up the extension talks to re-sign Ojomo. The 25-year-old defender has clearly outperformed the expectations of a seventh-round pick over his four-year tenure with the Eagles. Even though Ojomo has yet to record a sack this season (he had six in 2025), he still has 21 pressures (ranked 17th among 127 defensive linemen), per PFF.

If the Eagles make coaching changes this offseason and switch to a 4-3 defensive scheme in 2027, Ojomo fits better next to Carter than Davis, who is more of a traditional run-stuffing nose tackle.

Eagles are clearly playing the long game after Davis trade

Speaking of 2027 and the offseason, let’s talk about what Roseman may have up his sleeve. He has seen Philly’s 2026 campaign quickly go south. The Eagles are sitting in top-5 pick territory heading into the Week 10 bye, which no one foresaw when the season started in September.

However, with the injuries and overall poor play across the board, this is where the Eagles are. Philadelphia is projected to have nine selections in next year’s draft, including two first-round picks, per Spotrac.

In 2028, the Eagles are projected to have nine picks again, with two first-round selections (one from the A.J. Brown trade) and two second-round selections (one from the Cam Jurgens trade). Lastly, Philadelphia is tentatively projected to have eight draft selections in 2029, including its own first-rounder and two second-round picks (one from the Jordan Davis trade).

Simply put, Roseman has done a masterful job flipping veterans for high draft capital over the next three drafts. Now what he does with those picks remains to be seen. Based on how this season has gone, the Eagles need an influx of young talent on both sides of the ball.

Roseman can get that talent in the draft, or he could use those picks to make a trade for an established player, as we saw in 2022 when the Eagles traded for A.J. Brown on draft night. Whatever route Roseman takes, he must hit the jackpot to make sure a season like this doesn’t happen again.

Grade: A