The Eagles are heading into the 2026 offseason with a number of extension candidates, and defensive tackles Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter could be at the top of general manager Howie Roseman‘s list, per Zach Berman and Brooks Kubena of The Athletic.
The Georgia products were drafted by the Eagles in the first round of back-to-back drafts – Davis in 2022 and Carter in 2023. Davis had a quiet rookie year before emerging as a starter in his second year. Pre-draft concerns about his conditioning seemed to be validated as the team carefully managed his snap count in 2024, but he played 61% of the team’s snaps in 2025. That corresponded with career-highs across the board, giving Philadelphia plenty of reason to pursue an extension.
The Eagles picked up Davis’ fifth-year option – worth $12.94MM – so an extension would clear up some 2026 cap space. The same is not true for Carter, who is set for a $6.94MM cap hit that could go up depending on the size of his signing bonus. The team also has to make a decision on his fifth year option, which is currently projected to be $21.04MM, per OverTheCap. Given the rapidly-escalating price of interior pass rushers, that would be a bargain for an additional year of Carter’s services,
Carter has already become one of the most dominant defensive tackles in the game, while Davis’ expanded production proves he is more than just a massive run-stopper in the middle of the defense. That should push the combined price of the duo over $50MM per year and potentially as high as $60MM.
The Eagles also have Nolan Smith‘s fifth-year option to consider. He would cost $15MM in 2027, a good price for an edge rusher. However, Roseman may not be as motivated to pursue a long-term deal with Smith as he failed to even match his 2024 breakout season in 2025.
Howie Roseman drafts players from the #1 D in NCAA for years while the rest of the league says ‘hmmmm…What does Howie know that we don’t know?’.
As an ‘Dawgs & Eagles fan I hope to see those deals happen over the next few months. No doubt Nolan Smith will be extended & while it’s a long shot it’d be nice to see Nakobe Dean come back as well. Kelee Ringo is the only Philly ‘Dawg who hasn’t worked out, which is a shame.
Seems like only yesterday commenters on here were tripping over themselves to say they wouldn’t touch Carter in the draft and that he was going to bust.
I think most people here knew he was talented but wouldn’t touch for non-football related reasons. So far he hasn’t done enough to prove them wrong.
He’s one of the best defensive tackles in football and he was the best defensive player on a team that won the Super Bowl. Drafting him was the correct move. He could be banned from the league tomorrow and still have been a more valuable pick than a Tyree Wilson or anyone but a handful of players who went in that first round.
I said he is talented…that’s not the issue.
OK. I’m saying he’s already been well worth the pick. He’s already made two Super Bowls and won one as a key contributor during his rookie contract.
I think the Eagles picking him made way more sense than other teams in the top 10. They had veterans, from Georgia as well, who could steer him on the right path. I wanted the Bears to draft him so badly but I knew that they probably would have been a bad spot for him.
You need team structure for a dude like that so top 10 teams passing on him did not surprise me, even though I thought he was top 2 talent in the draft.
What he is saying is that morally some teams took him off their boards. Everyone knew he was going to be a good player, but they had reservations about his character. Eagles just knew he’d be worth his draft slot.
He still needs to be better … he could easily have 10 sacks a year.
Brian not a single defensive tackle had 10 sacks this season. The year before only one had exactly 10. I don’t think easily 10 a year is a realistic standard.
Simmons did, but he played 34 end as well.
Lawrence nearly did at nose last year.
My bad on missing Simmons. So exactly one DT has reached 10 sacks each of the past two years. It’s silly to judge defensive tackles by whether they put up gaudy sack totals. It’s much harder from the interior and much of the time, what they’re doing is eating up blocks, commanding double teams, and opening up lanes for edge rushers and blitzers. Carter does all that.
That nasty double and on occasion triple team can drive down your sack numbers.
What did he play this past regular season? 13 games?
He’s definitely an all pro spitter. Just ask Dak Prescott about that.
Dakota spit first.
Towards him at the ground. Not a good look either but he didn’t spit directly at his face like Jalen.