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The Philadelphia Eagles lost notable players in free agency over the last two offseasons. The likes of Josh Sweat and Milton Williams in 2025 and this past offseason saw Reed Blankenship, Nakobe Dean and Jaelan Phillips take their talents elsewhere.
There is one rising player on defense who potentially is playing in his final season with the Eagles in Moro Ojomo.
The interior defensive lineman has blossomed into a solid starter after being a seventh round pick back in 2023 out of Texas. The Eagles have developed him nicely and it paid dividends last season where he replaced Milton Williams who signed a four-year, $104 million deal with New England.
Ojomo had a breakout season in 2025 and he was preparing for a big season during training camp.
He racked up a career-high six sacks (he had zero in 25 games played prior to the season) and was second on the team only behind Jalyx Hunt’s 6.5. Ojomo was also tied for second on the team with Jalen Carter with 12 quarterback hits.
According to Pro Football Focus, Ojomo ranked 19th out 134 interior defensive lineman overall with a 72.9 grade. He was 31st in pass-rush with a grade of 70.3 and was 27th in run-defense at 64.5 while playing 65.7% of the team’s snaps which was more than Jordan Davis (60.9%) and Carter (56.7%).
He logged 740 total defensive snaps which was more than he did in 2023 and 2024 combined (456).
Unless the discussions with Carter drastically go south, the Eagles are expected to extend Carter and they already signed Davis to a long term deal, which would not leave enough money to keep Ojomo on board at a possible $20-plus million a year price tag, creating a very similar situation with Williams.
ESPN’s Aaron Schatz mentioned in an article last month that the Eagles should extend Ojomo.
“He’s versatile enough to line up at end or tackle (or, in Philadelphia, as a 5-technique end), and it would be good for the Eagles to extend his rookie contract to maintain consistency on their defensive line in case they can’t come to an extension agreement with Jalen Carter next offseason,” Schatz wrote.
Ojomo and his camp believe he is in store for a massive pay day. Back in February, the defensive lineman switched agents, signing with Athletes First, a powerhouse when it comes to NFL representation, responsible for nine of the highest-paid players in NFL history and representing 140 Pro Bowlers.
He is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent after the season and if he puts another strong campaign together, he will more than likely cash in elsewhere due to strong pass rushers like Ojomo typically getting bigger deals than defensive tackles who stuff the run.
The Eagles will need to develop a player like Ty Robinson, who is behind Ojomo on the depth chart in similar fashion, or bring in another interior defensive lineman into the mix next season.
