Eagles’ midseason grades by position

The Eagles are halfway through the season and have reached the bye week with an abysmal 2-7 record — the worst since 1999, Andy Reid‘s first season as the Eagles’ head coach.

They have lost seven straight games after starting out 2-0. This can be attributed to many factors throughout the team. However, some positional groups have been better than others.

Here are the Eagles’ midseason grades, by position:

Offense

Quarterback: D+

By far the most volatile positional group for the Eagles this season, the quarterback position has simply been lackluster.

Jalen Hurts, in his five games before injury, still had just eight touchdowns to three interceptions, along with only 933 yards and a 57.8% completion percentage. This puts him on track for potentially the worst season of his career.

Though after his injury, things only got worse. In the next few weeks, Tanner McKee entered the lineup and threw two touchdowns and two interceptions in three games, going 0-3 in those games.

The Eagles then opted to start Joe Milton in their Week 9 matchup against the New York Giants, not throwing any touchdowns, fumbling the ball, getting sacked seven times, while only completing 52% of his passes.

Running Backs: C-

Due to nagging injuries, the Eagles were forced to look deep into their bench to fill the void at the running back spot.

Saquon Barkley, in his seven games, is yet to reach 300 rushing yards, and Hurts is still the Eagles’ second leading rusher of the season. As a team, the Eagles have only managed to rush for over 100 yards four times all season, and no running back has managed to rush for over 70 yards in a game.

Wide Receivers: B-

Much like every other position, the Eagles’ wide receivers have consistently found themselves banged up throughout this season. Yet, even with that, the Eagles’ receivers have still consistently put up solid performances, with four different wide receivers putting up over 200 yards this season. However, injuries have been a major setback for the Eagles, as both Dontayvion Wicks and DeVonta Smith could be producing at a high level if they stayed healthy.

On a nine-game pace, the two receivers’ stat lines are:

Wicks: 29 catches, 426 yards, and 2 touchdowns

Smith: 59 catches, 698 yards, and 5 touchdowns

At the halfway point, this would be incredible, and with the solid backup play from Makai Lemon and Darius Cooper, it is hard to criticize the wide receivers for the current position the team is in.

Tight Ends: C+

Similar to the wide receivers, the tight ends have found themselves banged up and still managed to do their job.

Dallas Goedert, although having a down year on his one-year, $7 million deal, is still performing at a solid level. Behind him, though, the Eagles lack depth. Between second-round pick Eli Stowers and aging veteran Zach Ertz, there is very little production when Goedert needs a break.

Offensive Line: F

In the Eagles’ first season without former o-line coach Jeff Stoutland in nearly 15 years, the Eagles have shown that Stoutland may have deserved to be a coach of the year candidate. Between Lane Johnson‘s sudden retirement, a lack of chemistry in the trenches, and Landon Dickerson playing like a shell of his former self, there are far more questions than answers heading into next season.

So far this season, the Eagles offensive line has given up the third most sacks, the third-highest pressure rate, the 13th-lowest yards before contact per carry, and forced Barkley to make half of his total yards after contact due to how quickly he is hit.

Defense

Defensive Line: D

While the defensive line appeared better against the Giants, it has struggled to consistently apply pressure prior to this.

The Eagles have the ninth-worst rushing defense, allowing 126.1 yards per game, the eighth-lowest pressure rate, and seventh-lowest sacks across the NFL.

The Eagles also lost one of their best run-stopping pieces in the interior of their defensive line, sending Jordan Davis to the Jacksonville Jaguars ahead of last Wednesday’s trade deadline. While they did get in return a 2027 first-rounder and a 2029 second, it still highlights the struggles of the unit this season.

Linebackers: B

While this grade may seem decent, it serves as more of a testament to Zack Baun‘s abilities than the core as a whole. Prior to Jeremiah Trotter Jr. seeing an increase in playing time, Baun would consistently be paired with Jihaad Campbell.

Unfortunately, Campbell has not seen much development after his rookie year, but thanks to Baun’s abilities, Campbell’s struggles have been much less visible. However, Trotter has also been very solid and is even ranked 11th of 79 linebackers according to PFF. For reference, Baun is ranked No. 4, and Campbell is No. 70.

Secondary: C

Another position that has mostly been saved by one player, the secondary for the Eagles has been pretty terrible without Quinyon Mitchell.

Riq Woolen has not been able to hold his ground, and Cooper DeJean has not looked like half of his former first-team All-Pro self. However, Mitchell is still contributing solid performances, and may very likely see himself as a Pro-Bowler for the second year in a row.

Special Teams

Due to the large amount of punting the Eagles have been forced to do this season, there is a very large sample size to grade the special teams on.

While there have been some ups like Braden Mann‘s 86-yard punt, there have also been major gaffes such as the return by the Jaguars in Week 5.

Nevertheless, the unit has not been special nor insignificant, which lands them at an average grade.

Coaching

It goes without saying that this season has been terrible from start to finish. While injuries and underperformances can face some of the blame, a lot of it falls onto poor coaching.

Between the mismanagement of the Jaguars game by head coach Nick Sirianni, offensive coordinator Sean Mannion proving to be not much of an upgrade, and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio regressing as a playcaller, the coaching staff has simply been unserious throughout this season.

After a 2025 season where the Eagles offense seemed to have no answers, this 2026 season has shown even fewer answers under Mannion. However, the usual saving grace, being Fangio’s defense, has also seen a large regression, pointing out that a large portion of the blame regarding the seven-game losing streak falls back onto the coaches.

Isaac Baranski

Isaac is a high school senior who currently attends the Hun School of Princeton. In his free time, he has many interests, but most of all is his love for Philadelphia sports. He has watched the 76ers since the days of Sam Hinkie and hopes to watch the process be completed. He has also watched the Phillies since the days of Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, and the great crew, and hopes to see Red October finally achieve its goal. Along with that, he picked up a love for the Philadelphia Union shortly before the pandemic and has seen them win multiple Supporters’ Shields in person. Lastly, and most importantly, he is a major football lover and an even bigger Eagles lover. Since developing his love for The Birds in elementary school, he has made it his goal to never miss a game.

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