There’s a hallway in the NovaCare Complex that players pass through every day with images of every Eagles player to ever make the Pro Bowl.
And there’s a chance some new players could be added to it in 2025.
The Eagles in 2024 had six players named to the Pro Bowl and three first-timers: Jalen Carter, Zack Baun and Cam Jurgens.
But the Eagles still have plenty of players who have never made a Pro Bowl. Here are five with a really good chance this season:
1. Jordan Mailata
Even though he missed four games in the middle of the 2024 season with a hamstring injury, you can certainly argue that Jordan Mailata was snubbed last season. He didn’t make the Pro Bowl but was voted as a second-team All-Pro. He was one of the cornerstones of the best offensive line in the NFL last season and now he’s the only member of the returning four who hasn’t been to a Pro Bowl. Lane Johnson has six, Landon Dickerson has three and Cam Jurgens has one. It’s time for Mailata to get his first in 2025.
Mailata, 28, is entering his fifth year as the Eagles’ full-time starting left tackle and he has taken the jump from good to great in recent seasons. While ProFootballFocus rankings and grades aren’t the be-all and end-all, it’s worth noting that he graded out as PFF’s best player in the NFL last season. Not offensive tackle, not offensive lineman — best player. Mailata last season allowed just 20 total pressures and 2 sacks and was an absolute monster in the run game. Last year’s NFC Pro Bowl tackles were Lane Johnson, Tristan Wirfs and Penei Sewell. Meanwhile, Brian O’Neill and Taylor Decker ended up Pro Bowlers as replacements.
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2. Quinyon Mitchell
In the playoffs last season, Quinyon Mitchell finally got the first two interceptions of his NFL career. Had he done that in the regular season — and he had plenty of chances — he might already be a Pro Bowler. The Eagles’ first-round pick from last year had a great rookie season. He was so good that opposing quarterbacks stopped throwing his way. If that happens again, he’ll have to make the most of his limited opportunities to pick off passes.
Mitchell last season, according to NextGen Stats, was targeted 76 times and gave up just 43 catches for 479 yard and 3 touchdowns. He consistently shut down some of the top receivers in the NFL. Last year’s NFC corners were Jaylon Johnson, Byron Murphy and Jaycee Horn.
3. Dallas Goedert
The annual inclusion of Dallas Goedert on this list. If Goedert ever plays a full season, he’ll have a good chance to be named a Pro Bowler. Of course, staying healthy has been an issue for Goedert throughout most of his career. Last season, Goedert managed to play just 10 games in the regular season but returned in time for the playoffs and led the Eagles in receiving in the postseason. In his 14 games last season (regular + postseason), Goedert had 59 catches for 711 yards and 3 touchdowns with an average yards-per-game of over 50.
Last year, the two tight ends representing the NFC were Georgie Kittle and Trey McBride, who both had over 1,100 receiving yards. Goedert has never had a 1,000-yard season and he might not get the opportunity on a team with A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Saquon Barkley. But Goedert is also one of the best dual-threat tight ends in the NFL and that ought to count for something too.
4. Nolan Smith
The 2023 first-round pick had a very quiet rookie season but came into his own in Year 2 and ended up being the Eagles’ best and most consistent edge rusher for most of the Super Bowl season. Now, Nolan Smith enters Year 3 as the unquestioned leader of the edge rusher group in Philly. Last season, Smith had 6 1/2 sacks in the regular season and another 4 in the postseason to give him 10 1/2 for the year.
While 6 1/2 sacks in the regular season won’t be enough to get to the Pro Bowl, it’s worth noting that it took a while for Smith to find his groove last year. He didn’t have a single sack until Week 6 coming off the bye week. Because he didn’t play in the meaningless Week 18 regular season finale, Smith ended up with 10 1/2 sacks in his final 16 games of 2024. That type of production in the 2025 regular season could get him a Pro Bowl look. Last year, Micah Parsons, Nick Bosa and Rashan Gary represented the NFC at the position.
5. DeVonta Smith
There’s no question that DeVonta Smith is talented enough to be a Pro Bowler but his numbers haven’t been good enough. That’s the downside to playing in a run-heavy offense where you’re not the No. 1 option in the passing game. And as long as A.J. Brown is healthy, he’s going to be the No. 1 receiver in this offense. But maybe one year, Smith will have a huge season. He already has two 1,000-yard seasons under his belt and is plenty popular. He’s also clutch. When asked where his dagger catch in Super Bowl LIX ranked in his career, Smith this spring smoothly said top three.
Because Brown missed time last season, he actually wasn’t named to the Pro Bowl team either. The NFC receivers last year were Justin Jefferson, Amon-Ra St. Brown and CeeDee Lamb, who were all obviously deserving. Lamb last year had the fewest receiving yards of that bunch with 1,194. That’s just under Smith’s career-high of 1,196 from the 2022 season.
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