The Eagles are down to the final stretch of camp, and the 53-man roster picture is getting tight fast.
With only a couple practices and the preseason finale against the Cincinnati Bengals left, Philadelphia has to make its first wave of decisions by the NFL’s 6 p.m. Sunday cutdown deadline. That means Howie Roseman, Nick Sirianni and the rest of the staff are now staring straight at the bubble.
And there are plenty of names hanging there.
One of the most intriguing is C/OG Willie Lampkin, who has turned heads all summer. The 5-foot-11 lineman has flashed in practice and backed it up in both preseason games.
Jordan Davis even called him a “bowling ball with knives.” By performance alone, Lampkin looks like a player who belongs.
The catch is that he was a 2025 undrafted prospect and still hasn’t appeared in a meaningful NFL game, so nothing is guaranteed.
OG Micah Morris has also made noise, especially with the way he’s moved to the second level in preseason action. As a sixth-round rookie from Georgia, he at least has the edge that comes with being a draft pick. Still, his case isn’t airtight because he can only play guard.
At running back, Carson Steele made his mark in last Saturday’s preseason game against the Patriots. His path gets much clearer if the Eagles want a fullback-type option in the offense, especially one who can help on special teams. If Sean Mannion doesn’t see that role fitting into the offense, Steele’s road gets a lot steeper.
Cameron Latu is in a similar spot. The tight end has carved out a reputation as a blocking specialist and has been used as a fullback or extra body before.
He can help on special teams, too, and rookie tight end Eli Stowers still needs time to develop. That’s why Latu was on my latest 53-man roster.
Even so, Roseman and the Eagles could still choose another direction.
Grant Calcaterra is another tight end whose future is far from settled. His summer hasn’t been especially impressive, and blocking has never been his calling card.
The Eagles could probably sneak him onto the practice squad, but the 27-year-old has been around this team for four years and has appeared in 70 games. Plenty of people are ready to write him off, but that kind of experience can still matter.
The two International Pathway Program defensive linemen can be grouped together for now. Joshua Weru, the Kenyan former rugby player, picked up his first sack in New England and has flashed serious bend coming off the edge.
Uar Bernard also stood out against the Patriots and has done enough to become a known name around the league. The Eagles likely won’t want to risk losing either one on waivers, but there’s always the possibility they try to keep one and use the extra IPP practice squad slot.
Kelee Ringo’s case is more complicated. J.T.
Gray’s release helps him because of the value he brings as a gunner on special teams. That kind of work could be enough to get him through.
But the cornerback side of the equation is still a problem. Ringo has struggled there, and last summer showed what happened when he got a real shot to challenge for the CB2 job.
S Cole Wisniewski entered camp with some buzz after Roseman compared him to Reed Blankenship on draft weekend. But the seventh-round rookie from Texas Tech has missed too much time because of injury, and that’s a major issue for Vic Fangio, who relies on practice reps.
At linebacker, Chance Campbell has made enough of an impression that Fangio clearly likes him. There’s even an argument that Campbell, who spent last season on the practice squad, has been better this summer than Smael Mondon Jr., the 2025 fifth-round pick.
The problem is numbers. Keeping five linebackers - Zack Baun, Jihaad Campbell, Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Mondon and Campbell - may be tough depending on how the rest of the roster shakes out.
Then there’s Elijah Moore, who has quietly put together a better summer than many expected. He made plays and built chemistry with Jalen Hurts while DeVonta Smith and Makai Lemon dealt with injuries.
Still, the receiver room is crowded. Smith, Lemon, Dontayvion Wicks and Darius Cooper look like locks, and Hollywood Brown should be safe too because of his $5 million guaranteed contract unless he’s traded.
That leaves Moore’s fate tied to one simple question: will the Eagles keep five receivers or six?
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