What looked like a promising haul for the Philadelphia Eagles in April of last year has started to unravel fast, and the 2025 draft class is now looking like a major miss for Howie Roseman.
The group included 10 picks, and early on there was enough optimism to make the class feel like a win. Jihaad Campbell and Andrew Mukuba were both starting and flashing ability, while late-round selections Ty Robinson and Drew Kendall looked like they could develop into future starters. That picture has changed in a hurry.
Campbell, the Eagles’ first-round pick at No. 31, made a strong early impression and earned Pro Football Writers Association All-Rookie Team honors last year after piling up more than 80 tackles. The team even felt comfortable moving on from Nakobe Dean after Dean signed with the Las Vegas Raiders in free agency.
But Campbell’s production has come with a big problem: he still can’t cover. He has 28 tackles, but he has also allowed a passer rating of 155.8, which Pro Football Focus says is the highest in the NFL.
Mukuba, taken in the second round at No. 64, has not made the leap the Eagles needed from him in Year 2. After Reed Blankenship’s departure, Philadelphia needed a real step forward, but Mukuba has stayed stuck in the same range.
He has three missed tackles this season, has allowed a passer rating of 97.9, and carries a PFF grade of 59 overall, which ranks 52nd out of 89 eligible safeties. The issues remain familiar: shaky coverage and missed tackles.
There are a few other names worth mentioning, but not many have done enough to change the bigger picture. Robinson, the fourth-round pick at No. 111, is getting reps, but even with an eye-catching three-sack preseason this year, he still hasn’t done enough to prove he belongs. Kendall, a fifth-round pick at No. 168, has started two games at center and at least held up in one important area, not allowing a pressure in the Eagles’ 27-7 loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 3.
Smael Mondon is seeing more work on special teams and has some promise, while Mac McWilliams is still on the roster but was rough in preseason and is basically a special teams player for now.
The rest of the class has thinned out badly. Four of the 10 draft picks are no longer on the roster, and Antwaun Powell-Ryland, the sixth-round pick at No. 209, isn’t even on an NFL team anymore.
Roseman has built plenty of successful drafts, but this one is drawing heavy scrutiny after the Bears game. Campbell and Mukuba still have time to turn things around, yet right now they are not showing the kind of second-year growth the Eagles have gotten from other draft classes in the past. At this point in a long season, that can still change - but for now, this looks like the worst Roseman draft class yet.
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