The Eagles may have taken their lumps in Week 8, but the Cam Jurgens trade is looking better by the day for Philadelphia.
Baltimore got the former Eagles lineman last month in a deal that sent back a 2027 fifth-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick, and the move already feels like a win for Howie Roseman. Roseman wasn’t trying to dump Jurgens, even with the lineman’s early-season issues at center and guard. The Ravens simply came with a strong enough offer to get the deal done.
At the time, it was a strange transaction. Lane Johnson had just announced his retirement, and Jurgens was already dealing with struggles at left guard. Still, the Eagles walked away with real value, and Week 8 only sharpened that picture.
Jurgens had been rough in Philadelphia before the trade. Pro Football Focus ranked him second-worst among 74 NFL guards with a 38.7 grade. He gave up 12 pressures, one quarterback hit and one sack across 146 pass-blocking snaps, and he was flagged four times.
Nothing about his first stretch in Baltimore has changed the story. In the Ravens’ 36-10 loss to the Bills, Jurgens was charged with five pressures and one sack, according to Sumer Sports via The Philly Special’s Anthony DiBona.
Former Eagles C Cam Jurgens allowed five total pressures and one sack against the Bills today.
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- Anthony DiBona (@DiBonaNFL) November 1, 2026
That outing pushed his 2026 numbers to 17 pressures, two quarterback hits and two sacks on 219 pass-blocking snaps, with four penalties still attached to his ledger. His PFF grade now sits at the bottom of the league among 75 offensive guards at 37.1. The pass-blocking grade is 28.7, which ranks 73rd, and the run-blocking grade is 46.6, good for 68th.
The Eagles, to be fair, are hardly in a position to brag about their own line. Their offensive front gave up 12 pressures, six hurries and five sacks in a 27-10 loss to Washington in Week 8.
Even so, the trade looks like a steal for Philadelphia. Jurgens can line up at center or guard and still has trouble holding up in pass protection, which is exactly the kind of problem the Eagles were willing to move on from.
It’s a frustrating turn for a player who once looked like Jason Kelce’s successor and earned Pro Bowl nods in 2024 and 2025. But a back injury during the Super Bowl title run in 2024 appears to have derailed that trajectory.
Philadelphia still has ways to rebuild the line. Drew Kendall has a chance to become the next starting center, and rookie Markel Bell is developing at right tackle. The bigger question is at guard, where Landon Dickerson has struggled and Tyler Steen is set to hit free agency.
For now, the Eagles at least have draft capital to work with if they want to find long-term answers up front. Baltimore, meanwhile, is the one left trying to make Jurgens work at center.
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