The Eagles’ interior offensive line is suddenly under a brighter spotlight, and the latest league-wide ranking only sharpens the focus.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler continued his annual survey of NFL executives, coaches and scouts, asking them to stack up the best players at each position. When it came to interior offensive linemen - guards and centers - Landon Dickerson and Cam Jurgens both received votes, but neither cracked the top 14.
That matters because both players were central to Philadelphia’s issues up front last season, a year in which the starting line dealt with health problems that lingered and, in some cases, clearly affected performance. Dickerson, a three-time Pro Bowler, was playing through the meniscus injury he suffered in training camp and ended up allowing 32 pressures, seven quarterback hits and five sacks in 468 pass-blocking snaps. Pro Football Focus ranked him 31st among guards with an overall grade of 67.2.
Jurgens was battling his own injury situation after playing through a back issue he sustained in the 2024 season and never getting back to 100%. Even so, he still made the Pro Bowl after allowing 11 pressures, one quarterback hit and zero sacks in 484 pass-blocking snaps. PFF had him 21st among centers with a 63.4 grade.
There is at least some reason for optimism heading into 2026. Jurgens said he underwent stem cell treatment on his back during the offseason and described it as the best he has felt in two years.
Philadelphia also took steps to shore up the group in the draft, selecting Markel Bell in the third round and Micah Morris in the sixth round as younger options behind Johnson and Dickerson. The Eagles have also moved on from Brett Toth and Matt Pryor in free agency, while bringing back Fred Johnson.
That leaves 2026 as a defining year for the group. For now, Dickerson and Jurgens are on the outside of the NFL’s top interior line conversation, but both have a chance to use this season to push their way back toward the top.
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