Moro Ojomo went from breakout candidate to one of the Eagles’ most important interior defenders in a hurry, but his long-term future in Philadelphia is still very much up in the air.
That’s the strange part of Ojomo’s rise. He became exactly the kind of player the Eagles needed last season when the defensive tackle spot had a real question hanging over it. Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis were still there, but Milton Williams was gone after helping the Eagles win Super Bowl LIX and then leaving in free agency for a $100 million deal from the Patriots.
Ojomo stepped into that opening and ran with it. The 2023 seventh-round pick out of Texas, selected No. 249 overall, had never recorded a regular-season sack before last year. Then he finished second on the team in 2025 with six sacks, while appearing in all 17 games, starting nine of them and piling up 12 quarterback hits, six tackles for loss and 38 total tackles.
He also logged 740 defensive snaps, a huge jump from the 456 he had combined across 2023 and 2024. With Carter dealing with shoulder issues and Davis doing his best work against the run, Ojomo became the ideal passing-down complement inside. He brought quickness, awareness and enough disruption to make life miserable for offenses.
The Eagles have noticed the work behind the production, too. Teammates call him “Coach Mo,” and defensive line coach Clint Hurtt had plenty of praise for him this spring.
“I’m so impressed with this guy, with his work ethic, his commitment to excellence,” defensive line coach Clint Hurtt said this spring. “It sounds like coach talk, but it’s not with this guy.
Everything he does is with a purpose. ... He’s almost a pest with the little nuances of the game.
Just has to continue to find little ways to get better, and I expect a great year out of him.”
That kind of season could put Ojomo on the same track Williams took out of Philadelphia. And that’s where the Eagles’ reality starts to bite.
Ojomo is in the fourth and final season of his rookie deal, while the team already paid Davis earlier this offseason and will have to decide on Carter’s extension either this offseason or next. Add in future deals for Quinyon Mitchell, Cooper DeJean and others, and it’s hard to see Howie Roseman and company having the cap room to hand Ojomo a major second contract.
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