PHILADELPHIA - The Eagles walked into camp with a real question hanging over the middle of their offensive line. By the time roster cuts were done and the practice squad was being filled out, Howie Roseman sounded a lot more comfortable with the answer.
On Monday afternoon, the Eagles’ general manager said the biggest thing he wanted resolved this summer was interior offensive line depth, and he pointed to three young players - Drew Kendall, Willie Lampkin and Micah Morris - as the reason that worry has eased.
“I don’t know if we talked about this before camp, but certainly if any of you would’ve given me a truth serum and said, ‘What are you looking for in training camp?’ It would be how our interior offensive line depth panned out and the way that Drew, Willie, and then obviously Micah,” Roseman said.
“Those young guys and the growth that they showed, their ability to play in the passing game, in the run game. I mean, really, really excited about those guys, about being able to develop those guys, but at the same time, have confidence that if those guys need to play, that they’re ready to play."
That’s a notable shift for a group that looked shaky on paper behind the starters. Now, Kendall, Lampkin and Morris have given the Eagles some much-needed comfort.
Kendall, a 2025 fifth-round pick out of Boston College and the son of former NFL guard Pete Kendall, has moved into the top backup role inside and can handle center or guard. Lampkin, claimed off waivers from the Rams last year, stood out despite being listed at 5-foot-11, using leverage, power and movement to win a roster spot. Morris, a sixth-round pick from Georgia at 6-foot-5 and 334 pounds, is still a developmental player, but one Roseman clearly views as having a high ceiling.
“I was saying it, our interior O-Line depth, it was kind of in a different spot than it had been in years past, relying on some young guys to take a step,” said Roseman. “A lot of credit to [Offensive Line] Coach [Chris] Kuper and the guys around him for getting these guys ready to go.”
The GM added, “Feel like we’re in a really good spot there and it was a concern going into camp,,,”
The Eagles’ starting five remains the same from left to right: Jordan Mailata, Landon Dickerson, Cam Jurgens, Tyler Steen and Lane Johnson.
Even so, the depth chart behind them had some obvious stress points. Dickerson and Jurgens have dealt with injuries in recent seasons.
Johnson is 36 and has said 2026 is likely his last year. Steen is entering the final year of his rookie contract.
Philadelphia kept 10 offensive linemen on the initial 53-man roster. At tackle, the group includes Fred Johnson and third-round rookie Markel Bell. The practice squad brought back center/guard Jake Majors and John Ojukwu, who can play both guard and tackle.
Still, it was the interior picture that Roseman identified as the camp-long concern, and after watching Kendall, Lampkin and Morris progress through the summer, he left little doubt that the Eagles believe they’re in a better place.
Roseman also made sure to credit Kuper, who took over the line after 13 years of franchise legend Jeff Stoutland.
After a summer built around those three young linemen, the Eagles’ front office is no longer looking at the middle of the offensive line like a problem area.
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