The Eagles’ answer at left guard may already be on the roster, and Drew Kendall is the name that keeps coming up.
With Landon Dickerson now on IR, Philadelphia has not said much publicly about how it plans to fill the spot. Around the team, though, the expectation is that Kendall is the favorite to step in, with Willie Lampkin also in the mix for the job. There’s even a scenario where Kendall or Lampkin could line up at center, allowing Cam Jurgens to slide to left guard instead.
Kendall’s path to this point has been a steady climb. At Boston College, he started at center from 2022 through 2024 and earned first-team All-ACC honors in 2024. The Boston College website said he "posted a team-best 83.1 pass block grade as well as a 76.8 offensive grade from PFF and allowed just five pressures of 350 dropback snaps."
That production helped get him to Philadelphia, where the Eagles picked him in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. He appeared in seven games as a rookie and made one start, getting on the field when injuries hit Dickerson and Jurgens.
His stock really rose once training camp got going. Kendall put together a strong preseason, didn’t allow a sack, and played well enough that he was left out of the final preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals. That sealed his place on the 53-man roster.
Now he’s in position to take on a much bigger role. Dickerson’s knee injury is expected to keep him out at least four weeks, and possibly longer depending on how serious it is. That opens the door for Kendall to start at left guard in Week 2 and beyond.
So far in 2026, the Eagles have liked what they’ve seen. Kendall has developed under new offensive line coach Chris Kuper, and that progress has created real optimism that Philadelphia can hold things together at left guard. It has also sparked a bigger question: is Kendall not just a fill-in, but the future at the position?
That idea will get a real test against the Tennessee Titans in Week 2. Kendall is likely to draw Jeffery Simmons, and if he can handle that matchup, the Eagles may have found a starter they can trust well past this four-game stretch.
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