With Jalen Hurts done for the 2026 season, the Eagles are again staring straight at the quarterback pipeline.
Howie Roseman has made this kind of bet before. More than six years ago, he told reporters, “We want to be a quarterback factory.”
He said it while the Eagles used a second-round pick on Hurts in the 2020 NFL Draft even though Carson Wentz was already signed long term. Roseman called Hurts a high-upside backup and a possible starter down the line, and the move paid off when Hurts helped deliver a Super Bowl title.
Now, with Hurts under contract for two more years, Roseman has another opening to think ahead.
Hurts was moved to injured reserve before Philadelphia’s Week 6 loss after suffering a calf blood clot against the Rams in Week 4. A later update showed the clot had also spread to his lungs, and he’ll need blood thinners for the next few months.
That ends his season. Tanner McKee is set to run the offense from here, but he and Joe Milton are both scheduled to hit restricted free agency in March.
Philadelphia also owns eight picks in the 2027 NFL Draft, giving Roseman plenty of room to target another quarterback. Three names stand out.
Miami’s Darian Mensah looks like the biggest swing. The Hurricanes are 6-0 and sitting No. 1 in the AP rankings for the first time since 2002, and Mensah has been central to the rise. The junior leads all of college football with an 80.8% completion rate and owns an 18:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio.
His game is built on composure. Mensah stays calm in the pocket, throws receivers open, and can shift enough to escape when the protection breaks down.
At 6'3", he also brings the kind of movement that can turn a broken play into a first down. The one thing he’ll have to tighten up is the turnovers.
He’s expected to be a high first-round pick, though that picture can still change before June. If the Eagles end up with a top-10 selection, Mensah could be in range. If not, Roseman would probably need to trade up.
That kind of gamble would be a clear signal about where Philadelphia sees its future.
A different path would be Alabama’s Ty Simpson Chambliss, who has taken off since becoming the starter at Ole Miss. In 21 games, he has completed 66.6% of his passes for 5,613 yards and 36 touchdowns against seven interceptions. He has also added 654 rushing yards and 14 scores on the ground.
There’s real intrigue there, even if the age and background raise eyebrows. Chambliss is already 24, and most of his college career came at the Division II level.
Still, the upside jumps off the screen. His off-script creativity and downfield touch make him one of the more entertaining quarterbacks in the class.
His draft range is wide, stretching from the first round to Day 2. He also showed patience while sitting behind Ole Miss starter Austin Simmons before his chance came. If he slips, the Eagles could pounce and stash him behind Hurts.
Then there’s LaNorris Sellers, the kind of dual-threat quarterback Philadelphia’s front office has already seen thrive. Sellers has an elite arm and regularly drives the ball 50-plus yards downfield.
At 6'3" and 240 pounds, he has the frame to shrug off pass rushers and power through defenders for extra yards. Quarterback sneaks would not be a problem.
The concern is the same one that follows a lot of young quarterbacks with big tools: he holds the ball too long. To make it at the NFL level, he’ll need to speed things up in the pocket. But for a late-round swing, that kind of raw upside is exactly the appeal.
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