The Philadelphia Eagles still have unfinished business in Super Bowl LIX but once the season is over, they could struggle to keep these players considered among the NFL’s best available.
Using factors such as age, positional value and input from national reporter Jeremy Fowler, ESPN’s Matt Bowen came up with a list of the league’s top-50 free agents for 2025. The Eagles, Steelers and Vikings led the way with four free agents each. Here’s the best Philly has to offer.
No. 9 | Josh Sweat | DE/LB
Sweat led the team with eight sacks for 54 yards and nine tackles for loss in 2024. Fowler gives him points for his ability to play in a 3-4 or 4-3 defense while Bowen calls him a “long, angular mover who can win with speed-to-power, with built-in counters to disengage from offensive tackles.”
Even with 43 sacks over the past seven seasons, Sweat received less fanfare than former teammates like Fletcher Cox and Haason Reddick. But the 27-year-old edge-rusher thrived under new defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, helping the team recover from a disastrous 2023 campaign with this year’s top-ranked defense
Fowler believes Arizona head coach and former Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon could make a play for Sweat this offseason, but Philadelphia will likely match any offer he gets.
No. 12 | Zack Baun | Linebacker
Baun joined the New Orleans Saints as a third-round pick in 2020 but was primarily used on special teams. He never had more than 30 tackles in a single year, so few took notice when Philadelphia signed him to a one-year, $3.5M contract in the offseason.
Initially, the team thought Baun would compete for a spot as an off-ball linebacker but Fangio switched him to inside linebacker during spring practice. It turned out to be an excellent move as Baun led the team with 151 tackles, a career-high 3.5 sacks and five forced fumbles.
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