11:30 p.m.: This agreement is official. As the Jaguars add another high-priced top-tier piece, the Eagles continue to load up their late 2020s draft arsenal over the past five months.
3:50 p.m.: THE Jaguar“The previous two trades today now appear to be a clear undercard. Eagles have lined up for the main event. Philly sends defensive tackle Jordan Davis to Jacksonville for a package that includes a first-round pick, veteran insider Jordan Schultz reports.
The Eagles will collect the Jags’ first-rounder in 2027 and the Jags’ second-rounder in 2029, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This monster agreement comes after the acquisition of Jacksonville Jessie Bates from Atlanta and Davon Godchaux from New Orleans. Bates and Davis are impact additions for Antoine Campanile‘s defense, and while this represents the culmination of a Jags search for an expensive D-line piece, it also changes the long-term plans for the Eagles’ D-line.
A recent report indicated that the Jaguars have expressed interest in the Eagles’ D-lineman for the contract year. Moro Ojomo. The Eagles had rejected the requests, but Ojomo’s failure to sign beyond 2026 sparked obvious trade speculation amid the Eagles’ worst season of the season. Nick Sirianni era. The Philly-Jacksonville talks appear to have turned on Davis, and the former first-round pick is heading south despite signing a recent extension with the NFC East club.
Jacksonville is 6-2, seeking home-field advantage in an AFC race that includes four other six-win teams (Cincinnati, Kansas City, Pittsburgh) and seven-win teams in Buffalo and Denver. The Jaguars haven’t earned home-field advantage since their 14-2 season in 1999, but an opportunity exists now. After breaking through Liam CoenIn the first season, the Jags are once again making winning moves by parting with considerable draft capital to bolster this year’s roster.
By acquiring Bates, Davis and Godchaux, the Jags parted ways with their 2027 first- and second-round picks — after sending the Browns their 2026 first-rounder to move up three spots to Travis Hunter last year – with a conditional sixth round in 2028 and a second in 2029. These are trades that are reshaping the future, particularly from a project perspective. Unlike Bates, however, Davis is signed long-term.
The Georgia alumnus agreed to a three-year extension worth $78 million in early March, after being locked out months before. Jalen Carter reset the DT market (on a $38 million per year mega-deal). The Jags will assume this contract, which will extend through the 2029 season.
One of the toughest blocking assignments in the NFL, Davis joined Carter in representing the cornerstones of Vic Fangiothe line (and the high salaries of Howie Rosemanbalance sheet of ). Famous for clocking a 4.78-second 40-yard dash time at 341 pounds, Davis brought immense intrigue to the NFL. The Eagles selected him 13th overall in 2022, as a race against the defenders of a national championship-winning Georgia team began. Davis has started every game over the last four years, only missing time via a four-game IR stint as a rookie.
At the time of signing, Davis’ $26 million per year contract made him the highest-paid pure NT in the NFL. The Bengals Dexter Laurent The trade provided a market update, but Davis received a much more player-friendly deal. Davis, 26, received $38.99 million guaranteed upon signing. His full compensation for 2028 will be locked in on the third day of the 2027 league year. The former Georgia star will now see that deal paid out in SEC country.
It’s a fascinating turn of events for both teams. For the Eagles, the trade comes five months after the sending AJ Brownuntil 2029 for the Patriots. Philadelphia waited until June 1 to lay out a historic WR dead money move on Brown, and the team will also take on a significant dead cap figure via this trade. The Eagles will eat just $3 million in 2026, but according to OverTheCap, the 2027 bill resulting from Davis’ early release will eclipse $33 million.
Roseman is no stranger to accumulating massive amounts of dead money, and some of the bills from his empty, years-laden contracts have already come due. Four void years are in place on Davis’ contract, which also carries a $19.29 million signing bonus. That will represent dead money on the Eagles payroll for 2027, but the team that has handed out numerous extensions to core players in recent years will have ammunition to reset in the late 2020s.
The Eagles now have an additional first-round pick in 2027, as well as additional first- and second-round picks in 2028 (from Brown and Cam Jurgens swaps) and 2029 extra seconds. Philadelphia helped build its teams for Super Bowl LVII and Super Bowl LIX via a war chest, which allowed the team to enter the 2022 draft with three first-rounders. Davis was part of that reload and he started in both of those Super Bowls. His prime should now be played out in Jacksonville, while Philly (2-7) coalesces around a promising draft arsenal in the years to come.
We heard multiple times before deadline week that the Jags were hunting big game right out of the gate, with one report indicating that was the case. Before Davon HamiltonThe season-ending injury. They inquired about unrealistic intra-AFC South trade for Jeffrey Simmons but as expected, the Titans sent him elsewhere. Jacksonville has now added Davis and Godchaux to a defensive line that left Week 9 with a 32-point win rate. ESPN ranks the Jags fifth in winning rate and high-priced edge players Josh Hines-Allen And Travon Walker will certainly soon be aided by Davis’ menacing interior presence.
Ranked sixth in win and save rate in 2024, Davis was instrumental in the Eagles’ Fangio-led defensive revival that year. Philadelphia blocked Patrick Mahomes and Co. in Super Bowl LIX, completing a dominant championship run featuring the NFL’s second-ranked defense (first in yards). Philly led 34-0 before some Kansas City scores that night, and its pass rush was unleashed. Davis doesn’t contribute regularly in the sack column, although he posted a career-high 4.5 last season, but he demands the top spot from offensive coordinators when blocking assignments are considered.
The Jags will add Davis and Godchaux to a D line housing a 12th-year veteran Arik Armstead. Hines-Allen and Walker signed significant contracts, but the eruption of the EDGE market over the past 1.5 years makes them a bit more team-friendly. Hines-Allen agreed to a $28.25 million per year deal through 2028 (no guarantees remain on the deal beyond 2026). Davis’ teammate at Georgia, Walker signed a $27.5 million-per-year extension this offseason.
Ojomo appears to have a future in Philadelphia, after all. Afterwards it seemed he was going to follow Milton Williams by collecting a big salary in free agency, Ojomo emerged as a player the Eagles have interest in extending. A rumor earlier today pointed to a possible second contract with Ojomo and a possible trade for Carter. Instead, it’s Davis who leaves that D line. The Eagles will have big shoes to fill at nose tackle, but the draft ammo has served this franchise well in the Roseman era.
Despite the list Trevor Lawrence on a $55 million-AAV contract, the Jags found a way to keep adding. While Bates could become free agent in March – however, Jacksonville has exclusive negotiating rights with the All-Pro until the legal tampering period – Davis is locked in long-term. James Gladstonewho worked under The Snéads at the height of his “eff them picks” mantra, proved to be one of the most aggressive general managers in the NFL. The young decision-maker is betting big on himself and the current Coen core. The rest of this season will help determine whether the Jags overextended themselves.
It will be interesting to see how the other AFC contenders react to Jacksonville’s explosive Monday. Teams have until 3 p.m. CT Tuesday to finalize trades this year.
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