Prior to this month's draft, 1SBD's Mark Hogan takes an in-depth look into each team's current projected starters and identifies strengths and lingering team needs after the first waves of free agency.
Player stats collected from Pro Football Reference. Base salary information per Over The Cap.
TAKEAWAYS
PROS
- Philadelphia remains a strong team despite losing the NFC East title in 2018. Its offensive skill positions are occupied by one of the best groups in the league. The trade for running back Jordan Howard filled a big need, and acquiring (former?) Philly-favourite wide receiver Desean Jackson will wipe out the hole left by Golden Tate -- who signed with NFC East rival New York for double the price.
CONS
- It might be time to try and find Jason Peters' replacement at left tackle. The future Hall of Famer looked set to retire as soon as this year, so it seems there will be no guarantees he will remain going forward.
- Following the departure of Jordan Hicks in free agency, linebacker Nigel Bradham is the only quality defender projected to start at the position right now. Kamu Grugier-Hill has the potential to develop, and Paul Worrilow was projected to start in 2018 before suffering a season-ending knee injury last May. Realistically those two guys will play in a rotation while Bradham assumes most of the responsibility. That plan is all well and good, but if Bradham gets injured it could jar the whole defense.
Projected Starters
NOTE:
NAME, Draft Round.Overall Pick (TEAM, year). Starts/Games Played. Age. Cap Hit 2019
QB has an additional 'total yards, number of attempts (yards per attempt)' figure.
RB, WR and TE have an additional ‘total yards / number of touches (yards per touch)’ statistic
Age as of Sunday September 8, 2019 (Week 1)
QUARTERBACK
CARSON WENTZ, 1.02 (PHI, 2016). 40/40. 10,152 yards/ 1,448 attempts. (7.0 y/a). 26-years-old. $8,487,926
RUNNING BACK
JORDAN HOWARD, 5.150 (CHI, 2016). 44/47. 3,938 yards/ 850 touches (4.6). 24-years-old. $2,025,000
WIDE RECEIVER
ALSHON JEFFERY, 2.45 (CHI, 2012). 85/92. 6,319 yards/ 448 touches (14.1). 29-years-old. $14,725,000
DESEAN JACKSON, 2.49 (PHI, 2008). 146/153. 10,708 yards/ 659 touches (16.2). 32-years-old. $3,164,000
NELSON AGHOLOR, 1.20 (PHI, 2015). 52/60. 2,205 yards/ 194 touches (11.4). 25-years-old. $9,387,000
Average: 29th overall pick. 283 starts/ 305 games played (92.8%). 19,232 yards/ 1,301 touches (14.8). 28.6-years-old. Total cap hit: $27.3M
TIGHT END
ZACH ERTZ, 2.35 (PHI, 2013). 56/91. 4,827 yards/ 437 touches (11.0). 28-years-old. $12,047,500
OFFENSIVE LINE
JASON PETERS, undrafted (BUF, 2004). 182/192. 37-years-old. $8,666,668
ISAAC SEUMALO, 3.79 (PHI, 2016). 15/36. 25-years-old. $1,739,966
JASON KELCE, 6.191 (PHI, 2011). 110/110. 31-years-old. $2,444,000
BRANDON BROOKS, 3.76 (HOU, 2012). 90/96. 30-years-old. $11,978,397
LANE JOHNSON, 1.04 (PHI, 2013). 80/80. 29-years-old. $7,056,206
Average: 121st overall pick. 477 starts/ 514 games played (92.8%). 30.4-years-old. Total cap hit: $31.9M
DEFENSIVE LINE
BRANDON GRAHAM, 1.13 (PHI, 2010). 70/127. 31-years-old. $3,500,000
FLETCHER COX, 1.12 (PHI, 2012). 103/109. 28-years-old. $11,902,000
MALIK JACKSON, 5.137 (DEN, 2012). 66/110. 29-years-old. $2,800,000
DEREK BARNETT, 1.14 (PHI. 2017). 6/21. 23-years-old. $3,504,815
Average: 44th overall pick. 245 starts/ 367 games played (66.8%). 27.8-years-old. Total cap hit: $21.7M
LINEBACKERS
PAUL WORRILOW, undrafted (ATL, 2013). 52/72. 29-years-old. $645,000
NIGEL BRADHAM, 4.105 (BUF, 2012). 84/103. 30-years-old. $4,635,000
KAMU GRUGIER-HILL, 6.208 (NE, 2016). 10/44. 25-years-old. $720,000
Average: 190th overall pick. 146 starts/ 219 games played (66.7%). 28-years-old. Total cap hit: $6.0M
CORNERBACK
JALEN MILLS, 7.233 (PHI, 2016). 25/39. 25-years-old. $2,044,214
RONALD DARBY, 2.50 (BUF, 2015). 45/46. 25-years-old. $2,825,000
Average: 142st overall pick. 70 starts/ 85 games played (82.4%). 25-years-old. Total cap hit: $4.9M
SAFETY
MALCOLM JENKINS, 1.14 (NO, 2009). 143/151. 31-years-old. $11,387,000
RODNEY MCLEOD, undrafted (LAR, 2012). 81/97. 29-years-old. $4,843,750
Average: 135th overall pick. 224 starts/ 248 games played (92.3%). 30-years-old. Total cap hit: $16.2M
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