Eagles stock up, stock down after 1st week of 2025 training camp
Eagles stock up, stock down after 1st week of 2025 training camp originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
It's early. Very early.
Let's get that part out of the way.
The Eagles have made it through just three practices in training camp and they haven't even put on the pads yet, so take all of this with a grain of salt. Plenty will change over the new few weeks.
But here's the first stock watch of the summer:
Stock up
CB Quinyon Mitchell
After Darius Slay's departure, Mitchell is now playing the left cornerback position and hasn't missed a beat. He has had several impressive pass breakups through three practices, including one downfield on A.J. Brown and one downfield on DeVonta Smith. Mitchell is just so smooth and sticky and plays like a savvy veteran. It's hard to believe he's entering just his second NFL season in 2025. Vic Fangio said the reason Mitchell is lining up on the left now is to prepare him for the possibility of traveling with top receivers. Mitchell is ready for that if Fangio chooses to do it.
DT Moro Ojomo
The third-year defensive tackle has been really disruptive so far during these non-padded practices. Ojomo finally got his first NFL sack in the playoff game agains the Rams last year but has serious upside as pass-rushing interior defensive lineman. He has had several pressures in Week 1 of camp. A lot of his matchups have been against right guard Tyler Steen and that's a battle to watch when the pads come on.
WR A.J. Brown
Whenever you watch Brown on the practice field, it really feels like you're watching the best receiver in the NFL. There's just no deficiency in his game and at times he's just an absolute cheat code. He looks as good as ever. He has been making catches all over the field and some have been spectacular, like when he soared over Kelee Ringo on the sideline on a back shoulder throw or when he caught one in the breadbasket on the other sideline to get the offense out of a funk on Day 3.
WR DeVonta Smith
After a slow Day 1, Smith has caught a bunch of passes the last two days, including two touchdown catches in the red zone on Saturday from 11 and 6 yards out. Smith has looked really good operating out of the slot on occasion and that element of the offense looks like it will carry over with new OC Kevin Patullo.
OLB Jalyx Hunt
After losing Josh Sweat and Brandon Graham this offseason, Hunt is returning for Year 2 as the presumed starter opposite Nolan Smith. Expectations are high for Hunt, who has already been very disruptive this summer. He has mostly been on the right side of the defense, which means daily battles against Jordan Mailata, who raved about Hunt last week. Hunt came on so strong late last season and his growth has continued.
LB Jihaad Campbell
It was a pleasant surprise that Campbell was even on the field for Day 1 but he has looked the part. His length really stands out at the inside linebacker position but so does his movement. Most of Campbell's reps have come with the second team but he got a few first-team reps on Day 3 and those should continue to increase. Campbell hasn't made any highlight-reel plays yet but he looks like a first-round talent out there who could be a starter by Sept. 4.
Stock down
OG Kenyon Green
When the Eagles got Green as part of the return in the C.J. Gardner-Johnson trade, many wondered if he would have a chance to win that starting right guard position. It doesn't look like it early in camp. Green missed the first two days with a knee injury and when he returned on Day 3, he was the third-team left guard. The former Texans first-round pick will have to fight just to make the roster.
CB Kelee Ringo
Big grain of salt here because Ringo is very talented and he's going to have every opportunity to win the starting cornerback job opposite Quinyon Mitchell, but it wasn't the smoothest first few days. Ringo has gotten beat a couple times by Terrace Marshall and a couple times by A.J. Brown in camp. You can obviously explain away the reps against Brown because he's one of the best in the league, but Ringo has been in position to make plays and just hasn't yet. Ringo was the first RCB on the field on Day 1 but Adoree' Jackson was out there first on Days 2 and 3. That's a real competition and you'd have to imagine the Eagles would love for Ringo to take control of the position.
S Lewis Cine
It's not that Cine has performed poorly through three days of camp but if you were hoping the former first-round pick would challenge for a starting position, that isn't happening. While Reed Blankenship is one of the starters at safety, the other spot is up for grabs. While Sydney Brown, Drew Mukuba, Tristin McCollum and even Andre' Sam have gotten first-team reps, Cine has consistently been working with the third-team defense. If it comes down to him vs. Sam for a final roster spot, Sam's ability on special teams would likely give him the edge.
OL Hollin Pierce
The former Rutgers tackle has been playing guard for the Eagles and got reps the first two days of camp. But with Kenyon Green's return, someone had to be the odd man out. Both Pierce and Laekin Vakalahi lost out on reps on Day 3, which means that developmental period at the end of practices becomes huge. Pierce is an intriguing prospect but the Eagles have 16 offensive linemen in camp and plenty of young players ahead of him.