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Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jordan Davis.
The Philadelphia Eagles have shown what their priority is this offseason, and that starts with defensive tackle and former 1st round pick Jordan Davis — and they made some NFL history in the process.
“Jordan Davis reached agreement on a 3-year, $78 million extension that includes $65M guaranteed and makes him the highest paid nose tackle in NFL history,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter wrote on his official X account on Saturday. ” … The Eagles have three DTs who are extension-eligible this offseason: Jalen Carter, Moro Ojomo, and Jordan Davis. Davis is the first to land a big deal.”
Davis, 6-foot-6 and 336 pounds, has been at the heart of Philadelphia’s defense since he was taken with the No. 13 overall pick out of the University of Georgia in the 2022 NFL draft. In April 2025, the Eagles exercised the 5th year option on Davis’s rookie contract, which would have paid him $12.938 million in 2026.
The Eagles took his college teammate, Carter, with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft. The last 2 seasons, the duo has been mostly unstoppable, including a Super Bowl win following the 2024 season.
“BREAKING: TheEagles and star DT Jordan Davis are finalizing a 3-year, $78M extension with $65M guaranteed, per sources. A massive $26M-per-year deal for Davis, making him the highest-paid NT in NFL history,” NFL insider Jordan Schultz wrote on his official X account. “Jordan Davis, still only 26, has turned into a superstar in the middle of Philadelphia’s defense. The former 1st-round pick hasn’t missed a game since his rookie year in 2022 — and comes off a career-highs in tackles (72), sacks (4.5), TFLs (9) and snaps (686). The Eagles prioritize one of their top homegrown players with a huge multi-year deal.”
Jordan Davis Took Star Turn With Eagles in 2025
Davis has started every regular-season game and playoff game for the Eagles for the last 3 seasons — 56 consecutive starts.
Davis capped the Eagles‘ 33-26 win over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 3 by blocking what would have been the game-winning field goal and running the ball back 66 yards for a touchdown as time expired.
“It wasn’t a given that the defensive tackle’s fifth-year option would be exercised this offseason, but that is now looking like a genius move considering the huge impact Davis has made thus far in a breakout campaign,” Bleacher Report wrote after Davis’ game-winning turn against the Ram.s
In 2025, Davis was the only player in the NFL to earn both NFL Special Teams Player of the Week and NFL Defensive Player of the Week.