Eagles announce eight-player 2026 undrafted free agent class
The Eagles introduced the signings of eight undrafted free brokers on Friday, the primary day of rookie minicamp.
Their class of undrafted signees contains defensive again Kapena Gushiken (Mississippi), defensive again Tucker Large (Washington), linebacker Deontae Lawson (Alabama), defensive again Maximus Pulley (Wofford), guard Jaeden Roberts (Alabama), lengthy snapper Rocco Underwood (Florida), defensive finish Joshua Weru (International Player Pathway program), and tight finish Dae’Quan Wright (Ole Miss).
Weru, who’s 6-foot-4 and 244 kilos, joins Uar Bernard as IPP merchandise within the Eagles’ rookie class. He hails from Nairobi, Kenya, and has a background in rugby, a path harking back to Jordan Mailata‘s journey to the NFL. Like Bernard, Weru has but to play organized soccer.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Weru enrolled at Arizona State in 2024, the place he pursued a bachelor’s diploma in enterprise administration.
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The Eagles now have an extended snapper on the roster in Underwood, who figures to compete for the job that was held by Charley Hughlett and Cal Adomitis in 2025. Underwood, who hails from Lake Mary, Fla., appeared in 50 video games over 5 seasons at Florida.
Lawson, a 6-3, 224-pound linebacker, is ready to reunite along with his former Alabama teammate Jihaad Campbell. Lawson was a starter for 3½ seasons and began 41 video games (with 52 appearances complete over 5 years).
After redshirting his freshman 12 months, Lawson gathered 6½ sacks, 283 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 3 pressured fumbles, 17 move breakups, and one interception. In 2025, he led the staff with 89 tackles.
This is the second-smallest undrafted free agent class that the Eagles have assembled following the draft within the final 5 years. In 2024, the staff initially signed seven UDFA gamers. Their largest class in that span got here in 2022 with 11 gamers, a bunch that was headlined by Reed Blankenship.
“Howie does a great job of finding guys who have talent in their bodies that can be able to develop,” Nick Syrianni mentioned after Friday’s on-field session. “I think that you’ve seen it every year that we’ve been here, we’ve been able to have guys that are undrafted free agents that make it, whether that’s Josh Jobe or Reed Blankenship or Jack Stoll… Eli Ricks. A bunch of guys that have made this team. So it’s exciting to see the first steps of who’s going to emerge from that group.”
The Eagles proceed their rookie minicamp Saturday.
In addition to their 2026 draft picks and undrafted free brokers, the Eagles welcomed plenty of tryouts at rookie minicamp, together with veterans like working again Elijah Mitchell (2021 sixth-rounder out of Louisiana by the San Francisco 49ers), working again Khalil Herbert (2021 sixth-rounder from Virginia Tech by the Chicago Bears), and guard Michael Jordan (2019 fourth-rounder from Ohio State by the Cincinnati Bengals).
Luke Akers, a former Northwestern punter and son of Eagles Hall of Fame kicker David Akers, and Kajiya Hollawayne, a former Temple vast receiver, additionally had been among the many tryouts.
“It’s important to… be able to cast a wide net and have different types of players in here that you’ve had your eye on, or that have popped on tape for different things, and to be able to get a look at them and see if you can steal a guy that way,” Sirianni mentioned.
