The Eagles announced eight undrafted free-agent signings on Friday, the first day of rookie minicamp, and the group was small even by their recent standards. The class includes Kapena Gushiken, Tucker Large, Deontae Lawson, Maximus Pulley, Jaeden Roberts, Rocco Underwood, Joshua Weru and Dae’Quan Wright.
Coach Nick Sirianni said Howie Roseman continues to find players who can be developed, pointing to a run of recent successes in that market. He cited Josh Jobe, Reed Blankenship, Jack Stoll and Eli Ricks as examples of undrafted players who have made the team, saying, “A bunch of guys that have made the this team.”
The numbers show how restrained this year’s group is. The Eagles’ 2026 undrafted class is their second-smallest post-draft haul in the last five years, smaller than the seven-player class they opened with in 2024 and far below the 11 undrafted free agents they signed in 2022. That gives each addition a narrower path, but it also makes every practice rep in rookie minicamp more valuable.
Underwood arrives as the most immediately obvious position battle piece in the group. The Lake Mary, Florida, native played 50 games over five seasons at Florida and is expected to compete for the long-snapping job held by Charley Hughlett and Cal Adomitis in 2025. Deontae Lawson also brings a clear connection to the current roster, as the Alabama linebacker is set to reunite with Jihaad Campbell after starting 41 games and appearing in 52 contests over five years for the Crimson Tide.
Lawson’s college resume was built on production. After redshirting as a freshman, he piled up 6½ sacks, 283 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, 17 pass breakups and an interception, and he led Alabama with 89 tackles in 2025. Weru’s path is more unusual. The International Player Pathway participant is from Nairobi, Kenya, came from rugby, has never played organized football and enrolled at Arizona State in 2024 to pursue a bachelor’s in business administration.
The Eagles continued rookie minicamp on Saturday, when the roster-building work widened beyond the undrafted class. The team also brought in tryout players including Elijah Mitchell, Khalil Herbert, Michael Jordan, Luke Akers and Kajiya Hollawayne, a reminder that this weekend is as much about finding one more useful piece as it is about evaluating the names already on the sheet.
That is the part that matters now. A small class leaves little room for error, and for players such as Lawson, Underwood and Weru, the next few days are not about reputation or college pedigree. They are about showing enough in a handful of practice sessions to stay in the conversation when the Eagles start trimming toward a roster.