Dream Team Project
Philadelphia Eagles Dream Team
The all-time Eagles lineup, position by position. Every player here suited up for the Eagles. Disagree with a pick? Leave a comment or nominate someone below.
How we pick
One real lineup per franchise, judged on what each player did in this uniform: impact, playoff moments and longevity with the team first, league honors second. Players are measured against their own era, and every entry is checked against the team site, the Pro Football Hall of Fame or Pro Football Reference.
The roster
Our picks, grouped by unit.
Offense
11 playersQB
Donovan McNabb
Franchise passing leader who took the Eagles to five NFC title games.
6× Pro Bowl; Eagles career passing yards and TD leader; started Super Bowl XXXIX
Sources: Wikipedia
RB
Steve Van Buren
Hall of Fame runner who carried the Eagles to back-to-back titles.
1948 & 1949 NFL champ; 5× 1st-team All-Pro; 4× NFL rushing leader
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
WR
Harold Carmichael
Towering target who retired holding every Eagles receiving record.
4× Pro Bowl; retired as Eagles leader in catches, yards and TD catches; NFL 1970s All-Decade
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
WR
Tommy McDonald
Fearless Hall of Fame flanker and scorer for the 1960 champions.
1960 NFL champ; 5× Pro Bowl with PHI; led NFL in receiving yards 1961
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
WR
Pete Pihos
Hall of Fame end who led the NFL in catches three straight years.
1948 & 1949 NFL champ; 6× Pro Bowl; 6× 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
TE
Pete Retzlaff
Flanker turned tight end who starred for over a decade.
1960 NFL champ; 5× Pro Bowl; 1st-team All-Pro 1958 & 1965
Sources: Wikipedia
LT
Jason Peters
Dominant blindside protector for more than a decade.
Super Bowl LII champ; 7× Pro Bowl with PHI; 2× 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Wikipedia
LG
Landon Dickerson
Powerful left guard on the Super Bowl LIX champions.
Super Bowl LIX champ; 3× Pro Bowl
Sources: Wikipedia
C
Jason Kelce
Athletic center and emotional leader of the first Super Bowl winner.
Super Bowl LII champ; 6× 1st-team All-Pro; 7× Pro Bowl
Sources: Wikipedia
RG
Brandon Brooks
Three straight Pro Bowls at right guard, including the title year.
Super Bowl LII champ; 3× Pro Bowl
Sources: Wikipedia
RT
Lane Johnson
Elite right tackle who started for both Super Bowl winners.
Super Bowl LII & LIX champ; 6× Pro Bowl; 2× 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Wikipedia
Defense
11 playersDT
Jerome Brown
Disruptive force inside for Gang Green before his death at 27.
2× Pro Bowl; 2× 1st-team All-Pro (1990, 1991)
Sources: Wikipedia
DT
Fletcher Cox
Twelve-year interior anchor of the Super Bowl LII defense.
Super Bowl LII champ; 6× Pro Bowl; 2018 1st-team All-Pro; NFL 2010s All-Decade
Sources: Wikipedia
DE
Reggie White
The Minister of Defense at his most unblockable.
7× Pro Bowl with PHI; 6× 1st-team All-Pro with PHI; 1987 Defensive Player of the Year
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
EDGE
Brandon Graham
His strip-sack of Tom Brady sealed the first Super Bowl title.
Super Bowl LII & LIX champ; 2020 Pro Bowl; Eagles record for games played
Sources: Wikipedia
LB
Chuck Bednarik
Concrete Charlie, the last of the 60-minute men.
1949 & 1960 NFL champ; 8× Pro Bowl; 10× 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
LB
Bill Bergey
Middle linebacker who led the defense to Super Bowl XV.
4× Pro Bowl with PHI; 2× 1st-team All-Pro (1974, 1975)
Sources: Wikipedia
LB
Seth Joyner
Do-everything outside linebacker of the Gang Green defense.
2× Pro Bowl with PHI; 2× 2nd-team All-Pro (1991, 1992)
Sources: Wikipedia
CB
Eric Allen
Hall of Fame cover corner with a knack for the pick-six.
5× Pro Bowl with PHI; 1989 1st-team All-Pro; Hall of Fame
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
CB
Troy Vincent
Physical corner who led the early Reid-era secondaries.
5× Pro Bowl; 2002 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Wikipedia
S
Brian Dawkins
Weapon X, the soul of the Eagles defense for 13 seasons.
7× Pro Bowl with PHI; 4× 1st-team All-Pro; NFL 2000s All-Decade
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
S
Bill Bradley
Led the NFL in interceptions in back-to-back seasons.
3× Pro Bowl; 2× 1st-team All-Pro; NFL interceptions leader 1971 & 1972
Sources: Wikipedia
Special Teams / Coaching
4 playersK
David Akers
Reliable left-footed kicker throughout the Reid era.
5× Pro Bowl with PHI; 2001 1st-team All-Pro; NFL 2000s All-Decade
Sources: Wikipedia
P
Donnie Jones
Dependable punter who finished his Eagles run with a ring.
Super Bowl LII champ
Sources: Wikipedia
RET
Timmy Brown
Electric return man and all-purpose back of the 1960s.
1960 NFL champ; 3× Pro Bowl; led NFL in kickoff return yards 1961 & 1963
Sources: Wikipedia
COACH
Andy Reid
Fourteen seasons, nine playoff trips and five NFC title games.
Super Bowl XXXIX appearance; 6 division titles; 2002 AP Coach of the Year
Sources: Wikipedia
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