The Philadelphia Eagles are losing their long-term starting tight end, Dallas Goedert, to free agency, leaving general manager Howie Roseman to find his replacement.
Many draft experts believe the Eagles will replace Goedert with a rookie tight end in the NFL Draft, but one other option in free agency might make sense. USA Today's Ayrton Ostly made predictions on some of the biggest free agent names in the 2026 offseason and likes the Eagles to bring in Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts.
"Pitts is exactly the kind of underperforming talent the Eagles like to take a chance on. He's just 25 years old and can be an explosive threat from the tight end position. Philadelphia is middle-of-the-pack in cap space this offseason and tight end Dallas Goedert is hitting free agency. Getting younger and more dynamic at the position would be beneficial for an offense that needs to improve in 2025."
Eagles predicted to land Kyle Pitts
Pitts is coming off his best season since his rookie year in 2021, as he had 88 receptions for 928 yards and five touchdowns in 17 games. He was selected as a second-team All-Pro for the first time in his career.
Once free agency hits, Spotrac believes Pitts' projected market value will be around $10.8 million per year. That would be a lot for the Philadelphia Eagles to pay to bring in a tight end after asking Goedert to take a pay cut from $14 million to $10 million in 2025.
The Eagles are looking at a salary cap of $18-20 million this offseason. While Philly has zero room to restructure contracts, they can make some cuts to create salary cap space and make some moves.
One of the issues is the number of pending free agents the Eagles have, including Reed Blankenship, Jaelan Phillips, Nakobe Dean, and Goedert. Roseman needs to make sure to try to have the cap space to save at least Phillips and Blankenship from departing.
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Pitts is a fantastic weapon for the offense and would be great to have, but the question is whether he is worth the cost to bring him in.