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Training camps are all about competition. While players compete for starting positions and roster spots every year, there are always a large number of players that seem to be guaranteed their positions on the team. The Eagles seem to have most of their starters in place and several notable depth players as well, which means the competition for both areas of the group are few and far between.
BGN decided to take a look at how many spots are really open with a look at the projected locks on the roster. Below is a list that features projected locks (*), near locks and camp competition.
Quarterback
Nick Foles*
Mark Sanchez*
Matt Barkley
G.J. Kinne
Running Back
LeSean McCoy*
Darren Sproles*
Chris Polk
Matthew Tucker
Henry Josey
David Fluellen
Wide Receiver
Jeremy Maclin*
Riley Cooper*
Jordan Matthews*
Josh Huff*
Brad Smith
Jeff Maehl
Arrelious Benn
Quron Pratt
B.J. Cunningham
Ifeanyi Momah
Damaris Johnson
Kadrone Boone
Will Murphy
Tight End
Brent Celek*
Zach Ertz*
James Casey*
Emil Igwenagu
Trey Burton
Blake Annen
Offensive Line
Jason Peters*
Evan Mathis*
Jason Kelce*
Todd Herremans*
Lane Johnson*
Allen Barbre*
Matt Tobin
Dennis Kelly
Julian Vandervelde
David Molk
Kevin Graf
Donald Hawkins
Andrew Gardner
Karim Barton
Josh Andrews
Michael Bamiro
Defensive Line
Cedric Thornton*
Bennie Logan*
Fletcher Cox*
Vinny Curry*
Taylor Hart*
Beau Allen
Joe Kruger
Damion Square
Alejandro Villanueva
Frank Mays
Wade Keliikipi
Brandon Bair
Linebacker
Connor Barwin*
DeMeco Ryans*
Mychal Kendricks*
Trent Cole*
Marcus Smith*
Najee Goode
Brandon Graham
Bryan Braman
Emmanuel Acho
Jake Knott
Travis Long
Jason Phillips
Josh Kaddu
Casey Matthews
Cornerback
Cary Williams*
Bradley Fletcher*
Brandon Boykin*
Nolan Carroll*
Jaylen Watkins*
Curtis Marsh
Roc Carmichael
Safety
Malcolm Jenkins*
Nate Allen*
Earl Wolff*
Chris Maragos
Ed Reynolds
Keelan Johnson
Daytawion Lowe
Davon Morgan
Kicker
Alex Henery
Carey Spear
Punter
Donnie Jones*
Long Snapper
Jon Dorenbos*
By our evaluation, there are 37 locks on the roster. While there are depth battles at nearly every position, there are also nine near locks on the 90-man unit. Those totals mean that at most, there are 16 spots open for 53 players this training camp. However, it's more than likely that it will be seven spots for 44 candidates when considering the players that aren't locks but are close to it.
The seven spots that are wide open are likely to include the final depth positions at wide receiver, safety, tight end, running back, a few lineman and an extra player or two for mostly special teams work. The rest of training camp and the preseason are likely to determine those spots, with a few waiver wire additions sprinkled into the mix.