One of the calling cards of the 2017 Eagles team (which won the Super Bowl) was their tremendous defensive line play. The centerpiece of that line was the Eagles’ 100 million dollar man, Fletcher Cox. Cox, unsurprisingly, turned in another tremendous season as a single gapping defensive tackle. Cox not only had 5.5 sacks, but catalyzed a lot of production for his teammates and created a lot of pressure on the quarterback. He is an elite defender and will continue to be a cornerstone of the defense for a while.
The Eagles also got a great season out of Timmy Jernigan, a newcomer by way of trade from the Baltimore Ravens.