As an undersized safety (5-11, 190 pounds), Mukuba is physical, tough, fast and smart. He amassed five interceptions last year for Texas, and he needs to intercept passes during his rookie season to replace C.J. Gardner-Johnson’s playmaking.

Johnson enters year 13 with the Eagles and in the NFL, and has showed no signs of slowing down. "He’s building his Hall of Fame resumé, and it’s been incredible [to watch]," Terron Armstead said.

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Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, we know a little better. He is a former fifth-rounder who won a Super Bowl ring as part of the Los Angeles Rams roster. Since then, he has also spent time with the Houston Texans and the Cleveland Browns.

They have the best line, running back, and pass-catchers ... and the defense might be better than the offense. Again.

The Philadelphia Eagles showed a clear focus on improving the defense in this year's NFL Draft. General Manager Howie Roseman selected five defensive players with his first five picks. Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell,

It felt like the Philadelphia Eagles took all night to make their first pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, and in reality, they did. However, there's no reason to worry. Picking late in the draft is simply the cost of success that comes with playing into February and winning a Super Bowl.

Signing Mukuba ahead of camp was high priority for the Eagles, who have a void at safety alongside Reed Blankenship after trading C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the Houston Texans in March. Third-year safety Sydney Brown is also expected to compete for the starting job.

The defending Super Bowl champion Eagles will hold their first training-camp workout Wednesday at their practice facility in South Philadelphia, but it won't be anything like the ones that used to take place up at Lehigh University.

Nick Muse is the big-bodied target the Eagles are seemingly searching for every few months. He stands at six-foot-five and tips the scales at 252 pounds. He, like Jenkins, is the owner of one career catch, but Muse hasn't hauled in a reception since 2023.