The Philadelphia Eagles finished on a sour note to end 2023. While there have already been changes in the offseason, the Eagles will never say no to more talent. This year, there are some interesting prospects from the Eagles UDFA 2024 class to compete in training camp. The Eagles are already vastly talented all over the roster. Yet, it\u2019s not unheard of for the Eagles to find an undrafted free agent like Reed Blankenship and make them a key contributor. Also, Eli Ricks was an undrafted free agent last year and had to play a good amount last season. So, here are a few players fans should keep an eye on in training camp and see if they could develop into future contributors for the Eagles in 2024 and beyond.<\/p>\n
Meet the new Eagles Aussie former rugby giant in Laekin Vakalahi. Vakalahi, 21, hails from Brisbane, Australia who was signed by the Eagles with an international player roster exemption<\/a>. Vakalahi has no football experience and was a Junior Rugby player before. It will remind many Eagles fans of the journey of Jordan Mailata, who\u2019s become one of the best tackles in the NFL after three years of development. Vakalahi stands at 6\u20195\u201d and 318 pounds, and he won\u2019t have to worry about significantly bulking up or slimming down. \u00a0Vakalahi isn\u2019t quite as imposing as Mailata, but he\u2019s said to be a good athlete with great flexibility. It will take a minimum of a few years before Vakalahi likely sees the field. However, the possibility of the Eagles finding a new Aussie star in the making should be exciting.<\/p>\n The Eagles couldn\u2019t help themselves in finding another Georgia Bulldog to add to the team. Milton was one of 12 Bulldogs<\/a> that will enter the NFL this year. While he went undrafted, there are some things to like about Milton. In his final year of college, Milton averaged 6.5 yards per carry and totaled 14 rushing touchdowns<\/a>. Milton is a powerful back weighing 225 pounds who can run through defenders and is a solid blocker. Milton doesn\u2019t possess a second gear to run away from defenders or receiving experience out of the backfield. However, outside of Saquon Barkley, the Eagles don\u2019t have a proven power back with Kenneth Gainwell and rookie Will Shipley. Milton will compete in training camp to be that guy for the Eagles. While he won\u2019t burst onto the scene, Milton could become a steady contributor to the Eagles backfield committee for the next few years.<\/p>\n Gabe Hall<\/a> is a player who has the look of a starting defensive lineman in the NFL. At the combine, Hall was measured at 6\u20196\u201d and 291 pounds<\/a> with great arm length. He has the potential to be a very stout run-defender as someone with elite length and great explosiveness off the snap. He\u2019s not a great athlete, but size, length, and explosiveness are things that any defensive coach will want to work with. He would fit well into Vic Fangio\u2019s defense, as a 3-4 defensive end who\u2019s a run-stopper before a pass-rusher. The Eagles’ defensive line is very talented, but Hall will get the opportunity to compete with Moro Ojomo and Marlon Tuipulotu to get into their deep rotation.<\/p>\n Any UDFA that comes into the NFL has their work cut out for them to even make the roster. So, each of these players will have to prove their worth come training camp. However, the 2024 Eagles UDFA rookies is a talented group, who could become intriguing options for the Eagles in 2024 or the future. However, Reed Blankenship is a shining example, that if you\u2019re good enough the Eagles will put you on the field and possibly even in a big role.<\/p>\n Main Photo: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Eagles UDFA Rookies: The Eagles are always on the hunt for more talent, and with their group of UDFAs they may have found a few hidden gems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4564,"featured_media":173163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[54,21],"tags":[32480,8721,7393],"class_list":["post-173094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorials","category-eagles","tag-gabe-hall","tag-jordan-mailata","tag-philadelphia-eagles-news"],"modified_by":"Will Koshover, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4564"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Kendal Milton, RB, Georgia<\/h3>\n
Gabe Hall, DL, Baylor<\/h3>\n
Parting Takeaways<\/h3>\n