Eagles' Compensatory Picks Update: Williams, Sweat, and Becton's Futures Look Bleak
The Philadelphia Eagles lost four "CFAs" – compensatory free agents – in 2025 free agency: Milton Williams, Josh Sweat, Mekhi Becton, and Isaiah Rodgers. The team gained one CFA, Azeez Ojulari. This means that the Eagles would have received projected third-round, fourth-round, and fifth-round picks for the losses of Williams, Sweat, and Becton, respectively.
However, the Eagles' prospects are bleak given their players' current playing time benchmarks. For Milton Williams, he needs to play around 28% of the Patriots' regular season defensive snaps to qualify for a third-round compensatory pick. Despite being placed on injured reserve with a high ankle sprain, Williams has played 61% of defensive snaps so far this season and will still fall within that range if the Patriots stay on pace.
Josh Sweat, who only needed to play about 7% of the Cardinals' defensive snaps to stay in the fourth-round tier, has comfortably exceeded that threshold by playing 360 of a possible 657 snaps. His chances of earning a fifth-round pick have been solidified.
Mekhi Becton's situation is more uncertain. He needs to play 53% of the Chargers' offensive snaps to stay in the fifth-round tier. However, he has already played 69% of snaps this season and has yet to achieve that mark. With significant playing time missing due to injury and a recent benching by coach Jim Harbaugh, Becton's chances of earning a sixth-round pick have become increasingly likely.
The Eagles' projected compensatory picks for Williams, Sweat, and Becton are rapidly fading away due to their current performance on the field. Fans can only hope that these players will find their footing soon, or else the Eagles' gains in this offseason may not be worth the cost.
The Philadelphia Eagles lost four "CFAs" – compensatory free agents – in 2025 free agency: Milton Williams, Josh Sweat, Mekhi Becton, and Isaiah Rodgers. The team gained one CFA, Azeez Ojulari. This means that the Eagles would have received projected third-round, fourth-round, and fifth-round picks for the losses of Williams, Sweat, and Becton, respectively.
However, the Eagles' prospects are bleak given their players' current playing time benchmarks. For Milton Williams, he needs to play around 28% of the Patriots' regular season defensive snaps to qualify for a third-round compensatory pick. Despite being placed on injured reserve with a high ankle sprain, Williams has played 61% of defensive snaps so far this season and will still fall within that range if the Patriots stay on pace.
Josh Sweat, who only needed to play about 7% of the Cardinals' defensive snaps to stay in the fourth-round tier, has comfortably exceeded that threshold by playing 360 of a possible 657 snaps. His chances of earning a fifth-round pick have been solidified.
Mekhi Becton's situation is more uncertain. He needs to play 53% of the Chargers' offensive snaps to stay in the fifth-round tier. However, he has already played 69% of snaps this season and has yet to achieve that mark. With significant playing time missing due to injury and a recent benching by coach Jim Harbaugh, Becton's chances of earning a sixth-round pick have become increasingly likely.
The Eagles' projected compensatory picks for Williams, Sweat, and Becton are rapidly fading away due to their current performance on the field. Fans can only hope that these players will find their footing soon, or else the Eagles' gains in this offseason may not be worth the cost.
man i feel like the eagles made a big mistake by releasing those 3 players they needed to hold down the defensive line and now they're stuck with nothing 
it's like they think those new guys are gonna step up and fill the void right away but that's not how it works especially when you have high expectations 
but becton's situation is just sketchy right now i don't know what to make of him 
and hes still trying to prove himself... if he cant get back to his form, 3rd round pick is def a stretch 
on the other hand, josh sweat is on fire 
burning through snaps left and right, hope he keeps it up! but becton man... he had some decent games before getting benched what went wrong there? 
with all the compensatory picks they lost to other teams and now their guys aren't even playing enough to get those picks 
and sweat is like who cares about fifth round picks, just give him a contract extension already 
becton's situation is super uncertain but i think he deserves better than sixth round pick 
those guys gotta step up fast, losing that many CFAs is huge for a team! Interesting how Sweat's playing time is way above what he needs to qualify for a fifth-round pick, still got faith in him tho 
. And Josh Sweat is like, what's the deal with him? He only needed 7% of snaps for a fourth-round pick and now he's at 360 out of 657... it's just not adding up.
. The guy needs to play 53% of snaps for a fifth-round pick, but he's already at 69% and hasn't even reached that mark yet. It's like the Eagles are setting themselves up for disappointment here.
. Fans can only hope these guys turn their performances around, or else all that hard work this offseason might've been for nothing 
, making a fifth-round pick all but a done deal 
i mean wilfred niles needs to at least get 20% of snaps for the eagles to even consider him a cfa, that's just crazy 
. It seems like they've got some big shoes to fill if they wanna get those compensatory picks. I mean, Williams and Sweat are already way ahead of where they need to be - 61% and 360 snaps respectively? That's crazy talk! 
. Can't we just enjoy the game without all these added stressors?
. Williams needs to play like 28% of snaps for a third-round pick? No problemo, just casually injure yourself and then magically start playing again with no setbacks 
his chances of getting a fifth round pick are looking super solid tho 
what's going on with becton tho? got benched by harbaugh already... seems like a 5th round pick is more of a pipe dream for him 