The Eagles' didn't have a great season in 2016, finishing with a 7-9 record that followed a fast 3-0 start.
While things didn't work out great in Doug Pederson's first season as head coach, there were some individual players who had good years. In fact, five Eagles made ProFootballFocus' list of the top 101 players in the league in 2016 after just two players made the same list in 2015.
PFF reminds its readers that they try to take position out of the equation … otherwise the list would be filled with quarterbacks.
For the Eagles, it starts with a former first-round pick who has taken a quite unusual career path:
9. Brandon Graham
The guys at ProFootballFocus don't just like Brandon Graham. They like like Brandon Graham. No, the sack total wasn't very high at 5 1/2 in 2016, but he brought consistent pressure. Graham went from unranked a year ago to No. 9 in 2016.
They go into Graham a little deeper here.
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55. Fletcher Cox
Cox dropped from 28 in 2015 to 55 in 2016, but still had a really good season.
PFF writes that he was an "unblockable force at times this season." His best game was Week 17 against the Cowboys and he had eight QB pressures in two games against the Cowboys' vaunted offensive line.
78. Jason Peters
The old veteran bounced back in 2016 to take a spot on this list after going unranked a year ago. While PFF said he was inconsistent in the run game, he was one of the NFL's best at pass blocking.
85. Brandon Brooks
This ended up being a pretty good free-agent signing. Sure, Brooks got a big deal in free agency, coming over from the Texans, but he proved his worth. He allowed one sack and two QB hits all season. He had a public struggle with anxiety but appears to have figured out a way to be able to play on Sundays. He was unranked last season.
95. Jordan Hicks
The young linebacker makes his first appearance on this list for his performance in 2016. PFF says he was "sensational" in pass coverage. He had five interceptions. No surprise here, his best week was during the middle of the season against the Cowboys.
After coming in at No. 25 on last year's list, Malcolm Jenkins fell off the 101 for 2016.
