Eagles Release 1st Unofficial Depth Chart Ahead of Thursday’s Preseason Opener

There are just over 72 hours until kickoff in the Eagles preseason opener, but much of the work leading up to that point is already done.

The team is off on Tuesday and on Wednesday will just do a walk-through ahead of Thursday's game.

The Eagles released the first unofficial depth chart for the 2016 season on Monday evening with some notable placements.

There were no surprises among the offensive starters. Sam Bradford is the starting QB, Ryan Mathews the starting running back, Nelson Agholor and Jordan Matthews at wide receiver and a line consisting of Jason Peters, Allen Barbre, Jason Kelce, Brandon Brooks and Lane Johnson

Rueben Randle holds the third wide receiver spot, presumably on the outside with Matthews in the slot. Brent Celek actually ranks ahead of Zach Ertz on the depth chart at tight end, even though Ertz is expected to see a bulk of the starting time. 

The next three wide receivers in line are Chris Givens, Josh Huff and T.J. Graham. Trey Burton falls in third among tight ends. Darren Sproles is second on the running back chart with Kenjon Barner listed as third-string.

On the line, Matt Tobin is listed as backup at left tackle behind Peters. Stefen Wisniewski is listed as second-string right guard and center. Isaac Seumalo and Dennis Kelly round out the second-string line.

On defense, Brandon Graham, Vinny Curry and Connor Barwin are splitting defensive end roles on the first-string. Fletcher Cox and Bennie Logan line up at defensive tackle. 

Nigel Bradham is the starter at outside linebacker with Mychal Kendricks. Jordan Hicks is listed as the starter at middle linebacker. 

Leodis McKelvin and Ron Brooks are listed as the starting cornerbacks with Nolan Carroll and Jalen Mills listed as second string. Mills is ahead of Eric Rowe, who is listed as third string.

Rodney McLeod and Malcolm Jenkins are the starters at safety with Blake Countess and Jaylen Watkins holding the second-string spots.

Caleb Sturgis holds the edge in the only special teams battle at kicker over Cody Parkey.

Obviously, many of these listings are subject to change as the preseason games take place, but this is an early indicator of what Eagles coaches are seeing at practices in training camp.

The Eagles will roll out this lineup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday night at 7 p.m.

Kevin Durso is an editor for Sports Talk Philly. Follow him on Twitter @Kevin_Durso.

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