Eagles Trade Ebiketie to Bengals for 2027 Pick

Philadelphia sends defensive end Arnold Ebiketie to Cincinnati in exchange for a 2027 sixth-round selection.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Football

Eagles Trade Ebiketie to Bengals for 2027 Pick

The Philadelphia Eagles have traded defensive end Arnold Ebiketie to the Cincinnati Bengals, with Cincinnati sending a 2027 sixth-round pick back to Philadelphia. The trade was reported by ESPN insider Ian Rapoport.

Why it matters

The deal moves a 27-year-old edge defender who appeared in all nine of the Eagles' games this season to a new team while returning a future draft asset. It adds to a run of mid-season roster reshuffling among former Penn State players and other NFL squads.

Ebiketie recorded 25 tackles this season, and in his lone season at Penn State he posted 62 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks. The Bengals are sending a 2027 sixth-round pick in return.

The players

Arnold Ebiketie

A former Penn State defensive end drafted in the second round by the Atlanta Falcons in 2022, now traded from the Eagles to the Bengals.

Cincinnati Bengals

An NFL franchise based in Cincinnati that acquired Ebiketie and agreed to send a 2027 sixth-round pick to Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Eagles

An NFL franchise based in Philadelphia that traded Ebiketie in exchange for a 2027 sixth-round selection.

The details

Ebiketie, a former Penn State defensive end, was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft and later joined the Eagles. The Bengals now add him to a roster that already includes former Penn State players Mike Gesicki, Mitchell Tinsley and Sean Clifford.

2022 NFL Draft: Atlanta Falcons select Ebiketie in the second round.
2021-22 season: Ebiketie transfers to Penn State from Temple.
After Week 3: Joey Porter Jr. is traded from Pittsburgh to Dallas in a separate move.
November 10, 2026: Ebiketie is traded to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Season Trajectory

Mid-season moves like Ebiketie's trade, following the Joey Porter Jr. deal from Pittsburgh to Dallas after Week 3, show teams adjusting defensive depth as playoff positioning tightens. Trades that return future picks rather than immediate starters signal a focus on building for upcoming drafts.

For fantasy managers, Ebiketie's move changes which defensive line rotation he will be part of in Cincinnati, which affects his tackle and sack projections going forward. The sixth-round pick returning to Philadelphia adds a modest asset to the Eagles' 2027 draft board.

The takeaway

Mid-season trades like this one often hinge on draft capital rather than immediate on-field need, so readers tracking a player's fantasy or team value should watch how his snap count develops in his new defense.