Eagles' O-Line coach Jeff Stoutland offers high praise to the ever-improving Tyler Steen

Tyler Steen, a third-year offensive guard for the Philadelphia Eagles, is poised to finally earn the starting right guard position after falling short the previous two years.

As a rookie, Steen sat behind the versatile Cam Jurgens as Jason Kelce played out his final season. Last summer, it was assumed that Steen was the top guy, but a subsequent ankle injury propelled Mekhi Becton into the starting job, and a lucrative free agent deal with the Chargers after winning the Super Bowl.

Now Steen is on the cusp of outperforming Kenyon Green, Matt Pryor, and others to take his place among the NFL's best and most efficient offensive line. Following a recent practice, Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland praised his ever-improving trainee.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jeff Stoutland: &quot;Today was a big day for Tyler Steen, in my opinion. He did some things that I&#39;ve been talking to him about and he executed them and he did a good job.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/QPv9ecXKWg">pic.twitter.com/QPv9ecXKWg</a></p>&mdash; Olivia Reiner (@ReinerOlivia) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReinerOlivia/status/1950224597975978106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Steen, 24, was a third-round choice (65th overall) out of Alabama back in 2023 and has played in 28 games with three starts. Steen was better when called upon in his second season. He started two games in the regular season and started at left guard in the NFC Championship Game win over the Commanders. Steen (6-6, 321) performed well at times in 2024, but he was one of the worst graded guards according to Pro Football Focus. Among the 77 qualified guards in the NFL last season, Steen ranked 75th. For some point of reference, only his new teammate and competition at right guard, Kenyon Green, was worse. Green was 76th, Matt Pryor was 21st in Chicago, and Becton was 20th.