After starting at safety in all eleven games to begin his career, Andrew Mukuba suffered a broken ankle during last year's Week 12 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys. Mukuba was placed on injured reserve, and his rookie season came to a premature end.
Five months later, Mukuba appears to be fully recovered and ready to go for 2026.
Eagles safety Andrew Mukuba is at the Eagles off-season workout program. He finished the season on injured reserve but looks like he is back healthy. 📸 Eagles pic.twitter.com/cpTcqzaMXQ
Mukuba, selected in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, immediately won the starting job and recorded 46 tackles, three pass breakups, and two interceptions before getting injured. His first career interception came off Patrick Mahomes in Week 2 to prevent a red-zone score.
ANDREW MUKUBA END ZONE INT PHIvsKC on FOX/FOX Onehttps://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt pic.twitter.com/BQSMeTozCT
The Eagles lost their other starting safety, Reed Blankenship, to the Houston Texans in free agency, so Vic Fangio will be heavily relying on Mukuba to stabilize the backend. The vacancy across from him will likely be determined in training camp in an open competition between Marcus Epps, Michael Carter II, and whoever they draft at the position.
Mukuba had his highs and lows in coverage last season, but was outstanding against the run. His 81.9 run defense grade was 12th-highest among all safeties, per Pro Football Focus.
"I'll take that." - @Andrewmukuba2, probably pic.twitter.com/Bh4apEWEWC
This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Eagles safety Andrew Mukuba appears to be healthy after ending rookie season on IR