Dylan McMahon

Dylan McMahon (born January 22, 2001) is an American football center for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack and was selected by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL draft.

Early life
McMahon went to high school at Savannah Christian Preparatory School in Savannah, Georgia. While there, he lettered in wrestling and track, finishing second in the state of Georgia as a junior in the shot put and discus. In football, he played both offensive and defensive line in high school. Coming out of high school, he was ranked as a top-10 center nationally in the class of 2019. He committed to playing college football at NC State.

College career
McMahon attended NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 2019 through 2024. In college and beyond, he stuck to playing on the offensive side of the ball.

McMahon redshirted his freshman year. In his subsequent four seasons at NC State, he logged 44 career starts. He played all three inside offensive line (OIL) positions in college, starting 22 games at right guard, 14 games at center, and 8 games at left guard. Eleven of those starts at center came during the 2023 season. He also missed two games in 2023 due to a knee sprain.

In his senior season, he earned an All-ACC Honorable Mention at center. He also accepted his invitation to play at the 2024 East–West Shrine Bowl.

Professional career
McMahon was selected with the 14th pick in the 6th round (190th overall) of the 2024 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Soon after the 2024 NFL draft, Jason Kelce — the seven-time Pro Bowl and six-time first-team All-Pro selection who won Super Bowl LII, is often regarded as one of the greatest centers in NFL history, and spent his entire 13-year career as the Eagles starting center — was hanging out in the Eagles’ weight room prior to their 2024 rookie minicamp, giving the Kelce and McMahon the opportunity to meet one another. McMahon described the interaction by saying, "First he looked at me and said, 'Undersized center? We have that in common.'" It was noted that this interaction was not by chance: "Eagles general manager Howie Roseman made sure McMahon and Kelce were able to get acquainted, attempting to maximize every opportunity for the sixth-round rookie to succeed in the league." Interestingly, as of their spring 2024 meeting, Kelce and McMahon both were 6’ 3” tall and both weighed 299 pounds. Additionally, while Kelce was selected as the 191st overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft, McMahon was selected only one spot earlier, as the 190th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.