The Eagles starting center Jamaal Jackson is 28 and currently signed through the 2012 season.  Although he was named to Peter King’s All-Pro team in 2007, Jackson wasn’t at his best in 2008.  He held his own, but at times I would have liked to see more push from the interior of the offensive line on running plays.  Nick Cole backs up Jackson at center, and two centers is usually the most you’ll see on an NFL roster.

There are some strong prospects at center coming out in the draft this year, and here is are some notable center performances from the 2009 NFL Combine:

Max Unger sure looks like an NFL center, and will welcome a 1st round pick with open arms

• Alex Mack - Didn’t work out at the combine, but he is the consensus pick for the best Center available in the 2009 draft.  Despite the ankle strain, Mack has proven that he’s got the strength, skills and intelligence to be a starter at the next level (as much as a player who has never taken an NFL snap can prove he’s ready), and could only hurt his stock by participating in the Combine.
• Max Unger - Was a player that flashed in positional drills, and sure looks the part at a scrappy looking 6′5″ 309 pounds.  His 5.29 40 and 22 bench reps didn’t wow though.  He passes the eye test, and I think he’s going to help whichever team ends up drafting him.
• Eric Wood - Among the group of Centers at the Combine, Wood was the most impressive workout warrior.  At 6′4″ 310 pounds, he ran a nimble 5.17 40 yard dash and threw up 30 bench reps of 225 pounds with his 33 3/4″ arms.
• Jonathan Luigs - Anchored Arkansas’ offensive line for Run DMC and Felix Jones.  Put up a solid 5.14 40 and 26 bench reps at the Combine.

Center is not a position of need for the Eagles by any stretch of the imagination.  Mack and Unger look like day 1 starters, but there is no need to use the first round pick that would been needed to land either of them in the Draft.  Maybe the Eagles pick up a Center late in the draft if the right scenario presents itself, but I have the feeling that the front office is fairly content with our current standing at Center.