The official snap counts from the Philadelphia Eagles’ Week 5 loss to the Denver Broncos are in. Let’s have a look and run via some evaluation.
OFFENSE
Jalen Hurts, Jordan Mailata, and Cam Jurgens are the one Eagles gamers to play 100% of the staff’s offensive snaps this season.
DeVonta Smith solely missed one snap. He led all Eagles gamers in targets (10), receptions (8), and receiving yards (114).
A.J. Brown was not on the sphere for 4 snaps. He noticed the third-most targets (8), which resulted within the second-most receptions (5) however solely the third-most receiving yards (43).
Brett Toth stuffed in at left guard for Landon Dickerson, who received dominated out on account of an ankle damage.
Dallas Goedert ranked second in targets (9) however ranked tied for the third-most receptions (3) for simply the fifth-most receiving yards (19). He did have a landing, giving him 4 in 4 video games performed this season. He’s already one away from tying his common season career-high of 5 in a single 12 months (2019).
Jahan Dotson performed his second-highest snap depend proportion of the season. His three targets resulted in a single reception for twenty-four yards, which got here on the Eagles’ ultimate desperation drive the place the Broncos’ protection was clearly taking part in smooth beneath. Dotson nearly had a fairly good sideline seize the place he finally couldn’t maintain two ft in.
Saquon Barkley performed his lowest snap depend proportion of the season at 72%. The earlier low was 79% in Week 1. Barkley solely had six carries, which resulted in 30 dashing yards. However 17 of these yards (his longest run of the season) got here on one play with the opposite 5 producing simply 13 yards. He did have three receptions for 58 yards, of which 47 got here on his wheel route landing reception.
Kylen Granson noticed extra taking part in time than Cameron Latu this week, which was most likely associated to Grant Calcaterra leaving the sport early on account of an indirect damage.
A.J. Dillon has made essentially the most of his restricted alternatives this season with 11 carries for 58 yards (5.3 common).
Will Shipley has one carry for zero yards and one reception for 4 yards since coming back from damage final week. He did have a pleasant kickoff return within the fourth quarter.
John Metchie continues to play a really small position as WR4.
Latu was TE4. He most performed on particular groups, the place he continues to face out.
DEFENSE
Quinyon Mitchell, Cooper DeJean, Reed Blankenship, and Zack Baun are the one Eagles gamers to play 100% of the staff’s defensive snaps this season.
The protection taking part in 74 snaps simply isn’t excellent and is instantly associated to the offense being unable to remain on the sphere.
Andrew Mukuba performed 100% of the Eagles’ defensive snaps for the second week in a row. He’s clearly cemented himself over Sydney Brown, who didn’t even play on protection.
Jalen Carter performed the third-highest snap depend of his profession and Tenth-highest snap depend proportion of his profession (together with playoffs). Regardless of the additional alternatives, he didn’t make a big-time influence.
Kelee Ringo began over Adoree’ Jackson regardless of the latter being wholesome sufficient to swimsuit up. The Broncos clearly went after Ringo greater than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers did in Week 4 … and had some success doing so. Jackson performed a single defensive snap late within the recreation on Third-and-8 with Ringo not on the sphere. Was {that a} benching?
Jalyx Hunt performed his second-lowest snap depend proportion of the season … but led all Eagles edge rushers in taking part in time.
Jordan Davis has been extra quiet over the previous two weeks after a really loud first three weeks.
Azeez Ojulari was a wholesome scratch for the Eagles’ first 4 video games this season. He solely received on the sphere in Week 5 as a result of each Nolan Smith and Ogbo Okoronkwo have been positioned on injured reserve. Regardless of this, Ojulari tied for the second-most edge rusher snaps and made a constructive influence at occasions. His first profession defensive snap with the Eagles resulted in a TFL and he later had a quarterback hit on Bo Nix to compelled a 3rd down incompletion. The Eagles’ move rush has largely been underwhelming however possibly taking part in Ojulari extra might truly assist? The actual fact he didn’t play any particular groups snaps speaks to why he beforehand wasn’t lively as a depth participant.
Za’Darius Smith tied for EDGE2 taking part in time on this recreation. He had a full sack to present him 1.5 on the season. The opposite Eagles edge rushers have mixed for zero sacks.
Joshua Uche is the Eagles’ top-graded defender by Professional Soccer Focus this season. They’ve credited him with 12 pressures on 74 move rush snaps. These pressures are categorized as “hurries,” nonetheless, that are fairly subjective. They’ve Uche down with zero QB hits and nil sacks.
Byron Younger received banged up late within the recreation.
Patrick Johnson was EDGE5 on this recreation.
Ty Robinson performed a single defensive snap after taking part in two defensive snaps final week.
SPECIAL TEAMS
This was Sydney Brown’s first recreation with zero defensive snaps performed this season.
Cal Adomitis didn’t appear to battle in his first recreation because the Eagles’ new lengthy snapper.
Did the Eagles really want to commerce two draft picks for Tank Bigsby, who has but to play an offensive snap since becoming a member of the staff? His kick returns have resulted in only a 21.4 common to date.
DID NOT PLAY
INACTIVE: Sam Howell, Mac McWilliams, Drew Kendall, Xavier Gipson
ACTIVE: Tanner McKee
McWilliams was a wholesome scratch for the primary time this season.
Want to see Gipson get an opportunity to return kicks before later. Why proceed to make use of a roster spot on him in any other case?
Talking of, the Eagles nonetheless do have one open spot.
