The Eagles made two practice-squad elevations ahead of their Week 4 matchup with the Rams, bringing up tight ends Zach Ertz and Josiah Deguara.
Ertz is back up for the second straight week, and his role could again hinge on how Philadelphia sorts out the tight end rotation with Dallas Goedert still sidelined. In the Week 3 win over the Bears, Ertz was on the field for 19 tight end snaps, which was second on the team at the position.
Johnny Mundt played seven more, while E.J. Jenkins logged six fewer.
Ertz also turned his lone target into a nine-yard catch. He now has one elevation left; after that, the Eagles would need to add him to the active roster for him to keep appearing in games.
The more surprising call was Deguara. By elevating him too, the Eagles will have four tight ends available against Los Angeles. With DeVonta Smith out, Philadelphia may be leaning more heavily into 12 and 13 personnel packages.
Deguara has been on the Eagles’ practice squad since mid-September. He entered the league as a third-round pick, No. 94 overall, by the Packers in the 2020 NFL Draft and overlapped with Eagles tight ends coach and run game coordinator Ryan Mahaffey in Green Bay from 2021-2023.
Across 77 regular-season games with 12 starts, Deguara has 66 career targets, 53 catches, 471 receiving yards, and three touchdowns. Before landing in Philadelphia, he had a brief three-day stay on the Giants’ roster in late August.
Philadelphia did not place DeVonta Smith or any of the other five players ruled out for this game on injured reserve. That leaves open the possibility that the team expects them back before a four-week absence becomes necessary, though Smith’s hamstring timeline could still be handled cautiously.
The Eagles also passed on elevating extra depth at safety or linebacker. With Marcus Epps out, Andrew Mukuba is the only full-time safety on the roster.
Michael Carter II has been cross-training at safety after playing nickel corner and is likely to fill Epps’ spot in nickel looks, with Cooper DeJean next to Mukuba in base defense. The team recently signed Kenny Moore II and appears to be teaching him safety as well.
At linebacker, Zack Baun’s absence leaves only three healthy off-ball options available: Jihaad Campbell, Jeremiah Trotter Jr., and Smael Mondon. Campbell did spend some time on the injury report this week.
The Rams also made two practice-squad elevations, calling up cornerback Cam Lampkin and edge rusher Darryl Peterson III. That second move does not look great for Josaiah Stewart’s chances of playing. Stewart, who has been starting for the injured Myles Garrett, was added to Friday’s injury report and listed as questionable.
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