The Eagles’ slide has put a lot of familiar names under the microscope, and the latest stock report has a few players moving in opposite directions as Philadelphia heads toward “Monday Night Football” against the Dallas Cowboys.
DeVonta Smith was one of the few bright spots even in a loss to the Carolina Panthers. After sitting out the previous two games with a hamstring injury, he was clearly not at full strength, playing 66% of the snaps, or 42 total.
Still, he made his mark with seven catches for 75 yards and a ridiculous touchdown. With Jalen Hurts now lost for the season, the timing is rough for a player who was on track for what had been projected as a career year, but the Eagles’ WR1 is still going to get his.
Arnold Ebiketie keeps climbing, too. The former Penn State and Temple standout showed up in this space last week and did nothing to slow that momentum.
Ideally, he would not be asked to function as the team’s top edge rusher, but the Eagles needed him there with Jalyx Hunt out, Jonathan Greenard limited and Nolan Smith dealing with a concussion. Ebiketie handled 91% of the snaps, 71 in all, and finished with a team-high nine tackles.
Markel Bell also earned a bump. The third-round rookie from Miami is not going to be flawless, but he put together some encouraging pass-protection snaps against Carolina, especially in the first half. The No. 68 overall pick continues to look like someone who might eventually be ready to take on the challenge of replacing Lane Johnson long-term.
There’s also a chance Saquon Barkley is back soon. Trade speculation is floating around, which makes sense given where things stand, but the roster moves tell another story.
The Eagles waived Carson Steele and Jaydon Blue from the active roster and added Elijah Mitchell to the practice squad. With Tank Bigsby and Will Shipley on IR, that would leave Barkley and Dameon Pierce on the roster, with Mitchell on the PS.
Philadelphia usually carries three backs on gameday. You do the math.
On the other side of the ledger, Johnny Mundt has not lived up to the role the Eagles brought him in to fill in Sean Mannion’s offense. The blocking tight end picked up another holding penalty against the Panthers, giving him three on the season - the most by any tight end in the league. That makes him a clear free agency miss for Howie Roseman.
Marcus Epps had a rough afternoon as well. He was introduced at Lincoln Financial Field as a starter after missing Weeks 4 and 5, but he ended up playing zero defensive snaps. That’s a troubling sign.
Jake Majors also lands in the down category. Expectations were already modest for the 2025 undrafted lineman, who was on the practice squad only a few weeks ago, but his snap problems have shown up in each of his two starts.
On Sunday, a worm ball led to a 12-yard loss and wiped out what could have been a go-ahead drive in the fourth quarter. Drew Kendall is expected back soon, and the Eagles badly need it.
Hollywood Brown is perhaps the clearest disappointment of the group. The Eagles gave him $5 million guaranteed on a one-year deal in March to help make up for the loss of A.J.
Brown, but on Sunday he was a healthy scratch behind six active receivers. So far, he has been a total non-factor.
He missed three games because of injury, and in the one game he did play, he had zero targets and two carries for 12 yards. It’s hard to see him staying on the roster much longer.
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Among the more jarring possibilities is Saquon Barkley, whose name is now being floated in speculative trade talks alongside other veterans such as Dallas Goedert, Landon Dickerson, Moro Ojomo and Riq Woolen. None of it is confirmed, but the very fact Barkley is being mentioned in this kind of conversation says plenty about where the Eagles find themselves right now, with draft-pick returns and long-term roster choices suddenly taking center stage. [Read more 🡒]
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Cowboys Bring Some Big Problems Into Eagles Showdown
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Philadelphia has plenty to sort through on its own, but Dallas is arriving with defensive issues that could be just as important as the offenses uneven start. The Cowboys have struggled to get off the field on third down, and the overall results have left little margin for error in a division that remains wide open. They are still in the conversation, but against the Eagles, they will need to clean up several areas at once just to keep pace. [Read more 🡒]