The snap counts from the Philadelphia Eagles’ win over the Washington Commanders told the story of who the team trusts right now - and who’s still waiting for a real chance.
Start with the receiver rotation, where Makai Lemon’s role looks far too big for where he is at the moment. Lemon logged 64% of the offensive snaps and was clearly pushed into the action, but the payoff was only three catches for -5 yards.
The Eagles leaned heavily on 11 personnel, using it on 69.1% of their offensive snaps, and that setup put Lemon on the field often. He’s not at the point where he needs manufactured touches, and the production showed it.
Darius Cooper got 15% of the snaps, while DeVonta Smith was out there for 95% and Dontayvion Wicks for 92%. Brown was active on game day but didn’t see a single offensive snap nor on special teams.
Cooper DeJean even saw more offensive snaps than Brown, and both of those came in quarterback kneeldowns.
That same theme of usage showed up at tight end, where the Eagles kept four on the roster but haven’t exactly treated the backup group like a major part of the offense. Eli Stowers is on injured reserve, E.J.
Jenkins played just one offensive snap on Sunday, and the Eagles didn’t use much 13 personnel at all. Out of 55 offensive snaps, they ran 12 personnel and 13 personnel on just 27.3% of them.
The message is pretty clear: the Eagles don’t have much faith in their reserve tight ends right now, whether it’s Johnny Mundt or Eli Stowers. Sean mannion deserves credit for relizing what he has -- or doesn't have -- and leaning on 11 personnel.
On the defensive line, the numbers were just as interesting. Jordan Davis, who got a $26 million-a-year extension, played 34 of the 70 defensive snaps, or 49%.
Moro Ojomo played 48 snaps, which was 69%. That’s hard to ignore, especially after Ojomo delivered the play of the game to preserve the Eagles’ win.
The Eagles are clearly comfortable keeping Ojomo on the field, and that usage has Vic Fangio’s fingerprint all over it. It also raises the obvious question: why lock in Davis with the fifth-year option while Ojomo was still there?
Davis is a good player, but Ojomo may be better.
Jalen Carter’s workload also stood out, especially with all the talk about his conditioning. Carter played 66 of 70 snaps, or 94%, which doesn’t exactly read like a player who is too out of shape to stay on the field.
At edge rusher, the Eagles knew Jalyx Hunt and Nolan Smith would be busy with Jonathan Greenard out, so the real question was who would fill the No. 3 role. Arnold Ebiketie got the nod over A.J.
Epenesa, playing 28 snaps to Epenesa’s 12. Neither player recorded a pressure, and Ebiketie didn’t exactly seize the job, but he is ahead of Epenesa on the depth chart.
When Greenard comes back, both should be more efficient with fewer snaps.
Inside linebacker was even more straightforward. If there was a role for Trotter Jr. on defense, it wasn’t there on Sunday.
He didn’t play a defensive snap at all, while Zack Baun played all 70 and Jihaad Campbell played 66. Trotter Jr. did contribute on special teams, where he played 24 snaps, second only to Kelee Ringo’s 26.
So he has a place on this team, but with Baun and Campbell healthy, there isn’t much room for him on defense.
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