The official snap counts from the Philadelphia Eagles’ preseason loss to the Cleveland Browns are in. Let’s take a look.
Interesting that Brett Toth played the entire game when he’s exclusively been repping as the first-team left guard during Landon Dickerson’s absence. Maybe that’s a good sign that the Eagles feel good about Dickerson starting Week 1? Or maybe they felt like Toth really needed the reps to gear up for regular season action? Toth played just 19 snaps at left guard before moving inside to center for 28 snaps.
Drew Kendall logged 19 snaps at center before moving to left guard for 28 snaps. Kendall lacks significant guard experience and this is a proper time to get him some.
Terrace Marshall’s seven special teams snaps in this game alone equal half the 14 he’s played over his four-year career. He didn’t do much with all of his offensive playing time, though he wasn’t exactly set up to succeed given the Eagles’ QB and OL struggles.
Darius Cooper played a lot on offense but only saw one target for no receptions. He was lined up as a kick returner but didn’t return any kicks.
Neither Dorian Thompson-Robinson nor Kyle McCord saw much action in the joint training camp practices. Nick Sirianni talked about wanting to rotate them in this game but McCord clearly ended up with the majority of playing time. Could be a good sign that the Eagles wanted to see more from the rookie after the veteran really struggled.
Myles Hinton played LT and Cameron Williams played RT.
Trevor Keegan exclusively played at right guard after splitting time between RG and center in the first preseason game.
Darian Kinnard played at RG.
Kendall Lamm played at LT.
Kylen Granson and E.J. Jenkins saw near identical playing time as they’re battling for the TE3 spot. I’d give the edge to Granson.
Ainias Smith led the Eagles in receiving (lol) by catching both of his targets for 19 yards and one touchdown. He only played one special teams snap; his punt return for 10 yards.
Montrell Johnson Jr. made his Eagles debut after missing the first preseason game.
Cameron Latu hasn’t shown much of anything on offense but he did have some nice plays on special teams. He probably belongs on an NFL practice squad. Good player to temporarily elevate if some extra ST help is needed.
Interesting that Johnny Wilson only played eight snaps. Did he get hurt? Or were the Eagles preserving him?
No special teams role for AJ Dillon, who didn’t play much. But is clearly the RB3 with Will Shipley not suiting up.
The Eagles actually used Ben VanSumeren on offense! And as a kick returning option. He played the most special teams snaps of any Eagle.
Harrison Bryant barely played one day before being traded to the Houston Texans along with a draft pick swap in exchange for John Metchie III.
Byron Young played a good amount in his Eagles debut.
Jakorian Bennett and Mac McWilliams were the third and fourth outside cornerbacks to enter the game, respectively. They ended up playing the same amount of snaps. The Eagles also seemed to be evaluating Bennett on special teams, where he only has 27 career snaps.
The Eagles seem to like Andre’ Sam and Smael Mondon Jr. on special teams. Not the case for Jeremiah Trotter Jr., who played a lot despite starting in this game.
Gabe Hall played a good amount despite getting banged up at one point.
Sydney Brown was in the game slightly longer than Andrew Mukuba. Mukuba obviously made the stronger case for a starting position on Saturday.
Kelee Ringo, who got the start at left cornerback, wasn’t far behind Bennett and McWilliams in playing time.
Jihaad Campbell playing fewer snaps than Trot Jr. and Mondon Jr. seems like some preservation going on, which is a good sign for his stock.
Patrick Johnson played identical snaps to Ogbo Okoronkwo but the former played seven special teams snaps while the latter played none. Advantage: Johnson.
Adoree’ Jackson played on the Browns’ first two drives. He was on the field during the TV timeout before the Browns’ first drive of the second half … but Ringo ran on to replace him.
Brandon Johnson was the starting slot in this game. The Browns really went after him.
Eli Ricks didn’t enter the game until the fourth quarter. Not good for his stock.
Antwaun Powell-Ryland is not making the roster. Practice squad.
New guy Justin Rogers didn’t play much.
No offensive snaps for Avery Williams. His sole punt return gained 11 yards.
The Eagles’ inept offense kept Braden Mann busy with seven punts. He’s up to 11 punts in two preseason games (span of nine days). For perspective, he only punted the ball 10 times through the Eagles’ first four regular season games in 2024 (span of 23 days). Give the guy’s leg a rest!
Charley Hughlett made his Eagles debut. No obvious issues.
No defensive snaps for Tariq Castro-Fields, Maxen Hook, or A.J. Woods (who was carted off the field).
No offensive snaps for undrafted rookie Hollin Pierce. Don’t think the Eagles are hiding him as much as they don’t trust him to play on offense.
QB Jalen Hurts, WR Jahan Dotson, EDGE Nolan Smith, WR DeVonta Smith, WR A.J. Brown, QB Tanner McKee, LB Nakobe Dean, RB Saquon Barkley, CB Quinyon Mitchell, RB Will Shipley, S Reed Blankenship, DB Cooper DeJean, DB Lewis Cine, C Cam Jurgens, LB Zack Baun, OG Tyler Steen, OLB Jalyx Hunt, OT Lane Johnson, OT Laekin Vakalahi, OT Jordan Mailata, OG Landon Dickerson, OG Kenyon Green, TE Grant Calcaterra, WR Elijah Cooks, TE Dallas Goedert, DT Jordan Davis, DT Moro Ojomo, DT Jalen Carter
The Eagles rested most of their starters.
Non-starters who didn’t play due to injury: Cine, Green, Cooks.
Dean is still on the active/PUP list.
Vakalahi didn’t see any snaps in this one after getting some last week. We’ll see if the international exemption gets any run in the third and final preseason game against the Jets.
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