The official snap counts from the Philadelphia Eagles’ preseason win over the Cincinnati Bengals are in. Let’s take a look.
The Eagles took a long look at rookie center Drew Kendall. Wonder if they’re preparing him to be the true backup center or if they’d move Landon Dickerson to the pivot and bring in a new left guard (Matt Pryor?) during a game.
Johnny Wilson caught three of his six targets for 73 yards. Good to see him use his size effectively during extended playing time. He’s turning things around after a rough start to training camp.
Darius Cooper led the Eagles in receiving by catching six of his seven targets for 82 yards and a touchdown. He can play. Will be interesting to see how the Eagles balance getting him snaps while also not overexposing him to injury in the next two preseason games.
Jeff Stoutland likes Brett Toth but it’s not like the Eagles are trying to totally preserve him.
Matt Pryor got the start at right tackle. He might be the top backup at every non-center OL spot.
Ainias Smith’s three targets resulted in two catches for 11 yards and a touchdown. Not a huge part of the offense but he did have the 46-yard punt return.
Trevor Keegan played 16 snaps at center and 15 at right guard, according to Pro Football Focus.
Keilan Robinson’s 12 carries resulted in just 24 yards. If you take out his one 14-yard run, he had 11 carries for 10 yards.
Kylen Granson and E.J. Jenkins played slightly more than Harrison Bryant. Granson caught his three targets for 28 yards. Jenkins caught two of his three for 20 yards. Bryant wasn’t targeted.
A.J. Dillon looked solid as the second running back up after Will Shipley left the game. ShunDerrick Powell came in and took the same amount of snaps as Dillon.
Kenyon Green left the game early due to a shoulder injury.
Kyle McCord was QB4. He didn’t look good.
Dorian Thompson-Robinson was OK for QB3 standards. Near equal snaps for him and McCord.
Kendall Lamm only playing 14 snaps as the starting left tackle in this game might be a good sign for his roster chances. Could be a sign the Eagles trust him.
Laekin Vakahali played NFL preseason snaps for just the second time in his career.
Tyler Steen and Jahan Dotson were the only two regular season offensive starters that played. One touchdown drive and then they were out. Guessing we won’t see them suit up again until Week 1.
Poor Elijah Cooks. Been looking good in camp but got hurt on special teams before he got an opportunity to play on offense.
The Eagles wanted rookie Ty Robinson to get a lot of playing time. He logged the Eagles’ only sack in this game.
Gabe Hall has had a good camp. The Eagles wanted to get a good look at him even though he’s already likely to make the roster.
Smael Mondon Jr. and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. started at off-ball linebacker. Mondon missed multiple tackles.
Sydney Brown and Tristin McCollum started at safety. Pretty similar playing time for them and then backups Andre’ Sam and Lewis Cine. A little less so for Maxen Hook.
Kelee Ringo and Adoree’ Jackson were on the field for the same snaps as the starting outside cornerbacks. They obviously didn’t play well.
Joshua Uche drew an illegal chop block penalty in his limited playing time. Azeez Ojulari didn’t really stand out.
Rookie Antwaun Powell-Ryland did not log a stat in this game.
Jihaad Campbell did not start but he entered the field on the second drive. Vic Fangio indicated the trainers wanted to limited his snap count.
No fullback snaps for Ben VanSumeren. He led the Eagles in special teams tackles with two.
Avery Williams only played on special teams. And he didn’t show much juice as a returner.
Jake Elliott missed a 55-yard field goal attempt that was wiped out by a Bengals penalty. He went 2/2 on field goals that did count and 3/3 on extra point attempts.
Undrafted rookie Christian Johnstone served as the long snapper due to Charley Hughlett dealing with a neck injury. No obvious issues.
Braden Mann had a booming 65-yard punt at one point. He also attempted and made an extra point kick to get some practice as the emergency kicker.