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These are the player snap counts from the Philadelphia Eagles 34-17 victory (recap) over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The following players were inactive: Josh Huff, Jaylen Watkins, Matt Tobin, Chris Polk, Dennis Kelly, Taylor Hart, Matt Barkley.
The following players were active but did not play: Mark Sanchez, Marcus Smith II.
Smith II is obviously the team's first round draft pick from the 2014 NFL Draft. Eagles defensive coordinator Bill Davis wasn't joking around when he said the team expected Smith II to have a "limited role" in Week 1.
OFFENSE
| Position | Player | Snaps | Snap% |
|---|---|---|---|
| OG | Todd Herremans | 87 | 100% |
| C | Jason Kelce | 87 | 100% |
| QB | Nick Foles | 87 | 100% |
| OT | Jason Peters | 87 | 100% |
| WR | Jeremy Maclin | 80 | 92% |
| WR | Riley Cooper | 78 | 90% |
| OT | Andrew Gardner | 59 | 68% |
| TE | Brent Celek | 59 | 68% |
| RB | LeSean McCoy | 58 | 67% |
| WR | Jordan Matthews | 57 | 66% |
| C | David Molk | 55 | 63% |
| TE | Zach Ertz | 52 | 60% |
| RB | Darren Sproles | 33 | 38% |
| OT | Allen Barbre | 33 | 38% |
| OG | Evan Mathis | 28 | 32% |
| WR | Jeff Maehl | 10 | 11% |
| TE | James Casey | 5 | 6% |
| WR | Brad Smith | 2 | 2% |
The offensive line snap counts fluctuated due to the injuries of Evan Mathis and Allen Barbre.
Second rookie draft pick Jordan Matthews played a healthy dose of snaps.
LeSean McCoy's workload was decreased due to the presence of Darren Sproles.
Tight ends Brent Celek and Zach Ertz were both used over 60%.
DEFENSE
| Position | Player | Snaps | Snap% |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | Malcolm Jenkins | 73 | 100% |
| CB | Cary Williams | 73 | 100% |
| ILB | Mychal Kendricks | 73 | 100% |
| ILB | DeMeco Ryans | 71 | 97% |
| OLB | Connor Barwin | 65 | 89% |
| S | Nate Allen | 64 | 88% |
| CB | Bradley Fletcher | 62 | 85% |
| OLB | Trent Cole | 56 | 77% |
| DE | Fletcher Cox | 52 | 71% |
| NT | Bennie Logan | 43 | 59% |
| DE | Cedric Thornton | 40 | 55% |
| DE | Vinny Curry | 26 | 36% |
| OLB | Brandon Graham | 25 | 34% |
| CB | Brandon Boykin | 23 | 32% |
| NT | Beau Allen | 19 | 26% |
| DE | Brandon Bair | 16 | 22% |
| CB | Nolan Carroll II | 13 | 18% |
| S | Earl Wolff | 9 | 12% |
It looks like the Eagles didn't make much of an effort to get DeMeco Ryans off the field.
Earl Wolff filled in for Nate Allen during a very brief rotation. The same could be said for Nolan Carroll II filling in for Bradley Fletcher at one point. Neither were visibly injury related. It seemed like something Davis planned.
Brandon Graham and Vinny Curry earned a decent chunk of playing time despite not starting.
SPECIAL TEAMS
| Position | Player | Snaps | Snap% |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE | James Casey | 31 | 86% |
| S | Chris Maragos | 30 | 83% |
| OLB | Bryan Braman | 29 | 81% |
| WR | Brad Smith | 25 | 69% |
| CB | Nolan Carroll II | 25 | 69% |
| S | Earl Wolff | 25 | 69% |
| ILB | Casey Matthews | 23 | 64% |
| S | Malcolm Jenkins | 20 | 56% |
| CB | Brandon Boykin | 14 | 39% |
| K | Cody Parkey | 13 | 36% |
| TE | Trey Burton | 12 | 33% |
| LS | Jon Dorenbos | 12 | 33% |
| P | Donnie Jones | 12 | 33% |
| OLB | Brandon Graham | 11 | 31% |
| TE | Zach Ertz | 10 | 28% |
| CB | Cary Williams | 10 | 28% |
| NT | Bennie Logan | 10 | 28% |
| ILB | Najee Goode | 9 | 25% |
| RB | Darren Sproles | 8 | 22% |
| NT | Beau Allen | 7 | 19% |
| OG | Todd Herremans | 6 | 17% |
| C | Jason Kelce | 6 | 17% |
| OT | Andrew Gardner | 6 | 17% |
| C | David Molk | 6 | 17% |
| ILB | DeMeco Ryans | 5 | 14% |
| OLB | Connor Barwin | 5 | 14% |
| CB | Bradley Fletcher | 5 | 14% |
| OLB | Trent Cole | 5 | 14% |
| DE | Cedric Thornton | 5 | 14% |
| DE | Brandon Bair | 5 | 14% |
| S | Nate Allen | 4 | 11% |
It's easy to see why players like Chris Maragos and Bryan Braman were signed in free agency and why veterans like Brad Smith and James Casey remain on the team. They play a lot of special teams snaps.
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