Tank Bigsby elevates Philadelphia Eagles’ backfield depth
Final season, Bigsby, a 2023 third-rounder, had 168 carries, 766 dashing yards and 7 dashing touchdowns for Jacksonville. He solely had 5 carries within the Jaguars’ 26-10 Week 1 over the Carolina Panthers whereas taking part in 21 p.c of the staff’s offensive snaps.
Travis Etienne Jr. acquired the majority of the staff’s carries, and after gaining 143 yards, Bigsby’s spot turned expendable.
Whereas Philadelphia does not want a lead again both, Bigsby is likely to be a extra dependable second-string possibility than the others on the staff’s roster.
Will Shipley and AJ Dillon mixed for six carries and 36 yards in opposition to the Cowboys. For his profession, Shipley, a 2024 fourth-rounder, has 33 carries for 108 yards, whereas Dillon, 27, missed all of final season with a neck damage.
Final season, Barkley was named Related Press Offensive Participant of the Yr after main the league with 2,005 dashing yards. He additionally had a career-high 345 carries, and that sort of quantity could possibly be arduous to copy for an additional season.
Including a high quality again to the rotation ought to hold Barkley recent, which is paramount to Philadelphia’s possibilities of repeating as Tremendous Bowl champions.
By solely giving up two Day 3 picks, the Eagles additionally acquired good worth for a participant on a rookie contract via 2026.
Including Bigby is one other shrewd transfer in an extended line of sensible ones by common supervisor Howie Roseman.
The Eagles acquired a bit bit higher due to the commerce. For a staff that was already nice, that is dangerous information for the remainder of the league.
