--- title: "Saquon Barkley is available vs. Washington, but the Eagles will limit his snaps" description: "Barkley has no injury designation for Sunday night, yet a back injury, a snap count and a thin backfield shape how the Eagles use him." url: https://sports.skoop.news/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-who-s-available-against-wash--11-01/ published: 2026-11-02T08:04:12.967753-05:00 modified: 2026-11-02T08:04:12.967796-05:00 section: "Sports" publisher: "skoop.news" language: en keywords: ["Barkley", "Carson Steele", "Dameon Pierce", "DeVonta Smith", "Dontayvion Wicks", "Jalen Hurts", "Jay Glazer", "Eagles", "Dallas", "Blue"] hashtags: ["#CarsonSteele", "#DameonPierce", "#DeVontaSmith", "#Nfl", "#sports"] image: https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Sanger%E2%80%93Harris_mosaic_at_the_Valley_View_Center_Mall_in_Dallas%2C_Texas.jpg/1280px-Sanger%E2%80%93Harris_mosaic_at_the_Valley_View_Center_Mall_in_Dallas%2C_Texas.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail --- # Saquon Barkley is available vs. Washington, but the Eagles will limit his snaps > Barkley has no injury designation for Sunday night, yet a back injury, a snap count and a thin backfield shape how the Eagles use him. Published 2026-11-02 · Updated 2026-11-02 · Sports, [skoop.news](https://skoop.news/) ## In brief - Saquon Barkley has no injury designation entering Sunday night's game, and he is available as the Eagles try to stop a five-game slide [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). - Barkley missed two games earlier this season with a hamstring injury before returning against the Cowboys [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). - The Eagles have used six different running backs in the first seven games of the season [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). ## Barkley's status for Sunday night Saquon Barkley has no injury designation entering Sunday night's game, and he is available as the Eagles try to stop a five-game slide [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks are both out [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). Per NFL insider Jay Glazer, the Eagles plan to limit Barkley to a snap count in Week 8 against Washington [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). Barkley said he hoped to play against Washington and was still dealing with injuries [[2]](https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-running-back-saquon-barkley-injuries-depth-jaydon-blue-eli-mitchell/). ## How the injuries piled up Barkley missed two games earlier this season with a hamstring injury before returning against the Cowboys [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). The hamstring injury kept him out of Weeks 5 and 6 [[2]](https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-running-back-saquon-barkley-injuries-depth-jaydon-blue-eli-mitchell/). His back injury came on his first carry against Dallas, a 29-yard run in which he was tripped up around midfield [[2]](https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-running-back-saquon-barkley-injuries-depth-jaydon-blue-eli-mitchell/). He touched the ball seven more times for the rest of that game [[2]](https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-running-back-saquon-barkley-injuries-depth-jaydon-blue-eli-mitchell/). ## A backfield with few options The Eagles have used six different running backs in the first seven games of the season [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). Dameon Pierce was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday after an undisclosed injury in the Monday night loss to Dallas [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). He must miss at least four games [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). Pierce had rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on 37 carries in three games before his latest injury [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). Will Shipley and Tank Bigsby are also on injured reserve [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). Carson Steele is no longer on the roster [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). Mitchell logged his first carries since 2023 when he played against Dallas [[2]](https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-running-back-saquon-barkley-injuries-depth-jaydon-blue-eli-mitchell/). Blue had zero touches or snaps in Week 6 against the Panthers [[2]](https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-running-back-saquon-barkley-injuries-depth-jaydon-blue-eli-mitchell/). ## Who Blue is The Cowboys drafted Blue in the fifth round last year, and after Dallas released him following camp he became an Eagle [[3]](https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/jaydon-blue-saquon-barkley-eagles-running-backs-injuries/762824/). He ran a 4.38 at the NFL Combine, the second-fastest time among the 24 running backs who ran in Indianapolis [[3]](https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/jaydon-blue-saquon-barkley-eagles-running-backs-injuries/762824/). ## The team around him Barkley averaged 5.7 yards per rushing attempt in 2026 when on the field [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). The Eagles reportedly have no plans to trade him before the Nov. 10 deadline despite their 2-5 record and five-game losing streak [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). Tanner McKee is replacing Jalen Hurts at quarterback [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). Coach Nick Sirianni said he felt good about the running back depth despite injuries [[2]](https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-running-back-saquon-barkley-injuries-depth-jaydon-blue-eli-mitchell/). ## What it means for you If you are tracking Barkley for Sunday night, he has no injury designation [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). Watch his snaps, because the Eagles plan to put him on a snap count against Washington [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/). Barkley himself said he was still dealing with injuries [[2]](https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-running-back-saquon-barkley-injuries-depth-jaydon-blue-eli-mitchell/). With Pierce, Shipley and Bigsby unavailable, the carries behind him are likely to go to others on the roster, such as Mitchell and Blue [[1]](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/) [[2]](https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-running-back-saquon-barkley-injuries-depth-jaydon-blue-eli-mitchell/). ## Sources 1. [Eagles running back depth chart: Who's available against Washington?](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2026/11/01/eagles-running-back-depth-chart-barkley-pierce-blue-week-8/92520283007/) — theeagleswire.usatoday.com 2. [What are the Eagles doing at running back?](https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-running-back-saquon-barkley-injuries-depth-jaydon-blue-eli-mitchell/) — phillyvoice.com 3. [Who's next? With five running backs injured, it may be speedy Jaydon Blue's turn](https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/jaydon-blue-saquon-barkley-eagles-running-backs-injuries/762824/) — nbcsportsphiladelphia.com Image: Photo: Matthew T Rader / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sanger%E2%80%93Harris_mosaic_at_the_Valley_View_Center_Mall_in_Dallas,_Texas.jpg) --- Written from the sources above and checked twice (rules and an independent model) before publishing. How we work: https://skoop.news/how-we-work/ · Corrections: https://skoop.news/corrections/