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Philadelphia Eagles · 2026

Saquon Barkley injury: status and who’s next up

Week 5 injury report

OutHamstring· Did not practice

Saquon Barkley is listed as out (hamstring) for Week 5. That designation means the team expects he will not play.

Next game: PHI at JAX, Sun, Oct 11, 9:30 AM EDT. Game-day inactives are posted about 90 minutes before kickoff and are the final word.

Week 5 report. Status last changed ; feed checked .

Where Saquon Barkley fits in the Philadelphia Eagles backfield

Will Shipley starts and Dameon Pierce is our published next man up. Saquon Barkley sits further down the room, so his status matters most in a week when one of them is also unavailable.

Backfield analysis published .

Saquon Barkley on the 2026 injury report

WeekGame statusInjuryPractice
Week 5OutHamstringDid not practice
Week 3NoneNeckFull practice

Each row is the last status the team reported for that week. Weeks without a row mean he was not on the report. Source: official NFL weekly injury reports, as published in the nflverse data release.

The production behind the names

2026 regular season. Recorded production, not a projection. A missing stat line is not a zero.

Player comparison for the 2026 regular season
PlayerGames with statsCarriesReceptionsTotal yardsPPR / game
Saquon Barkley
43641905.8
Saquon Barkley: recent touches

Carries + receptions, last 4 recorded games in 2026

Wk 116 touches
Wk 25 touches
Wk 316 touches
Wk 43 touches

Totals include all teams played for that season. Per-game averages use games with recorded stats. Source: nflverse player statistics.

See every running back on this week’s injury report, or compare handcuffs for every starter. Statuses come from team reports and do not establish game-day availability.

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