Tank Bigsby Reportedly Traded to Eagles from Jaguars to Back Up Saquon Barkley

The Philadelphia Eagles are reportedly trading 2026 fifth- and sixth-round picks to the Jacksonville Jaguars for running back Tank Bigsby, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

Bigsby will give the Eagles more depth behind superstar Saquon Barkley.

The Eagles currently have Will Shipley and A.J. Dillon at running back behind Barkley, though Monday's trade reportedly isn't an indictment on either player (or about Shipley's injury from Thursday).

Howie Roseman has been plenty busy wheeling and dealing in the past month, meanwhile, as he looks to improve Philadelphia's roster around the margins:

As for the Jaguars, the team had something of a logjam at running back, with Travis Etienne Jr. and rookie Bhayshul Tuten available at the position. Etienne appeared to be very much atop the depth chart on Sunday, rushing 16 times for 143 yards (he added three catches for 13 yards), while Tuten had three carries for 11 yards.

Bigsby had five carries for 12 yard, and clearly the Jags felt he was expendable.

The 23-year-old had a solid sophomore season in 2024, rushing for 766 and seven scores, and it appeared as though he may have assumed the starting role over Etienne. But with a new head coach in Liam Coen this offseason and Tuten also added in the draft, Bigsby clearly became the odd man out.

He won't have a bigger role in Philly, assuming Barkley stays healthy. But it's hard to imagine the Eagles would have given up that type of draft capital without having some designs for him in the offense (and perhaps in the return game as well). Roseman has been very good at finding gems around the margins in recent years, and if nothing else, the Eagles now have ample weapons in the backfield.