Smallwood is active for Sunday's game against the Cowboys, Zach Berman of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Analysis: Dressing for the first time since Nov. 5, Smallwood appears well positioned to take on a healthy workload with Jay Ajayi (coach's decision) inactive and the Eagles unlikely to lean heavily on key backs LeGarrette Blount and Corey Clement for a regular-season finale that doesn't carry playoff implications. With that in mind, Smallwood and pass-catching threat Kenjon Barner could end up seeing the bulk of the snaps out of the backfield, with the former likely representing the superior fantasy…read more

Smallwood could end up getting the lion's share of carries in Sunday's game against the Cowboys with the Eagles likely to limit the usage of most of their key running backs, Paul Domowitch of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Analysis: The Eagles are locked in as the NFC's No. 1 seed for the postseason and don't have much incentive to play their starters deep into the regular-season finale and risk injury, so there's a strong possibility that head coach Doug Pederson will turn over the game to the backups early on. With that in mind, Domowitch speculates that Jay Ajayi, LeGarrette Blount and Corey Clement won't play much - if at all -- Sunday, which would pave the way for Smallwood and Kenjon Barner to see some extended…read more

Smallwood (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's road contest against the Rams, Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Analysis: Now with four consecutive DNPs, Smallwood likely won't see the field again this season unless the Eagles have locked down a particular playoff spot or an injury strikes somewhere in the backfield. Expect the trio of LeGarrette Blount, Jay Ajayi and Corey Clement to receive most of the carries yet again.

Smallwood (coach's decision) is listed as inactive Sunday at Seattle, Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Analysis: Smallwood remains the odd man out of the Eagles' backfield for a third game in a row. LeGarrette Blount will likely lead the way again, but Jay Ajayi and Corey Clement can also expect a decent amount of snaps against the Seahawks' ninth-ranked run defense.

Smallwood (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's contest versus the Bears, Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Analysis: The addition of Jay Ajayi has restricted the number of spots available to running backs on the active roster. As such, Smallwood is a healthy scratch for a second consecutive game. In last Sunday's demolition of the Cowboys, LeGarrette Blount led the backfield, handling 30 of 64 offensive snaps. The remainder were split between Corey Clement (19), Ajayi (13) and Kenjon Barner (two).

Smallwood (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game at Dallas, Tim McManus of ESPN.com reports.

Analysis: With Jay Ajayi fully implemented into the offense, the Eagles don't have a need for five running backs on the active roster Sunday. In Smallwood's stead, LeGarrette Blount, Corey Clement and Kenjon Barner will handle any reps left overs by Ajayi.

Smallwood ran five times for 25 yards in Sunday's win over the Broncos.

Analysis: He saw a season-low six offensive snaps but got carries on five of them. Still, despite coach Doug Pederson's claims to the contrary, Smallwood's role in the offense is trending down, and Corey Clement going off for three touchdowns won't help. With a bye coming up in Week 10 and newly-acquired Jay Ajayi sure to take on an even larger role thereafter, fantasy owners have little reason to hold on to the 23-year-old going forward.

Eagles head coach Doug Pederson said Wednesday that Smallwood's role wouldn't change following the team's acquisition of fellow running back Jay Ajayi from the Dolphins on Tuesday, Eliot Shorr-Parks of NJ.com reports.

Analysis: While it's possible that Ajayi won't be a major factor in the Eagles' game plan for the Week 9 matchup with the Broncos as he familiarizes himself with a new playbook, it's difficult to view his addition as anything but a negative development for Smallwood, whose role in the offense had already begun to diminish prior to the trade. Since returning from a two-game absence due to a knee injury, Smallwood has played only 37 offensive snaps in the last two contests, including a season-low 13 in the…read more