Saquon Barkley and 3 other Eagles for Rams fans to watch in Week 4

For the Los Angeles Rams' defense in Week 4, stopping Eagles running back Barkley will be priority No. 1. On offense, they would do well themselves to lean on the ground game after the Bears gouged the Philly front on Monday night.

Of course, Barkley is hardly the only household name on Philadelphia's roster, which offers an abundance of watch-worthy picks to choose from, from quarterback Jalen Hurts to a good half-dozen starters on defense. Most of whom will be omitted below.

As for those included, here are three other Eagles to watch on Sunday aside from the obvious choice in Barkley, each a Rams-centric pick in one way or another.

4 Eagles to watch vs. Rams in Week 4

1. You guessed it

Barkley ran all over the Rams two years ago, once in the regular season and again in the playoffs. The 2024 Offensive Player of the Year piled up 460 rushing yards and four touchdowns in those two games - 460 yards, here's a cool cloth for that headache - on 52 carries. Not to mention eight catches on as many targets for 74 yards. 

Last season, however, nose tackle Poona Ford and company held him to just 55 scrimmage yards on 2.5 yards per touch. 

Barkley hasn't been the same force since, but he's off to an efficient start this season. Throwing out Week 2 against the Titans, when he was injured most of the game and played only 12 snaps, Barkley is averaging 5.5 yards per carry on 82.5 yards per game. Slowing him down will be key to the Rams' chances. 

2. Defensive tackle Jalen Carter

Carter etched his name into Rams lore with what was basically a game-winning sack in that Divisional Round game two years ago.

With LA facing third-and-two deep in Eagles territory, late in the fourth quarter with the field blanketed in snow, Carter burst through the line to take down Matthew Stafford and set up fourth-down-and-long. Eagles 28, Rams 22. 

Now in Year 4, Carter already has a sack and two tackles for loss. He'll be looking for more against LA.

3. Cornerback Tariq Woolen

The former Seahawks star was Philly's biggest signing this offseason, inking a one-year, $12 million contract coming off a strong showing in Seattle's Super Bowl run. After four seasons in the NFC West, Woolen is intimately familiar with Stafford, Nacua, head coach Sean McVay and the Rams' offense. How he fares against Rams receivers now that he's wearing Eagles green will be interesting to see. 

In eight games versus LA, Woolen has three interceptions and nine passes defensed, out of his career totals of 12 and 54, respectively (67 games played). 

4. Receiver Makai Lemon

How could Rams fans not be eyeing Lemon after most of the NFL world was already adorning him in Royal Blue and Sol before the draft, as LA's consensus selection?

General manager Les Snead had other ideas, of course, and the rookie receiver is off to an underwhelming start amid some minor injury issues. 

Lemon has thus far tallied seven catches for just 38 yards, and carried once for minus-five. The Eagles haven't figured out how to use him. One could go as far as saying the offense has misused Lemon, failing to get him enough opportunities over the middle in space as would be ideal for his slot-receiver skillset. 

Coming off his best game thus far, Lemon could find himself matched up with Rams safety/nickelback Quentin Lake. The way Lake is playing that's no easy task for anyone, let alone a rookie. 

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