The Philadelphia Eagles have been deep at running back most of the season until they played the Washington Redskins in Week 14. Darren Sproles is in concussion protocol due to an early hit on a punt return, and rookie Wendell Smallwood has been placed on injured reserve with an MCL sprain.

Due to the injuries, undrafted free agent rookie Byron Marshall was added to the Eagles’ 53-man roster.

Marshall was a running back for the Oregon Ducks in 2013, amassing 1,038 yards and 14 touchdowns in 12 games. The following year, Marshall contributed as a receiver. He became the first player in Pac-12 history to have both 1,000 rushing and 1,000 receiving yards in his career.

Marshall may not get a ton of touches right away in Philadelphia, considering the Eagles still have Kenjon Barner and Ryan Mathews, but offensive coordinator Frank Reich thinks the rookie could offer a spark.

“Byron – I’m not sure what action he’ll see – but I can just tell you, watching scout team this whole year, probably if you took the 10 most eye-popping ‘wow’ plays on the field this year, Byron might have three or four of them, where he’s running scout team and he runs a route or he makes a cut against our defense that just goes, ‘Whoa!’ We’ll look at each other and say, ‘That was legit,’” Reich said. “So, he’s got some explosiveness and elusiveness to him.”

Marshall has impressed his coaches at practice and will likely get his first opportunity to prove himself in the NFL. If he plays like his sophomore and junior years at Oregon, Marhsall has a chance to make an impact.