The Eagles waived former Villanova running back Kevin Monangai on Tuesday afternoon to get their roster down to the mandatory 75 players.

Philadelphia signed Monangai in August, and he had little chance of making the roster from the time he joined the club. This team already has three top-notch running backs in DeMarco Murray, Ryan Mathews and Darren Sproles. Kenjon Barner and undrafted rookie Raheem Mostert are competing fourth spot in the backfield.

He ran for 126 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries over three preseason games. The rookie's best performance came against the Ravens, when he rushed for 87 yards and a TD on 10 attempts. Monangai was the Wildcats' leading rusher last year with 1,138 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Additionally, the club officially waived inside linebacker Emmanuel Acho with an injury designation (thumb) and placed rookie cornerback JaCorey Shepherd on injured reserve to clear two more roster spots. Shepherd tore his ACL early on in training camp, but coach Chip Kelly like him enough to not risk losing him via waivers.

Philadelphia cut 12 players on Sunday. Here is a complete list of the players cut:

Offense

RB Kevin Monangai

WR G.J. Kinne

WR Mike Johnson

WR Josh Reese

TE Justin Tukes

C Mike Coccia

OG Jared Wheeler

OT Kevin Graf

Defense

DE Alfy Hill

DE Jeremy Towns

OLB Dasman McCullum

CB Marc Anthony

S Brandon Bishop