Where do the Eagles’ running backs stand as cutdown day looms?

The Eagles’ depth at running back might be a good problem to have, but it’s about to become a not-so-good problem for someone.

The team has eight running backs on the roster but will soon need to cut that number down when the 53-man roster crunch begins after the preseason finale against the Jets.

Before Monday’s practice, offensive coordinator Mike Groh said the group hasn’t made it any easier on the coaching staff and front office to decide who to go with into Week 1.

“It’s a competitive group; it’s going to be a really hard decision,” Groh said. “That was their job, to try to make it really hard on us to try to make a decision, and I think that that’s brought the best out of them, as well.”

The Eagles traded a compensatory draft pick to the Bears for Jordan Howard, who has rushed for more than 1,000 yards in two of his first three seasons in the NFL. A few weeks later, they used a second-round draft pick on Miles Sanders, adding the shifty running back out of Penn State to the fold.

“We like our backs. Both of those guys; I think Jordan has had a bunch of success in the league, a lot of yards early in his career," Groh said. "We’re excited about what he’s bringing to our offense from that standpoint, his experience in playing in the NFL on Sundays, he knows what that’s all about. ... Miles is what we thought he was when we drafted him, so we’re excited to get them both out there together and put our whole offense out there on the field and get going.”

With those two locks to make the team, the Eagles will need to first decide if they’ll carry four or five backs on the 53-man roster for the Sept. 8 season opener against Washington, and then decide who they’ll be.

Josh Adams, Corey Clement, Darren Sproles, and Wendell Smallwood have all produced for the Eagles in the past. Boston Scott, who earned time late last season as a return specialist, and Donnel Pumphrey are in the mix, too.

Clement caught a touchdown pass in Super Bowl LII and showed flashes as a receiving back during his rookie season. Smallwood has been a steady option when relieving tired or injured starters, and Adams stepped in last year when injuries piled up and rushed for a team-high 511 yards as a rookie.

Then there’s Sproles, whose career all-purpose yards (19,520) rank sixth in NFL history. The 36-year-old considered retirement, but decided to come back.

No matter what happens, the Eagles will be cutting a back who has showcased the ability to contribute before.

“There is talent on this whole team,” Clement said. “That’s what makes this team so good: realizing that you have somebody next to you who is willing to put out the same effort on every single day. It’s always good competition, good vibes around here.”

The Eagles had four running backs on the roster at the start of last season and five in 2017. They went into Week 1 last year with Jay Ajayi, Sproles, Smallwood, and Clement.

If Sproles, who hasn’t played in any preseason games, makes the roster, it could mean the team will try to stow the similarly equipped Scott on the practice squad. By doing so, they risk him being picked up by another team, which could sign him to its 53-man roster without interference from the Eagles.

Scott is the team’s leading rusher both in yards gained and also yards per carry through the first three games of the preseason, but he knows Thursday’s finale at MetLife Stadium could determine whether he makes a roster, either in Philadelphia or elsewhere.

“It’s the last one, you definitely want to go out with a bang," Scott said. "You want to put something on film that people can look at, whether that’s the Eagles or any of the other teams in the league. ... But the way that I approach every week is the same.”