Jalen Hurts Suffers 5 Blows During Eagles Training Camp Day 10 Despite Chemistry With Saquon Barkley

Jalen Hurts just carried the Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl title, earned MVP honors on the biggest stage in football, and still can’t break a 90 overall in Madden 26? You’re kidding, right? When the official Madden account posted its top 10 QB ratings, fans did a double-take. Not only was Hurts missing from the top five, but he wasn’t even in the 90s. The reigning Super Bowl MVP? Just an 86 overall, the same rating he had last year before his championship run. He might be hoping to start retribution in the training camp, but that’s not happening.

Jalen Hurts took five hits at day 10 of Eagles Camp, some literal, some not. Yes, Hurts threw five touchdowns. But he also got popped five different ways, not all physical, but all revealing. Let’s start with the ugliest moment. Hurts, under pressure, lofted a balloon into the front of the end zone. No touch, no arc, and no real idea. Just floated it like it was a Hail Mary, except it wasn’t. The defense didn’t have to work for it; they just caught it.

Was it miscommunication? Maybe. But it looked more like desperation. The 2nd moment happened when CB Keele Ringo had it in his hands. Yet he dropped it. That’s the kind of throw that doesn’t show up on the stat sheet. But it sticks to the coaching film like glue. Hurts forced it into a crowded window. Ringo read it, jumped it, and nearly made him pay again. Two turnover-worthy plays.

Jalen Hurts Training Camp Stats, Day 10:

Hurts practice on Tuesday had some extreme highs and extreme lows

The Eagles had a bit of a light practice but still did plenty of team drills around the red zone. Hurts took advantage of it throwing 5 TDs, which is exactly what you… pic.twitter.com/t2YC49W4ed

— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) August 5, 2025

Then came the missed touchdown. You could see it on his face; he knew it was there. The read was right, the route was crisp, the defense bit, and Hurts overshot it. Just a beat too quick, or too flat. Either way, points left on the board. The Eagles reporter Eliot Shorr-Parks mentioned, “The issue was Hurts also put the ball in harms way a few times and missed another TD he should have had.”

The throw to TE Dallas Goedert was actually one of the best of camp, back foot, blitz in his face, dropped it in the bucket about 15 yards out. But zoom out for a second. Why is Hurts still constantly throwing under duress? Even in a scaled-down practice, the pass rush found him. That’s two days in a row. It raises a bigger question: is the offensive line still sorting itself out? Or is Hurts drifting into danger zones too often?

Hurts’ Tuesday stat line? 12-of-20, 5 TDs, 1 INT. On paper, that’s great. On the field? More complicated. It felt like every rep was boom or bust. To be fair, it’s training camp. Mistakes are part of the deal. But Hurts is now 144-of-186 through 10 practices, with 9 TDs and 3 INTs. That’s a 77% completion rate, but the vibe doesn’t quite match the number. Why? Because these flashes of brilliance are still fighting inconsistency. Because the highs are high, but the lows? They’re avoidable.

In some plays, Hurts looked like he was still figuring it out. Others? He looked like an MVP again.

Jalen Hurts shows an impeccable relationship with Saquon Barkley

“He brings a special element to us. He’s a hell of a player, hell of a leader,” said Jalen Hurts to Esports Insider, D.J. Siddiqi, while talking about his RB Saquon Barkley. His 2005 rushing yards in 2024 were the push behind their victorious Super Bowl LIX campaign.

That connection came up again during day 10 of training camp. During red zone drills, Hurts dropped a dart into the chest of Saquon Barkley, a tight-window laser over the middle that turned heads and dropped jaws. A 10-yard touchdown, squeezed through traffic. High velocity, tight spiral. One of the better throws he’s made all summer. And the connection? Smooth.

This wasn’t some swing pass or busted coverage. It was timing, anticipation, and trust. The kind of throw that shows chemistry. The kind of throw that says, Hurts and Barkley are starting to cook. Saquon looked healthy and explosive. And Hurts is clearly developing that security blanket vibe with him, not just on checkdowns, but in rhythm passing between the hashes. That could be lethal come fall.

Eliot Shorr-Parks, who’s tracked every snap at camp, singled that throw out as the play of the day. He wrote, “It was one of his better throws of camp.” And it’s worth noting, Hurts has looked more comfortable with each practice. More decisive and confident.

So while critics and ratings departments debate his place in the NFL’s QB hierarchy, Hurts is busy building what actually matters, rapport with his star running back. All in all, the Hurts–Barkley combo might just be Philly’s next cheat code.