Undrafted wide receiver Darius Cooper made the Eagles’ 53-man roster. Here’s who else made the cut.

Six catches for 82 yards and a touchdown in his preseason debut put Darius Cooper firmly in the mix to make the Eagles after going undrafted out of Tarleton State, a member of the Football Championship Subdivision.

From there, the 5-foot-11, 210-pound wide receiver climbed the depth chart, earning occasional first-team reps that lasted through the end of training camp practices last week.

Injuries may have helped pave the way, but Cooper earned his spot on the Eagles’ initial 53-man roster submitted ahead of the NFL’s 4 p.m. deadline Tuesday.

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A.J. Brown (hamstring) missed significant practice time. DeVonta Smith (back and groin) sat out multiple practices. Johnny Wilson suffered a season-ending leg injury. Terrace Marshall (knee) was injured early in camp and never made a strong push.

Second-year receiver Ainias Smith showed some improvement over the last few weeks but not enough to avoid being cut, paving the way for Cooper to be among the five receivers the Eagles kept. While coach Nick Sirianni lauded the rookie receiver’s ability to win one-on-one, he also acknowledged that his toughness is going to help him carve out a role in an offense filled with weapons.

“Some guys have to come up a different way, right?” Sirianni said Tuesday after the deadline. “They have to come up with doing some of the dirty work. I think that this guy is a really strong football player who can do some of the dirty work stuff for us, as far as our blocking, as far as special teams. As far as he’s got good speed to be able to clear things out.

“When you have a guy like that, there’s opportunities for him as well in the pass game that mesh off of some of those things. So I’m looking forward to watching him continue to develop.”

The Eagles cut two draft picks: quarterback Kyle McCord and edge rusher Antwaun Powell-Ryland, both of whom were sixth-rounders. They will need to pass through waivers in order to be retained on the team’s practice squad. Rookie offensive lineman Myles Hinton, another sixth-round pick, was placed on injured reserve.

Linebacker Nakobe Dean, who had been on the physically unable to perform list in camp while recovering from patellar tendon surgery in his left knee, will go on the reserve/PUP list to start the season. He does not count against the 53-man roster.

Dean must miss the first four games of the season, allowing him to potentially return to the active roster in Week 5 against the Denver Broncos on Oct. 5.

In a somewhat surprising move, the Eagles released long snapper Charley Hughlett. Because he is a vested veteran with 10 years of NFL experience, Hughlett is waivers-exempt, meaning he is free to sign anywhere. However, it’s likely that the Eagles plan to sign him to the practice squad with the intention of elevating him for game days in the short term.

Here is the Eagles’ initial 53-man roster.

Jalen Hurts, Tanner McKee, Sam Howell

Saquon Barkley, Will Shipley, AJ Dillon, Ben VanSumeren (FB)

A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Jahan Dotson, John Metchie, Darius Cooper

Dallas Goedert, Grant Calcaterra, Kylen Granson

Jordan Mailata, Landon Dickerson, Cam Jurgens, Tyler Steen, Lane Johnson, Fred Johnson, Drew Kendall, Matt Pryor, Brett Toth, Cameron Williams, Trevor Keegan

Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis, Moro Ojomo, Ty Robinson, Gabe Hall, Byron Young

Nolan Smith, Jalyx Hunt, Joshua Uche, Azeez Ojulari, Ogbo Okoronkwo

Zack Baun, Jihaad Campbell, Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Smael Mondon

Quinyon Mitchell, Cooper DeJean, Adoree’ Jackson, Jakorian Bennett, Kelee Ringo, Mac McWilliams

Reed Blankenship, Sydney Brown, Drew Mukuba, Tristin McCollum

Jake Elliott (K), Braden Mann (P)