Commanders, Eagles trade grades: Jahan Dotson shipped to Philadelphia as rival acquires former first-round WR

The Washington Commanders are moving on from one of their recent first-round picks. Washington will send wide receiver Jahan Dotson and a fifth-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a third-round pick and two seventh-round picks. The Eagles confirmed the deal on Thursday morning.

The move comes a week after head coach Dan Quinn said publicly that several players — including Dotson — were battling for the No. 2 receiver job behind Terry McLaurin. That Dotson had not stood out, despite his draft pedigree, could have been construed as a sign that something like this was coming.

In two seasons with Washington, Dotson has posted receiving lines of 35 catches for 523 yards and seven touchdowns, and 49 catches for 517 yards and four touchdowns. His yards per reception and yards per game averages plummeted in Year 2, as did his target rate and yards per route run numbers, via Tru Media.

With Dotson out the door, Washington will presumably be relying on third-round pick Luke McCaffrey, Olamide Zaccheaus, and Dyami Brown for wide receiver snaps behind McLaurin. No. 2…

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Author : Jared Dubin

Publish date : 2024-08-23 13:17:52

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