On Thursday, the Philadelphia Eagles strengthened what was already a really sturdy roster by buying and selling three 2025 draft picks to the Washington Commanders for vast receiver Jahan Dotson.
Whereas Dotson isn’t a star, he ought to give the Eagles one thing they did arguably want: a No. 3 menace at vast receiver.
On the opposite facet, Kliff Kingsbury, the brand new offensive coordinator of the Commanders, mentioned he needs Dotson properly, and he additionally added that he likes his staff’s present vast receiver state of affairs, per JP Finlay.
Kliff Kingsbury says he needs Jahan Dotson properly – “he’s a terrific child.” Kingsbury additionally actually likes the present WR room pic.twitter.com/pAeB3gTg6w
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) August 22, 2024
The Commanders took Dotson with the No. 16 decide within the 2022 draft after a robust tenure at Pennsylvania State College, and in two years with them, he caught 84 passes for 1,041 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Now he’ll go from a rebuilding staff to having at the least an outdoor shot at profitable a Tremendous Bowl championship.
Proper now, Washington has some tangible hope for the longer term because of rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, the No. 2 decide in April’s draft who was named their starter earlier this week.
They’ve a longtime and dependable menace at WR in Terry McLaurin, and so they’re hoping that younger prospects reminiscent of rookie Luke McCaffrey will grow to be extra threats.
McCaffrey is the youthful brother of San Francisco 49ers star working again Christian McCaffrey, and whereas at Rice College in Texas, he had 71 catches for 992 yards and 13 touchdowns final season.
Washington additionally signed veteran dual-threat working again Austin Ekeler, previously of the Los Angeles Chargers, and so they’re hoping he nonetheless has sufficient left in his tank at age 29.
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