Another Depth Concern Addressed, Eagles Trade for Jahan Dotson
Teams must trim down rosters by nearly 40 spots in the following days.
Roster moves are inevitable, and the Eagles kicked things off with two roster changes: releasing CJ Uzomah and signing Jason Poe. With concern over Tyler Steen’s injury, the OL needs to be bolstered.
Like most teams, we might not see the Eagles starters in this weekend’s final preseason game. However, this indicates most of the 53-man roster days before the deadline.
However, with injury reports already growing, there was a position of concern.
What would happen to the Eagles’ offense if they lost DeVonta Smith or A.J. Brown at any point of the season?
Thursday’s Trade
The Eagles kicked Thursday morning off with a trade announcement. And one that’s hard to complain about.
Trading a third and two seventh-round picks to add what will likely be the team’s WR3 and to gain a third fifth-round pick for next year’s draft is excellent work from the Eagles front office. Leaving a first, second, third, and fourth pick available for the upcoming trade deadline on November 5th is also excellent work.
With the trade for Dotson, the Eagles’ WR depth should seemingly be in place. With AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith being the WR1&2, pushing for another season with matching 1000+ receiving yards, while Dotson & Campbell should be the WR3/4.
Some may have been hoping for Johnny Wilson to crack the roster, but it just didn’t make sense. In the wake of a serious injury to one of the starters, the Eagles required depth, and forcing a 6th-round pick into a large role could end the same way Quez Watkins’ tenure did.
This way, even the Eagles WR3/4 will have had previous 500+ yard seasons and look to expand their roles in Kellen Moore’s offense.
Dotson’s Time As a Commander
In 2 years with the Commanders, Dotson put up the following stat lines:
- 2022 – 35REC on 61TGT, 523Yards, 7TD, 12GP
- 2023 – 49REC on 83TGT, 518Yards, 4TD, 17GP
In both years, Dotson finished 3rd in receiving yards on the Commanders, behind Curtis Samuel and Terry McLaurin.
Something else to note for the Commanders’ performances was the inconsistency in QB play. A team that Dotson (and others) saw Carson Wentz, Taylor Heinicke, and Sam Howell all have drastic levels of play across two seasons.
With Campbell & Dotson looking to make impacts with their new team.
Will either or both of these receivers see a 500+ yard season?
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