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Commanders trade WR Jahan Dotson to Eagles for 3 draft picks

Dotson had 49 receptions for 518 yards and 4 touchdowns last season.

sean leahy
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The Washington Commanders have traded wide receiver Jahan Dotson to the Philadelphia Eagles for a trio of draft picks, it was announced Thursday.

In exchange for Dotson, the Commanders will send the Eagles a 2025 fifth-round draft pick and will receive a third-round pick and two seventh-round picks in the 2025 draft.

Dotson, 24, now becomes another offensive weapon for Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. He'll join running back Saquon Barkley, tight end Dallas Goedert, as well as fellow wide receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.

The Eagles had been seeking stability at the No. 3 receiver spot and tried working out Britain Covey, John Ross, Parris Campbell and rookie Johnny Wilson with the first team during training camp.

Dotson could not take hold of the No. 2 receiver position with the Commanders across from Terry McLaurin. His 7.4% drop percentage ranked 10th in the NFL last season.

With Dotson gone, that leaves Olamide Zaccheaus, Dyami Brown, Luke McCaffrey, Jamison Crowder and Martavis Bryant among the names who will battle for the receiving spots behind the veteran McLaurin.

Dotson, a 2022 first-round draft pick out of Penn State, caught 49 passes for 518 yards and four touchdowns last season for the Commanders. The 24-year-old is entering his third year in the NFL and has a total of 84 receptions, 1,041 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns.

Many people to believe this is big news for Washington Commanders WR Terry McLaurin, but it’s not. We already knew McLaurin was well ahead of Dotson on the depth chart, so this doesn’t change his outlook. The biggest winners here are the receivers who will actually see more playing time and snaps. That’s Dyami Brown and Luke McCaffrey, who now become decent late-round targets in your fantasy drafts.

As for what it means for the Eagles, Dotson will likely start in three wide receiver sets. This means he’d come off the field in two wide receiver sets as the third receiver on the team behind AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith. It doesn’t help that he’ll also compete with Dallas Goedert and Saquon Barkley for targets. Dotson becomes a complete avoid in drafts. — Yahoo analyst Sal Vetri