The Washington Commanders are trading wide receiver Jahan Dotson and a 2025 fifth-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick and two future seventh-round draft picks, according to multiple media reports.
Dotson, 24, is entering his third NFL season after he was a first-round draft pick (No. 16 overall) by Washington in 2022. During his two seasons with the Commanders, he totaled 84 catches for 1,041 yards and 11 touchdowns. After he failed to impress this training camp and preseason under new head coach Dan Quinn, it appeared Dotson could be the odd-man out for the team's second WR role.
For Washington, this ends the tenure of another Ron Rivera pick - becoming the second first-rounder dealt after Chase Young was traded during last season, and now 15 of the 26 players selected from the 2020-22 drafts are gone.
This further opens the WR2 competition that still contains holdover Dyami Brown, free agent signing (and 2023 Eagle) Olamide Zaccheaus, third-round pick Luke McCaffrey, and recently added Martavis Bryant, among others.
The Eagles add much-needed depth at the wide receiver position behind A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. Zaccheaus, Julio Jones, and Quez Watkins were their top three options beyond the Big 2 last year, but with all three gone, Philly signed veteran Parris Campbell, drafted Johnny Wilson in the sixth round, and inked former Bengals first-round pick John Ross out of retirement.