Over the course of the offseason, we have been talking about the possibility of Dyami Brown heading into the season as a solid WR3 and even the potential for the former UNC football star to be the WR2 on the Washington Commanders.
Well, that day has come. Today, the Commanders sent Jahan Dotson, the presumed WR2 on the team, to the Eagles in exchange for draft picks. With Dotson no longer on the team, it not only vacates the position for Brown to step into, but it also vacates the targets that Dotson received.
Even with average play last season from former Tar Heel Sam Howell, Dotson received 83 total targets reeling in 49 receptions. Despite being nowhere near where people thought his numbers were going to be, that role was going to skyrocket with new quarterback Jayden Daniels drafted out of LSU.
We have agreed to terms on a trade with Washington Commanders for WR Jahan Dotson and a fifth-round pick in the 2025 draft in exchange for a third-round pick and two seventh-rounds picks from the 2025 draft. pic.twitter.com/slf7qTD0An
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) August 22, 2024
Brown only saw 23 targets last year in just one start all season. With Dotson out of the equation, seniority would put Brown with the first shot at the WR2 role despite drafting Rice’s Luke McCaffrey, brother of Christian McCaffrey, this year as well.
Dyami Brown this preseason:
🔴 91.1 PFF grade
🟡 6 targets
🔴 5 receptions
🟡 74 yards
🔴 2 contested catches
🟡 118.1 rating when targeted pic.twitter.com/XJnEF6P5Wr— PFF Commanders (@PFF_Washington) August 22, 2024
Brown could see upwards of 60+ targets and could come nearly tripling all of his productivity last year if what the team and coaches have seen in him this offseason can come to fruition.
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