The Philadelphia Eagles are at all times within the commerce market, and pulled off one other player-for-player swap within the first week of the preseason. Philadelphia on Monday traded defensive deal with Thomas Booker to the Las Vegas Raiders in change for cornerback Jakorian Bennett.
Bennett, 24, was a 2023 fourth-round pick of Maryland. He appeared in 24 video games (11 begins) with the Raiders over the previous two seasons, and he completed third on the workforce with eight passes defensed final season regardless of solely enjoying in 10 video games.
Booker, 25, was a 2022 fifth-round decide by the Houston Texans. The Stanford product performed one season in Houston earlier than being lower and touchdown on Philadelphia’s apply squad forward of the 2023 season. He didn’t seem in a recreation for Philadelphia that season however performed in all 21 video games (together with playoffs) final season, registering 18 tackles and a sack because the fifth defensive deal with in a loaded place group for the Super Bowl champions.
Eagles-Raiders commerce: Philadelphia buying CB Jakorian Bennett for DL Thomas Booker IV, per report
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In a swap of younger gamers with potential, who received the higher finish of this deal? These are the commerce grades for the Eagles and Raiders.
Eagles: B
The Eagles have a difficulty to find the beginning exterior cornerback reverse of Quinyon Mitchell, evidenced by this commerce for Bennett. Neither Kelee Ringo nor Adoree’ Jackson have separated themselves within the competitors, as each gamers have put up inconsistent performances by the Eagles’ 9 coaching camp practices.
Jackson is on only a one-year deal price $1.5 million, so the Eagles do not owe him something apart from an opportunity to win a beginning job. Ringo was a fourth-round decide within the 2023 draft and is simply 23 years previous (turned 23 in June), and the Eagles have been affected person in his improvement.
Maybe Ringo’s struggles with the deep ball in protection this coaching camp are why the Eagles felt prompted to amass Bennett, who was chosen one decide forward of Ringo in that 2023 draft. Bennett is not a superb tackler (185th out of 207 cornerbacks, per Professional Soccer Focus), however is proficient in protection. Final season, opposing quarterbacks focusing on Bennett had only a 52.1 passer score with him in protection — as he allowed zero landing passes and nil interceptions. Bennett allowed simply 4.4 yards per try as opposing quarterbacks accomplished solely 45% of their passes thrown his means.
Bennett is now definitely within the combine for the beginning exterior cornerback job reverse Mitchell. He has 4 weeks to get acclimated to the system and surpass Ringo and Jackson. The Eagles additionally added cornerback depth with this transfer, which can additionally pave the way in which for extra snaps with Cooper DeJean at security.
The player-for-player swap made sense for the Eagles, as they add extra depth at a place that might have used a dependable cornerback — whether or not Bennett begins or not. Finest-case state of affairs for Bennett is to win the job and begin Week 1 at exterior cornerback.
Raiders: B-
That is an fascinating transfer for the Raiders, as they traded a beginning cornerback in Bennett for defensive deal with depth in Booker. The Eagles had loads of defensive deal with depth with Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis, Moro Ojomo, and Ty Robinson. That made Booker expendable. Booker had a superb camp, and may play nostril deal with in five-technique and line up at defensive deal with in four-technique.
An excellent go rusher when given the chance, Booker has an opportunity to push for vital snaps with the Raiders, who’ve Adam Butler, Jonah Laulu, Leki Fotu and rookie Tonka Hemingway at defensive deal with. The Raiders launched Christian Wilkins final month and wanted to fill the void with extra depth on the place.
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Although Bennett is totally recovered from a torn labrum that restricted him to 10 video games, he appeared to fall out of favor because of his measurement (listed at 5-foot-10, 200 kilos), as Raiders coach Pete Carroll probably needed to go in a unique course. Bennett was getting buried on the depth chart behind the likes of Eric Stokes, Darien Porter, and Decamerion Richardson.
Parting methods with a confirmed commodity like Bennett would not make sense, however a brand new teaching workers and new system means different gamers get higher alternatives. If Bennett was lower, he would have been claimed — so the Eagles parted methods with a participant at a place with depth.
Booker will get a chance to start out in Las Vegas. He is definitely within the combine for vital snaps.
