Ryan McFadden
HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders are buying and selling cornerback Jakorian Bennett to the Philadelphia Eagles in change for defensive sort out Thomas Booker IV, sources advised ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Booker, a fifth-round decide by the Houston Texans in 2022, will present depth for the Raiders' line of defense following the discharge of Christian Wilkins, who has been recovering from a Jones fracture that he suffered final October. Final season, Booker performed in 17 video games (one begin) for the Eagles, totaling 18 tackles and a sack.
The 25-year-old was a member of the Eagles' apply squad in 2023, after enjoying 10 video games in Houston as a rookie.
In Las Vegas, he joins a wide-open competitors as a defensive sort out. Throughout camp, the group has rotated gamers like Tyree Wilson, Leki Fotu, Jonah Laulu, Zach Carter, and rookies Tonka Hemingway and JJ Pegues to permit them to carve out a task within the inside.
Bennett, a seventh-round decide in 2023, strikes after enjoying 24 profession video games (11 begins) for the Raiders. The previous Maryland standout performed nicely throughout his sophomore marketing campaign, which lasted 10 video games after he underwent season-ending surgical procedure on a torn labrum.
Enjoying primarily at outdoors cornerback, Bennett totaled 26 tackles and eight cross deflections. He additionally allowed 23 catches for 294 yards, two touchdowns and a passer score of 86.7 on 45 targets as the closest defender.
Bennett mentioned in June that this was the most effective he is felt from a well being standpoint since faculty. He performed via a torn labrum earlier than deciding to get surgical procedure. Regardless of Bennett being absolutely wholesome, he has watched himself drop within the depth chart.
Since OTAs, Bennett has performed primarily with the second and third groups. In the meantime, Eric Stokes and rookie Darien Porter have acquired nearly all of the first-team reps. Second-year cornerback Decamerion Richardson and JT Woods have additionally performed snaps with the starters throughout apply.
Final week, Bennett mentioned he was not phased by enjoying largely with backups.
“I all the time really feel just like the underdog,” Bennett mentioned final week. “…I all the time needed to get out [of] the mud, you recognize. And, man, that is nothing I draw back from. That is who I'm. I wish to persevere.”
The Eagles parted with veteran Darius Slay this offseason and have but to solidify the beginning outdoors nook spot reverse Quinyon Mitchell.
They signed Adoree' Jackson to a one-year deal in March. He is been splitting first-team reps with 2023 fourth-round decide Kelee Ringo. On Monday, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio indicated that nobody had separated themselves within the competitors.
“It is shut,” he mentioned. “I feel each of them are having an excellent camp, however it's shut and been proud of each of them and we'll see.”
The commerce is pending bodily from either side, based on a supply.
Bennett had surgical procedure final season to restore a torn labrum, limiting him to 10 video games, however is now absolutely wholesome.
ESPN's Tim McManus contributed to this report.
