Trade! Eagles get a cornerback from Raiders. What it means for Kelee Ringo, Adoree Jackson
Bennett was the Raiders' fourth-round pick in 2023. He started 7 games last season and 11 in his career.
The Eagles are giving up defensive tackle Thomas Booker, who figured to be in the rotation behind the three primary tackles in Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis and Moro Ojomo.
The NFL Network was first to report the trade.
Can Jakorian Bennett win cornerback job?
For the Eagles, it adds competition to the cornerback position opposite of Quinyon Mitchell. The two main competitors for that spot are Kelee Ringo, in his third season, and veteran Adoree Jackson, signed to a one-year deal after losing his starting job with the Giants last season.
Bennett was taken one pick before Ringo in the 2023 draft's fourth round, at No. 104 overall. Bennett played collegiately at Hutchinson Community College and Maryland.
Bennett, at 5-foot-11, 195 pounds, is considered undersized for an outside cornerback. But he started 7 of the Raiders' first 11 games last season before undergoing shoulder surgery and missing the rest of the season.
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Still, getting Bennett is a possible sign that the Eagles aren't sold on either Ringo or Jackson as the starter, or even Eli Ricks.
On Aug. 4, Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio was asked if he has seen any separation between Ringo and Jackson. They have split first-team reps pretty evenly during training cmap.
"It's close," Fangio said. "I think both of them are having a good camp, but it's close and been happy with both of them, and we'll see."
Evidently, the Eagles want to see more.
Thomas Booker trade gives Ty Robinson chance
At defensive tackle, Booker played in all 17 games last season with 1 sack as a reserve. He was a fifth-round pick of the Houston Texans in 2022.
But the Eagles evidently found him expendable after seeing fourth-round pick Ty Robinson have an impressive start to training camp. Robinson has already deflected two passes in training camp, and has done well against the second unit of offensive linemen.
The Eagles also like Gabe Hall, a practice-squad player last season.
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