WATCH: Former Penn State star Jahan Dotson makes first NFL touchdown grab versus Jacksonville
Washington Commanders first-round draft pick Jahan Dotson hauled in his first NFL touchdown on Sunday afternoon versus the Jacksonville Jaguars. It was the first of his young career and the second of the day for the Commanders and quarterback Carson Wentz.
Dotson was the No. 16 overall pick in a 2022 NFL Draft class that was full of impressive first-round receivers. The rookie out of Penn State ran to the back of the endzone on a run fake and went airborne for the grab on 2nd and 6.
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Jahan Dotson has two targets with one reception and one touchdown so far on the day as the Commanders lead the Jags. Wentz is 12-of-17 for 127 yards and two scores in his first game in the burgundy and gold.
“Very precise route runner, excellent hands, very sharp, very smart young man, hard worker — has done all the things you need to do to feel good about (him),” Rivera said of Dotson this summer.
The Commanders loved what they saw from Dotson at the NFL combine. The 5-foot-11, 178-pound wideout ran a blistering 4.43-second 40-yard dash. He had his best season in his final year with 1,182 yards and 12 scores. For his 91-reception performance, he earned third-team Associated Press All-American and second-team All-Big Ten accolades.
Curtis Samuel snags first touchdown for Washington
Former Ohio State Buckeyes star Curtis Samuel grabbed the first touchdown of the 2022 season and his first with the Washington Commanders on Sunday versus the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Marching down the field with new Commanders quarterback Carson Wentz, Samuel made an inside move pre-snap before moving back outside for a 3-yard touchdown grab. The snag gave Washington their first points of the game as the Jags led 3-0 to start out.
The touchdown was also the first for Carson Wentz since his offseason move from the Indianapolis Colts. The former Eagles first-round pick went 4-for-5 on the drive, taking the Commanders 65 yards to the endzone.
Last season, Samuel spent most of the year sidelined for the Washington Football Team as he tended to a nagging groin issue. They tried to work him back slowly, but the injury continued to linger. He finished the year with just six catches for 27 yards.