Becton, 25, figures to serve as a depth swing tackle. He was the 11th overall pick in the draft by the Jets in 2020.
The Eagles have agreed to terms with Mekhi Becton on a one-year deal, a source confirmed to The Inquirer on Sunday. The deal will be worth up to $5.5 million.Becton, 25, figures to serve as a depth swing tackle. The 6-foot-7, 363-pound Becton spent the last four years with the New York Jets, the team that selected him No. 11 overall in the 2020 draft out of Louisville.
He has played 31 games over the course of three seasons . He missed the entire 2022 season while dealing with a knee injury. Of his career 984 snaps on the offensive line, Becton has mostly played at left tackle . In 2023, Becton started 16 games, playing a career-high 95% of the offensive snaps. However, he allowed 12 sacks on 644 pass-blocking snaps, according to PFF, which was the league high among starting tackles last year.
While he hasn’t lived up to his draft pedigree, Becton will have the opportunity to continue to develop under Jeff Stoutland, the esteemed Eagles offensive line coach for the last 12 years. He joins an offensive tackle group led by startersThe news of Becton’s pending deal comes on the heels of the draft, in which the Eagles failed to select an offensive lineman until Day 3.
The Eagles also lost a pair of depth tackle/guards in Jack Driscoll and Sua Opeta in free agency. They signed with the Miami Dolphins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, respectively.
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