AP All-Pro voting results from a national panel of 50 media members were announced on Saturday morning and two Philadelphia Eagles players made the team: Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean.
These second-year cornerbacks earned first-team All-Pro honors, which are well-deserved given how dominant they’ve been since being selected by the Eagles in the 2024 NFL Draft (between this duo and Jalyx Hunt, what a class that’s looking like).
Quinyon Mitchell
Mitchell hasn’t logged an interception this season but he does have
17 passes defended, which ranks tied for sixth-most in the NFL. His passer rating allowed when targeted is just 64.3, according to Pro Football Reference. Opposing teams are best served not to try to test him.
Case in point: Mitchell holds the NFL’s second-longest active streak (only behind teammate Michael Carter, funny enough) with the most consecutive coverage snaps without allowing a touchdown when targeted in coverage. It dates back to Week 2 of this season against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Even more insight on him via Next Gen Stats:
After frequently moving around the formation prior to the Eagles’ Week 9 bye, Quinyon Mitchell aligned as the boundary cornerback on 74.1% of his snaps from Week 10 to the end of the regular season. During that span, he managed to recorded more passes defensed (9) than receptions allowed (6) across 29 targets faced and 233 coverage snaps when aligned to the boundary. Those figures translate to a 20.7% completion percentage allowed, a mark over three times lower than the season-long NFL average from that alignment (65.5%).
Eagles fans have already known that Mitchell is one of the very best cornerbacks in the NFL and now he’s getting the recognition he deserves. In addition to making first-team All-Pro, Mitchell was named to the Pro Bowl this season.
Cooper DeJean
A.J. Brown called his shot back in training camp:
DeJean, who only turns 23 in February, ranks just behind Mitchell in passes defended with 16. But he’s also logged two interceptions and a forced fumble. DeJean’s allowed a 76.5 passer rating when targeted, according to Pro Football Reference.
The second-year slot cornerback is a versatile weapon who makes plays against the run in addition to being strong in coverage. DeJean is tied for 10th among NFL cornerbacks in “stops,” which are tackles that constitute a failure for the offense. He’s probably the most fundamentally sound tackler in open space that I’ve ever seen.
Other notes:
- Last year, the Eagles also had two first-team All-Pro selections … in addition to four second-team All-Pro selections.
- Eagles players who received All-Pro votes: LB Zack Baun, RT Lane Johnson, DT Jordan Davis, DT Jalen Carter, LT Jordan Mailata, S Reed Blankenship, OG Landon Dickerson, TE Dallas Goedert, ST Jalen Carter.
- Former Eagles players named All-Pro: S Kevin Byard (first-team).
