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Progress reports for Eagles rookie class at the bye week originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
It’s way too early to judge the Eagles’ 2024 draft class.
It can take years to fully grade a draft class and we’re just four games into the 2024 season. But since the Eagles have an early Week 5 bye, it’s a good time to take a look at how their rookie class has performed thus far.
Here’s an early progress report on the Draft Class of 2024:
Round 1-22: Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo
Ultimately, draft classes are usually graded based on the success of the first-round pick. So far, so good with Mitchell. The Eagles’ first-round corner is off to an incredibly encouraging start to his NFL career and is looking like a long-term solution at the cornerback position.
The Eagles brought Mitchell along slowly during training camp. At first he was with the second team, then he got some nickel reps, then he played outside and inside. But by the time the Eagles got to Week 1, Vic Fangio had seen enough. Mitchell has been a full-time starter on the outside for the first four games of his NFL career and the Eagles might just be able to rely on him playing in that position for the next several seasons at least.
Through four games, Mitchell has played more defensive snaps than anyone on the team. He has played 257 of a possible 261. Mitchell, 23, doesn’t have his first interception yet but he has gotten close a few times. In four games, he has 18 tackles and six pass breakups. Just three players in the NFL have more pass breakups — Paulson Adebo, Brian Branch and Denzel Ward each have 7. In the previous two years just two rookies have had 6+ PBUs through four games: Devon Witherspoon (7) in 2023 and Devin Lloyd (6) in 2022.
According to Next Gen Stats, Mitchell has allowed 13 catches on 25 targets for 187 yards but no touchdowns. Opposing quarterbacks have a passer rating of 76.6 when targeting him.
Mitchell has the sixth-shortest odds to be Defensive Rookie of the Year,…
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Publish date : 2024-10-04 11:00:00
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