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First-round pick lands on list of most important Eagles in 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Over the next few weeks leading up to training camp, we’ll be counting down the top 25 most important Eagles for the 2024 season.
25. Brandon Graham
24. Nakobe Dean
23. Milton Williams
22. Jake Elliott
21. Nolan Smith
20. Cooper DeJean
19. Reed Blankenship
18. Tyler Steen
17. Devin White
16. Quinyon Mitchell
Howie Roseman did something during the draft that he doesn’t normally like to do.
He waited.
And with a huge wave of offensive players going off the board in front of the Eagles, they sat back and were able to land cornerback Quinyon Mitchell from Toledo with the No. 22 overall pick. They got the best corner in the draft without moving up at all.
Now it’s time to wonder what Mitchell’s role will be as a rookie.
The biggest takeaway from spring practices is that there’s a ton of competition in the Eagles’ cornerback room. Just to earn a starting gig opposite Darius Slay, Mitchell is going to have to fend off Kelee Ringo and Isaiah Rodgers and that won’t be easy. If Mitchell doesn’t appear to be ready, the Eagles won’t hesitate to start one of those other guys.
But if it’s close? If Mitchell looks ready to go? Then he should be the starter. The Eagles have shown some hesitance in the Nick Sirianni Era to play rookies but Mitchell was the best corner in this draft and he might be the best solution in the short-term and the long-term for the Eagles.
The only entrenched starting cornerback, Slay, has been impressed with the rookie so far.
“Great. A lot of great things, man,” Slay said, giving his initial impressions of Mitchell this spring. “Quick dude, got a quick twitch. I love his off-man. I’m real good at off-man, what I do. I watched his tape in college for a good minute. Some things that I’m going to help him with for sure that he asked me about already to do and that’s my duty to do.
“I’m looking forward to helping him because I see…
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Publish date : 2024-07-01 11:00:00
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